Turkish general election, 1965
Turkish general election, 1965
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General elections were held in Turkey on 10 October 1965. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 240 of the 450 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 71.3%.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Justice Party |
4,921,235 |
52.9 |
240 |
+82 |
| Republican People's Party |
2,675,785 |
28.7 |
134 |
-39 |
| Nation Party |
582,704 |
6.3 |
31 |
New |
| New Turkey Party |
346,514 |
3.7 |
19 |
-46 |
| Independents |
296,528 |
0.8 |
1 |
+1 |
| Workers Party |
276,101 |
3.0 |
14 |
New |
| Republican Peasants' Nationalist Party |
208,696 |
2.1 |
11 |
-43 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
441,115 |
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- |
- |
| Total |
9,748,678 |
100 |
450 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p272 ISBN 019924958