Turkish general election, 1977
Turkish general election, 1977
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General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right wing party AP and the left wing party CHP. With the charismatic leadership of Bülent Ecevit, CHP managed to beat one of the symbol figures of the conservative politics of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel. Voter turnout was 72.4%.[1]
CHP's victory was the zenith of the left wing votes in the history of the Republic of Turkey but still there were no capable partners for CHP to join forces to form the government since the rest of the parliament was consisted of right wing parties which were not eager to form a coalition with Bülent Ecevit. Finally, CHP couldn't gain a vote of confidence. They would have to wait until 1978 to gain support from some independents and small parties to become the head of the government. CHP couldn't keep this power for long and the power transferred to AP while the voices of the military coup was getting closer.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Republican People's Party |
6,136,171 |
41.38 |
213 |
+28 |
| Justice Party |
5,468,202 |
36.88 |
189 |
+40 |
| National Salvation Party |
1,269,918 |
8.57 |
24 |
-24 |
| Nationalist Movement Party |
951,544 |
6.42 |
16 |
+13 |
| Independents |
370,035 |
0.2 |
4 |
-2 |
| Republican Reliance Party |
277,713 |
1.87 |
3 |
-10 |
| Democratic Party |
274,484 |
1.85 |
1 |
-44 |
| Turkish Union Party |
58,540 |
0.39 |
0 |
-1 |
| Workers Party of Turkey |
20,565 |
0.14 |
0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
531,038 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
15,358,210 |
100 |
450 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p257 ISBN 019924958