Turkish general election, 1939

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General elections were held in Turkey in 1939.^[1] The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time. Voter turnout was reported to be 77.8%.^[2]

Electoral system

The elections were held under the Ottoman electoral law passed in 1908,^[1] which provided for a two-stage process. In the first stage, voters elected secondary electors (one for the first 750 voters in a constituency, then one for every additional 500 voters). In the second stage the secondary electors elected the members of the Chamber of Deputies.^[3]

References

Elections and referendums in Turkey Presidential elections 2014 General elections 1923 1927 1931 1935 1939 1943 1946 1950 1954 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2002 2007 2011 2015 Local elections 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1955 1963 1968 1973 1977 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Senate elections 1961 1964 1966 1968 1973 1975 1977 1979 Referendums 1961 1982 1987 1988 2007 2010 By-elections 1986 2003 See also: Elections in the Ottoman Empire