Turkish general election, 1969

Turkish general election, 1969
Turkey
12 October 1969

Total of 450 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
226 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 64.3%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Süleyman Demirel İsmet İnönü
Party AP CHP
Leader since 28 November 1964 10 November 1938
Leader's seat Isparta Malatya
Last election 240 seats, 52.9% 134 seats, 28.8%
Seats won 256 143
Seat change Increase16 Increase9
Popular vote 4,229,712 2,487,006
Percentage 46.5% 27.4%
Swing Decrease6.4% Decrease1.4%

Prime Minister before election

Süleyman Demirel
AP

Elected Prime Minister

Süleyman Demirel
AP

General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of the 450 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 64.3%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Justice Party4,229,71246.5256+16
Republican People's Party2,487,00627.4143+9
Reliance Party597,8186.615New
Independents511,0235.613+12
Nation Party292,9613.26-25
Nationalist Movement Party275,0913.01-10
Unity Party254,6952.88New
Workers Party243,6312.72-12
New Turkey Party197,9292.26-13
Invalid/blank votes429,739---
Total9,516,0351004500
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p272 ISBN 0-19-924958-X