Turkish general election, 1954

Turkish general election, 1954

May 2, 1954
Total of 541 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 271 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü Party Democrat CHP Last election 408 seats, 53.3% 69 seats, 39.9% Seats won 503 31 Seat change 95 38 Popular vote 5,313,659 3,193,471 Percentage 58.4% 35.1% Swing 5.1% 4.9%
Prime Minister before election Adnan Menderes Democrat Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat

General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954.The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote.^[1] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 503 of the 541 seats.^[2][3] Voter turnout was 88.6%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democrat Party	5,313,659	58.4	503	+95
	Republican People's Party	3,193,471	35.1	31	–38
	Republican Nation Party	480,249	5.3	5	New
	Peasants' Party	50,935	0.6	0	New
	Independents	56,393	0.6	2	–6
	Workers' Party	910	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		153,957	–	–	–
Total		9,095,617	100.00	541	+54
Registered voters/turnout		10,262,063	88.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

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