Turkish general election, 1957

Turkish general election, 1957

27 October 1957
Total of 610 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 306 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü Party Democrat CHP Last election 503 seats, 58.4% 31 seats, 35.1% Seats won 424 178 Seat change 79 147 Popular vote 4,497,811 3,825,267 Percentage 48.6% 41.4% Swing 9.8% 6.3%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Party CMP HP Last election 5 seats, 5.3% New Party Seats won 4 4 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 604,087 321,471 Percentage 6.5% 3.5% Swing 1.2% 3.5%
Prime Minister before election Adnan Menderes Democrat Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat

General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote, with each electoral district electing an average of 9 members.^[1] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 424 of the 610 seats.^[2][3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democrat Party	4,497,811	48.6	424	–79
	Republican People's Party	3,825,267	41.4	178	+147
	Republican Nation Party	604,087	6.5	4	–1
	Liberty Party	321,471	3.5	4	New
	Independents	1,850	0.1	0	–2
	Patriotic Party	463	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		117,537	–	–	–
Total		9,250,949	100	610	+69
Registered voters/turnout		12,078,623	76.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

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