Turkish general election, 1973

Turkish general election, 1973

14 October 1973
Total of 450 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 226 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	66.8%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bülent Ecevit Süleyman Demirel Ferruh Bozbeyli Party CHP AP DP Leader since 14 May 1972 28 November 1964 18 December 1970 Leader's seat Zonguldak Isparta Istanbul Last election 143 seats, 27.4% 256 seats, 46.5% New party Seats won 185 149 45 Seat change 42 107 New party Popular vote 3,570,583 3,197,897 1,275,502 Percentage 33.3% 29.8% 11.9% Swing 5.9% 16.7% New party
Prime Minister before election Naim Talu (Coalition) Elected Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit CHP

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General elections were held in Turkey on 14 October 1973. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party (CHP), who won 185 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 66.8%.^[1]

However, 185 seats were not enough for CHP to form the government so they formed an alliance with the religious oriented National Salvation Party of Necmettin Erbakan in 26 January 1974. This controversial government could only last for ten months before its fall. The most important decision of the government was the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Results

References

External links

• , Brief explanation of the results