Parliamentary election in Turkey in 1954

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Result (in%)

 %

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

57.5

35.3

4.8

1.7

0.7

DP

CHP

CMP ^c

Independent

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1950

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

+3.0

-3.8

+0.2

+1.1

-0.5

DP

CHP

CMP ^c

Independent

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^c 1950: MP

Distribution of seats

    

A total of 541 seats

• CHP : 31
• Independent: 2
• DP : 503
• CMP : 5

The election for the 10th Grand National Assembly of Turkey took place on May 2, 1954. The 541 members of the national parliament were elected .

The ruling Democrat Parti (DP), Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP), Cumhuriyetçi Millet Partisi and independents competed .

Results

Overall result

Result of the parliamentary elections in Turkey in 1954

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Democratic Party (DP)	5,151,550	57.50	+2.96	503	+88
	Republican People's Party (CHP)	3,162,196	35.29	−3.82	31	−38
	Republican National Party (CMP)	434.085	4.84	New	5	New
	Independent	155,562	1.54	−0.99	2	−1
	Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)	57.011	0.64	New	0	New
total		8,959,904	100.00		541	+54
Valid votes		8,959,904	98.51
Invalid votes		135,463	1.49
voter turnout		9,095,367	88.63
Non-voters		1,166,696	11.37
Registered voters		10.262.063
Source: Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi

Results by provinces

Winners by provinces

İl	DP	CHP	CMP	CPM	BAĞ
Adana	107,447	99,741	2,618	8,178	316
Afyon	89,969	40,872	23,379	0	298
Ağrı	42,222	17.209	0	0	1,236
Amasya	49.015	35,825	4,322	0	163
Ankara	181,789	142.161	35,676	2,966	210
Antalya	82,337	46,824	0	0	4,751
Artvin	39,662	23,871	0	0	3,604
Aydın	105,569	53,677	3,641	0	238
Balikesir	163.152	91,329	7,282	0	1,162
Bilecik	35,346	25,678	1,686	0	2,659
Bing oil	10,025	8,255	4,529	0	8,801
Bitlis	20,707	6,904	0	0	3,201
Bolu	85,819	31,390	5.511	0	484
Burdur	36,743	25,510	0	2,029	0
Bursa	158,361	76,363	15,724	0	1,336
Çanakkale	80,416	41,727	3,062	4.135	2,721
Çankırı	42,998	23,712	10,503	6.097	1,416
Çorum	92,332	51,246	0	0	9,232
Denizli	85.341	62,950	0	0	88
Diyarbakir	72.907	42,333	0	3,389	673
Edirne	62,916	35,624	3,821	0	346
Elazığ	48.992	32,133	1,399	1,784	985
Erzincan	35,719	33,321	0	0	517
Erzurum	99,304	47.013	20,065	0	149
Eskişehir	80,598	34,294	8,767	1,679	2,436
Gaziantep	83,026	58,834	0	0	925
Giresun	73,445	38,364	7,816	0	97
Gümüşhane	38,863	32,778	0	0	6.263
Hakkari	9,801	4,289	0	0	3,929
Hatay	76,136	48,746	2,034	0	8th
Isparta	52.051	30,893	0	0	571
İçel	73,792	50,037	1,338	2,166	11,485
Istanbul	338.010	143,705	43,420	4.215	10,076
İzmir	230,522	145.871	0	374	0
Kahramanmaraş	65,777	43.501	3,781	5,498	1,210
Kars	61,573	79,426	18,400	0	2,335
Kastamonu	92,135	45,591	16,044	2,200	18th
Kayseri	104,862	57,329	7,257	0	528
Kırklareli	56.105	31,926	1,845	0	214
Kırşehir	24,354	18,633	34,374	114	3,717
Kocaeli	127,578	60,860	12.008	798	1,184
Konya	164.002	106,497	30,376	4,397	715
Kutahya	87,140	35,144	12,658	0	752
Malatya	88,235	107,643	557	2,171	492
Manisa	151,569	76,069	7.195	0	0
Mardin	60,614	44,650	0	0	21,646
Muğla	64,467	41,755	0	0	119
Must	12,807	8,485	0	0	12,413
Niğde	76,613	42,347	8,673	3,518	8,115
Ordu	77,361	62,785	0	0	0
Rize	52,952	19,264	4,000	0	0
Samsun	121,098	75,329	4,357	0	0
Siirt	33.097	14,583	0	0	2,653
Sinop	30,920	36,987	21,270	0	0
Sivas	117.204	98.996	7,071	0	0
Şanlıurfa	65,070	51.127	0	803	14,591
Tekirdağ	64.901	35,145	2,551	0	115
Tokat	80,537	65,380	0	0	0
Trabzon	94.121	53,957	4,225	0	0
Tunceli	17,024	19,567	0	0	0
Usak	29,973	28,042	11,650	0	0
Van	33,637	18,507	0	0	0
Yozgat	79,733	45,653	7,862	0	4,250
Zonguldak	130,759	53,539	11,338	0	119

See also

• Political system of Turkey

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of parliamentary elections 1950-2002  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi , PDF file (Turkish)