Parliamentary election in Turkey in 1957

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Result (in%)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

47.9

41.1

7.1

3.8

0.1

no

DP

CHP

CMP

HP

Independent

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1954

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-9.6

+5.8

+2.3

+3.8

-1.6

-0.7

DP

CHP

CMP

HP

Independent

Otherwise.

Distribution of seats

    

A total of 610 seats

• CHP : 178
• HP : 4
• DP : 424
• CMP : 4

The election for the 11th Grand National Assembly of Turkey took place on October 27, 1957. The 610 members of the national parliament were elected . The government of Adnan Menderes had brought the election forward by half a year.

Result

Winners by provinces

Result of the parliamentary elections in Turkey in 1957

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Democratic Party (DP)	4,372,621	47.88	−9.52	424	−79
	Republican People's Party (CHP)	3,753,136	41.09	+5.80	178	+147
	Republican National Party (CMP)	652.064	7.14	+2.30	4th	−1
	Freedom Party (HP)	350,597	3.84	New	4th	New
	Independent	4,994	0.05	−1.69	0	−3
total		9,133,412	100.00		610	+69
Valid votes		9,133,412	98.73	−0.64
Invalid votes		117,537	1.27	+0.64
voter turnout		9,250,949	76.59	−12.04
Non-voters		2,827,674	23.41	+12.04
Registered voters		12,078,623
Source: Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi

See also

• Political system of Turkey
• History of the Republic of Turkey

Footnotes

1. ↑ Camilla Dawletschin-Linder (2003): Servant of his state: Celal Bayar (1883-1986) and the development of modern Turkey , p. 193 ( online )
2. ↑ 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)