1946 Turkish general election
General elections were held in Turkey on 21 July 1946,[1] the first multi-party elections in the country's history. The multiple non-transferable vote electoral system was used.[2] The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 395 of the 465 seats.
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Total of 465 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 233 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Republican People's Party | 395 | |||
| Democratic Party | 64 | |||
| Independents | 6 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||
| Total | 465 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al.
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p248 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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See also: Elections in the Ottoman Empire | |
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