Turkish general election, 1961
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General elections were held in Turkey
on 15 October 1961. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party
, which won 173 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 81.4%.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on 15 October 1961. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party
Republican People's Party (Turkey)
The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
, which won 173 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 81.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican People's Party Republican People's Party (Turkey) The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to... |
3,724,752 | 36.7 | 173 | 0 |
| Justice Party Justice Party (Turkey) The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980... |
3,527,435 | 34.8 | 158 | New |
| Republican Peasants' Nationalist Party Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party , is a far-right political party in Turkey.In the 2002 general elections, the party had lost its 129 seats as it had won only 8.34% of the national vote... |
1,415,390 | 14.0 | 54 | New |
| New Turkey Party New Turkey Party (1961) New Turkey Parti was a former Turkish political party- Background :Democrat Party which was the ruling party of Turkey between 1950 and 1960 was closed by the military rule in 1960. In 1961, a number of new parties were founded to fill the political gap of Democrat Party... |
1,391,934 | 13.7 | 65 | New |
| Independents | 81,372 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 384,681 | |||
| Total | 10,522,716 | 100 | 450 | -152 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||