Turkish general election, 1973
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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%.
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
. 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
.
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 14 October 1973. 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...
(CHP), who won 185 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 66.8%.
However, 185 seats were not enough for CHP to form the government so they formed an alliance with the religious oriented National Salvation Party
National Salvation Party
The National Salvation Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey founded on 11 October 1972 as the successor of the banned National Order Party . The party was led by Necmettin Erbakan...
of Necmettin Erbakan
Necmettin Erbakan
Necmettin Erbakan was a Turkish engineer, academic, politician , who was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 until 1997. He was Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister...
. 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
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...
.
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... |
3,570,583 | 33.3 | 185 | |
| 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... |
3,197,897 | 29.8 | 149 | |
| Democratic Party Democratic Party (Turkey, 1970) - Background :Democrat Party which was the ruling party between 1950-1960 was closed by the military rule. In 1961 and 1965 elections most of ex Democrat Party adherents supported Justice Party, a party founded in 1961. After 1965 elections Justice Party came to power... |
1,275,502 | 11.9 | 45 | New |
| National Salvation Party National Salvation Party The National Salvation Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey founded on 11 October 1972 as the successor of the banned National Order Party . The party was led by Necmettin Erbakan... |
1,265,771 | 11.8 | 48 | New |
| Republican Reliance Party Republican Reliance Party - Background :Republican People's Party which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish republic in 1923 was the oldest party in Turkey. The ideology of the party was Kemalism with strong emphasis on Laïcité. Bülent Ecevit, the secretary general of CHP after 1966 however, began introducing... |
564,343 | 5.3 | 13 | |
| Nationalist Movement 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... |
362,208 | 3.4 | 3 | |
| Independents | 303,218 | 2.8 | 6 | |
| Turkish Union Party | 121,759 | 1.1 | 1 | |
| Nation Party Nation Party (Turkey, 1962) The Nation Party was a Turkish conservative and nationalistic political party active from 1962 to 1977.-History:An earlier party named "Nation Party" had existed from 1948 to 1953, when it was outlawed... |
62,377 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 500,185 | |||
| Total | 11,223,843 | 100 | 450 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||
External links
- http://www.belgenet.net/ayrinti.php?yil_id=7, Brief explanation of the results