1957 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote, with each electoral district electing an average of nine members.[2] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 424 of the 610 seats.[3][4]

1957 Turkish general election

27 October 1957
Total of 610 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 306 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	76.6%[1] 12.0pp
Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü Party Democrat Republican Last election 503 seats, 58.4% 31 seats, 35.1% Seats won 424 178 Seat change 79 147 Popular vote 4,497,811 3,825,267 Percentage 48.6% 41.4% Swing 9.8% 6.3%   Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Party CMP HP Last election 5 seats, 5.3% New Party Seats won 4 4 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 604,087 321,471 Percentage 6.5% 3.5% Swing 1.2% 3.5%
Prime Minister before election Adnan Menderes Democrat Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democrat Party	4,497,811	48.6	424	–79
	Republican People's Party	3,825,267	41.4	178	+147
	Republican Nation Party	604,087	6.5	4	–1
	Liberty Party	321,471	3.5	4	New
	Independents	1,850	0.1	0	–2
	Patriotic Party	463	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		117,537	–	–	–
Total		9,250,949	100	610	+69
Registered voters/turnout		12,078,623	76.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923 - 2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Yüksek Seçim Kurulu. p. 5. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
3. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p271 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
4. "Election results of 1957 according to the Turkish Statistical Institute". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17.