Turkish general election, 1957
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Total of 602 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
302 seats were needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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| Leader |
Adnan Menderes |
İsmet İnönü |
| Party |
Democrat |
CHP |
| Last election |
57.6%, 490 seats |
35.4%, 30 seats |
| Seats won |
424 |
178 |
| Seat change |
–78 |
+147 |
| Popular vote |
4,372,621 |
3,753,136 |
| Percentage |
47.9% |
41.1% |
| Swing |
–9.7pp |
+5.7pp |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Leader |
Osman Bölükbaşı |
Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu |
| Party |
CMP |
HP |
| Last election |
4.9%, 5 seats |
– |
| Seats won |
4 |
4 |
| Seat change |
–1 |
New |
| Popular vote |
652,064 |
350,597 |
| Percentage |
7.1% |
3.8% |
| Swing |
+2.3pp |
– |
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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 9 members.[1] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Democrat Party |
4,372,621 |
47.9 |
424 |
–78 |
| Republican People's Party |
3,753,136 |
41.1 |
178 |
+147 |
| Republican Nation Party |
652,064 |
7.1 |
4 |
–1 |
| Liberty Party |
350,597 |
3.8 |
4 |
New |
| Independents |
4,994 |
0.1 |
2 |
–8 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
117,537 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
9,250,949 |
100 |
602 |
+67 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
12,078,623 |
76.6 |
– |
– |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
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