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1954 Turkish general election 541 seats in the Grand National Assembly 271 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 88.6% 0.7pp
First party
Second party
Leader
Adnan Menderes
İsmet İnönü
Party
DP
CHP
Last election
55.22%, 416 seats
39.59%, 69 seats
Seats won
503
31
Seat change
87
38
Popular vote
5,313,659
3,193,471
Percentage
58.42%
35.11%
Swing
3.20pp
4.48pp
Most voted-for party by province
General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote . The result was a landslide victory for the Democrat Party , which won 503 of the 541 seats. Voter turnout was 88.6%.
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Democrat Party 5,313,659 58.42 503 +87 Republican People's Party 3,193,471 35.11 31 –38 Republican Nation Party 480,249 5.28 5 New Turkish Villagers' Party 50,935 0.56 0 New Democratic Labour Party 910 0.01 0 New Independents 56,393 0.62 2 –6 Total 9,095,617 100.00 541 +54 Registered voters/turnout 10,262,063 – Source: YSK
References
"MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute . p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
Dieter Nohlen , Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I , p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
"Mi̇lletveki̇li̇ Genel Seçi̇mleri̇ 1923 - 2011" (PDF). YSK . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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