1973 Turkish general election
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14 October 1973
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General elections were held in Turkey on 14 October 1973, on the same day as for the senate. The Republican People's Party (CHP) emerged as the largest party, winning 185 of the 450 seats with 33% of the vote. The Justice Party (AP) led by Süleyman Demirel, which had won a majority in the previous elections in 1969, lost over a third of its seats, winning just 149. This was a result of two new parties, the National Salvation Party and the Democratic Party, splitting the right-wing vote.[1]
The CHP formed a government with the religious-oriented National Salvation Party on 26 January 1974. However, the government lasted only ten months before its fall.
Party endorsements
[edit | edit source]Within the left-wing prisoners jailed in Mamak following the 1971 Turkish military memorandum, the Revolutionary Youth Federation of Turkey (DEV-GENÇ), People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey and People's Liberation Army of Turkey members supported voting for Republican People's Party of Bülent Ecevit meanwhile Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Party of Turkey boycotted the elections.[2]
Results
[edit | edit source]Voter turnout was 66.8%.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Republican People's Party | 3,570,583 | 33.30 | 185 | +42 | |
| Justice Party | 3,197,897 | 29.82 | 149 | –107 | |
| Democratic Party | 1,275,502 | 11.89 | 45 | New | |
| National Salvation Party | 1,265,771 | 11.80 | 48 | New | |
| Republican Reliance Party | 564,343 | 5.26 | 13 | –2 | |
| Nationalist Movement Party | 362,208 | 3.38 | 3 | +2 | |
| Unity Party | 121,759 | 1.14 | 1 | –7 | |
| Nation Party | 62,377 | 0.58 | 0 | –6 | |
| Independents | 303,218 | 2.83 | 6 | –7 | |
| Total | 10,723,658 | 100.00 | 450 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 10,723,658 | 95.54 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 500,185 | 4.46 | |||
| Total votes | 11,223,843 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,798,164 | 66.82 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Explanation of the results Belgenet