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]

1957 Turkish general election
27 October 1957
610 seats in the Grand National Assembly
306 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.6%[1] Decrease 12.0pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü
Party Democrat CHP
Last election 58.42%, 503 seats 35.11%, 31 seats
Seats won 424 178
Seat change Decrease79 Increase147
Popular vote 4,497,811 3,825,267
Percentage 48.62% 41.35%
Swing Decrease9.80pp Increase6.24pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu
Party CMP Liberty Party
Last election 5.28%, 5 seats –
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Decrease1 New
Popular vote 604,087 321,471
Percentage 6.53% 3.48%
Swing Increase1.25pp New
Prime Minister before election

Adnan Menderes
Democrat

 Elected Prime Minister

Adnan Menderes
Democrat

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democrat Party4,497,81148.62424–79
Republican People's Party3,825,26741.35178+147
Republican Nation Party604,0876.534–1
Liberty Party321,4713.484New
Homeland Party4630.010New
Independents1,8500.020–2
Total9,250,949100.00610+69
Registered voters/turnout12,078,623–
Source: YSK

References
  1. "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  3. "Mi̇lletveki̇li̇ Genel Seçi̇mleri̇ 1923 - 2011" (PDF). YSK.
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