1987 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 29 November 1987. Prior to the elections, the military junta's restrictions on former politicians were lifted, allowing them to re-enter politics. Despite a reduction in its share of the vote, the Motherland Party retained its majority in parliament, gaining 81 seats. Voter turnout was 93.3%.[1]

1987 Turkish general election
29 November 1987
450 seats in the Grand National Assembly
226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.28% (Increase1.01pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Turgut Özal Erdal İnönü Süleyman Demirel
Party ANAP SHP DYP
Last election 45.14%, 211 seats 30.46%, 117 seats –
Seats won 292 99 59
Seat change Increase81 Decrease18 New
Popular vote 8,704,335 5,931,000 4,587,062
Percentage 36.31% 24.74% 19.14%
Swing Decrease8.83pp Decrease5.72pp New
Prime Minister before election

Turgut Özal
ANAP

 Elected Prime Minister

Turgut Özal
ANAP

The elections saw the return of the religious oriented base of Necmettin Erbakan and the symbol names of the politics in the 1970s, Bülent Ecevit and Süleyman Demirel. Bülent Ecevit led the Democratic Left Party as the Republican People's Party was closed down after the coup of 1980. Süleyman Demirel founded the True Path Party to challenge the power of Turgut Özal on conservative liberal votes. The elections were marked by harsh restrictions on televised publicity for the opposition parties. Unlike the 1983 elections, there was no televised debate between the presidential candidates. Only one week before the elections, political infomercials from the different parties were aired. The Social Democratic Populist Party gained the most benefit of the infomercials, as the SHP polled about 30% compared to the 18% before screening the infomercial.[2]

Background

On 26 September 1985 a merger protocol was signed between the Populist Party (HP) and the Social Democracy Party (SODEP). As a result, both parties held extraordinary congresses and HP was renamed the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP), while SODEP was dissolved and merged into the SHP. This united the left in a single party.[3]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Motherland Party8,704,33536.31292+81
Social Democratic Populist Party5,931,00024.7499New
True Path Party4,587,06219.1459New
Democratic Left Party2,044,5768.530New
Welfare Party1,717,4257.160New
Nationalist Task Party701,5382.930New
Reformist Democracy Party196,2720.820New
Independents89,4210.3700
Total23,971,629100.00450+51
Valid votes23,971,62997.43
Invalid/blank votes631,9122.57
Total votes24,603,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,376,92693.28
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p258 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Wuthrich, F. Michael (2015-07-28). National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics, and the Party System. Syracuse University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780815634126.
  3. Karakoç, Sedanur (2022). "Türkiye ve Sosyal Demokrasi Üzerine Bir İnceleme: Sosyal Demokrasi Partisi (SODEP)". Akademik Açı. 2 (1): 38–64.
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