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Turkish Parliamentary Elections, October 1961[1]

 

Political Parties

   

Percentage of Votes (%)

 

Number of Seats[2]

Republican People’s Party

                                                 36.7                                

                              173

Justice Party

                                                 34.8                                                                                                

 

                              158

Republican Villagers’ Nation Party

                                                 14.0

                                                

                                54

New Turkey Party

                                                 13.7

                                65

Independent

                                                   0.8

                                  -

Voters Turnout

                                               81.4

                             450[3]

 

Source: 1) Republic of Tukey Prime Ministry Directorate General of Press and Information

                2) The Grand National Assembly of Turkey by Kasim ERDEM and Mehmet SOLAK

 

Compiled by Vishakh Krishnan Valiathan, Intern at MEI@ND

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[1] The legislative branch became a bicameral institution. The election for the Senate of the Republic was held on the same day according to majority system.

[2] The d’Hondt Method was employed to determine the number of seats each political party would claim.

[3] The Introduction of proportional representation for the first time in Turkey’s political history. The principle of secret ballot was used. The prospective senators were required to be at least 40 years old and to hold a college degree.