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1950 Turkish general election
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| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Turkey | |||||
| type | parliamentary | |||||
| previous_election | 1946 Turkish general election | |||||
| previous_year | 1946 | |||||
| next_election | 1954 Turkish general election | |||||
| next_year | 1954 | |||||
| seats_for_election | 487 seats in the Grand National Assembly | |||||
| majority_seats | 244 | |||||
| election_date | 14 May 1950 | |||||
| turnout | 89.3% {{cite web | url=https://www.ysk.gov.tr/doc/dosyalar/1923-2011-MVSecimleri-Tuik.pdf | title=MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011 | page=5 | format=PDF | publisher=Turkish Statistical Institute |
| access-date | March 17, 2022 | df=mdy-all | language=Turkish}} | |||
| image1 | Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg | |||||
| leader1 | Celal Bayar | |||||
| party1 | Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) | |||||
| last_election1 | 64 | |||||
| seats1 | **416** | |||||
| seat_change1 | 352 | |||||
| popular_vote1 | **4,391,694** | |||||
| percentage1 | **55.22%** | |||||
| image2 | Inonu Ismet (cropped).jpg | |||||
| leader2 | İsmet İnönü | |||||
| party2 | Republican People's Party | |||||
| last_election2 | 395 | |||||
| seats2 | 69 | |||||
| seat_change2 | 326 | |||||
| popular_vote2 | 3,148,626 | |||||
| percentage2 | 39.59% | |||||
| map_image | 1950 Türkiye Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri İl Sonuçları.png | |||||
| title | Prime Minister | |||||
| before_election | Şemsettin Günaltay | |||||
| before_party | Republican People's Party | |||||
| after_election | Adnan Menderes | |||||
| after_party | Democratic Party (Turkey, historical) |
|access-date=March 17, 2022|df=mdy-all|language=Turkish}}
General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950, using the multiple non-transferable vote electoral system. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Democrat Party (DP), which won 416 of the 487 seats with 55% of the vote.
Unlike the previous elections in 1946, the 1950 elections took place in a calm atmosphere. The results meant that Republican People's Party (CHP) was ousted from power for the first time since the foundation of the republic. Due to the electoral system designed to boost the dominant party's parliamentary numbers, the Democrat Party won 85% of the seats with only 55% of the popular vote. The CHP won 14% of the seats despite receiving nearly 40% of the popular vote.
Results
By province
| Province | DP | CHP | MP | Independents | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | 91.178 | 53,0 | 77.189 | 44,9 | 3.515 | 2,0 | – | – | ||||
| Afyonkarahisar | 81.505 | 57,0 | 48.131 | 33,7 | 13.293 | 9,3 | – | – | ||||
| Ağrı | 34.115 | 64,1 | 18.664 | 35,1 | – | – | 448 | 0,8 | ||||
| Amasya | 33.824 | 53,4 | 29.548 | 46,6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Ankara | 146.876 | 49,1 | 126.081 | 42,1 | 26.196 | 8,8 | – | – | ||||
| Antalya | 67.867 | 64,7 | 37.025 | 35,3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Artvin | 30.691 | 54,4 | 23.765 | 42,1 | 1.956 | 3,5 | – | – | ||||
| Aydın | 76.896 | 54,7 | 60.860 | 43,3 | 2.820 | 2,0 | – | – | ||||
| Balıkesir | 142.239 | 58,6 | 100.680 | 41,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Bilecik | 32.613 | 54,0 | 27.772 | 46,0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Bingöl | 8.341 | 32,6 | 15.700 | 61,3 | – | – | 1.560 | 6,1 | ||||
| Bitlis | 7.989 | 27,8 | 16.025 | 55,7 | – | – | 4.732 | 16,5 | ||||
| Bolu | 80.675 | 65,4 | 38.577 | 31,3 | 4.032 | 3,3 | – | – | ||||
| Burdur | 29.783 | 45,9 | 14.479 | 22,3 | 189 | 0,3 | 20.419 | 31,5 | ||||
| Bursa | 138.445 | 58,7 | 97.532 | 41,3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Çanakkale | 77.296 | 65,7 | 40.180 | 34,1 | – | – | 189 | 0,2 | ||||
| Çankırı | 47.769 | 61,5 | 20.013 | 25,8 | 4.136 | 5,3 | 5.695 | 7,3 | ||||
| Çorum | 89.390 | 65,5 | 47.099 | 34,5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Denizli | 76.760 | 59,7 | 51.728 | 40,3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Diyarbakır | 53.691 | 52,8 | 48.000 | 47,2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Edirne | 47.715 | 54,1 | 36.238 | 41,1 | 4.178 | 4,7 | 10 | 0,0 | ||||
| Elazığ | 37.983 | 53,5 | 32.972 | 46,5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Erzincan | 25.311 | 39,6 | 38.631 | 60,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Erzurum | 88.711 | 64,3 | 49.219 | 35,7 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Eskişehir | 65.368 | 60,6 | 37.343 | 34,6 | 4.096 | 3,8 | 1.092 | 1,0 | ||||
| Gaziantep | 69.792 | 58,6 | 49.333 | 41,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Giresun | 62.026 | 62,4 | 37.417 | 37,6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Gümüşhane | 36.778 | 46,3 | 29.616 | 37,3 | – | – | 13.049 | 16,4 | ||||
| Hakkari | – | – | 12.384 | 100,0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Hatay | 49.240 | 47,8 | 53.818 | 52,2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Isparta | 45.154 | 59,9 | 30.233 | 40,1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Mersin | 73.269 | 62,0 | 43.814 | 37,1 | 1.124 | 1,0 | – | – | ||||
| Istanbul | 238.763 | 56,6 | 110.299 | 26,1 | 72.737 | 17,2 | – | – | ||||
| İzmir | 188.476 | 56,7 | 137.622 | 41,4 | 6.038 | 1,8 | – | – | ||||
| Kars | 54.112 | 41,1 | 76.561 | 58,2 | – | – | 917 | 0,7 | ||||
| Kastamonu | 70.422 | 43,9 | 63.809 | 39,7 | 26.307 | 16,4 | – | – | ||||
| Kayseri | 100.268 | 66,9 | 47.946 | 32,0 | 1.597 | 1,1 | – | – | ||||
| Kırklareli | 42.840 | 53,9 | 36.607 | 46,1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Kırşehir | 23.568 | 35,7 | 21.408 | 32,5 | 17.675 | 26,8 | 3.310 | 5,0 | ||||
| Kocaeli | 105.910 | 59,2 | 64.828 | 36,2 | 8.251 | 4,6 | – | – | ||||
| Konya | 163.222 | 59,2 | 111.139 | 40,3 | – | – | 1.573 | 0,6 | ||||
| Kütahya | 87.792 | 51,6 | 62.992 | 37,0 | 19.317 | 11,4 | – | – | ||||
| Malatya | 64.834 | 40,6 | 94.677 | 59,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Manisa | 128.199 | 58,6 | 90.412 | 41,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Kahramanmaraş | 52.823 | 44,8 | 39.045 | 33,1 | – | – | 26.121 | 22,1 | ||||
| Mardin | 45.078 | 32,7 | 44.882 | 32,6 | – | – | 47.771 | 34,7 | ||||
| Muğla | 53.719 | 55,1 | 43.842 | 44,9 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Muş | 16.880 | 51,3 | 16.040 | 48,7 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Niğde | 70.796 | 55,4 | 55.175 | 43,2 | 1.849 | 1,4 | – | – | ||||
| Ordu | 61.184 | 50,0 | 61.111 | 50,0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Rize | 42.038 | 70,0 | 18.021 | 30,0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Samsun | 98.336 | 57,5 | 71.678 | 41,9 | 884 | 0,5 | – | – | ||||
| Siirt | 22.144 | 59,0 | 15.363 | 41,0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Sinop | 9.522 | 10,8 | 55.348 | 62,8 | 23.196 | 26,3 | – | – | ||||
| Sivas | 103.586 | 54,3 | 87.014 | 45,7 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Tekirdağ | 53.660 | 58,9 | 36.916 | 40,5 | – | – | 490 | 0,5 | ||||
| Tokat | 81.822 | 55,6 | 65.241 | 44,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Trabzon | 60.871 | 46,3 | 63.684 | 48,5 | 6.839 | 5,2 | – | – | ||||
| Tunceli | 13.089 | 58,7 | 9.209 | 41,3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Şanlıurfa | 55.959 | 51,9 | 51.924 | 48,1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Van | 16.785 | 35,1 | 20.653 | 43,2 | – | – | 10.374 | 21,7 | ||||
| Yozgat | 68.969 | 57,6 | 50.866 | 42,4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Zonguldak | 107.863 | 63,5 | 62.020 | 36,5 | – | – | – | – |
Aftermath
On 22 May Celal Bayar was elected president. On the same day, the first DP government headed by the Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was formed. Bayar stepped down as leader of the DP and was replaced by Menderes.
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p238 {{ISBN. 0-19-924958-X
- [https://www.ysk.gov.tr/doc/dosyalar/1923-2011-MVSecimleri-Tuik.pdf YSK]
- "14 Mayıs 1950 Milletvekili Genel Seçimi Sonuçları". YSK Web Portal.
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