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1973 Turkish general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Turkey |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1969 Turkish general election |
| previous_year | 1969 |
| next_election | 1977 Turkish general election |
| next_year | 1977 |
| seats_for_election | 450 seats in the Grand National Assembly |
| majority_seats | 226 |
| election_date | 14 October 1973 |
| turnout | 66.82% (2.47pp) |
| image1 | Bülent Ecevit (cropped) 2.jpg |
| leader1 | **Bülent Ecevit** |
| party1 | Republican People's Party |
| last_election1 | 27.36%, 143 seats |
| seats1 | **185** |
| seat_change1 | 42 |
| popular_vote1 | **3,570,583** |
| percentage1 | **33.30%** |
| swing1 | 5.94pp |
| image2 | Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg |
| leader2 | Süleyman Demirel |
| party2 | Justice Party (Turkey) |
| last_election2 | 46.53%, 256 seats |
| seats2 | 149 |
| seat_change2 | 107 |
| popular_vote2 | 3,197,897 |
| percentage2 | 29.82% |
| swing2 | 16.71pp |
| image4 | 3x4.svg |
| leader4 | Ferruh Bozbeyli |
| party4 | Democratic Party (Turkey, 1970) |
| last_election4 | – |
| seats4 | 45 |
| seat_change4 | *New* |
| popular_vote4 | 1,275,502 |
| percentage4 | 11.89% |
| swing4 | *New* |
| leader5 | Süleyman Ârif Emre |
| party5 | National Salvation Party |
| last_election5 | – |
| seats5 | 48 |
| seat_change5 | *New* |
| popular_vote5 | 1,265,771 |
| percentage5 | 11.80% |
| swing5 | *New* |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Naim Talu |
| after_election | Bülent Ecevit |
| after_party | Republican People's Party |
| map_caption | Largest party by province. |
| map_image | 1973 Türkiye Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri.png |
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.
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
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.
Results
Voter turnout was 66.8%.
References
References
- "12 MART’TAN 12 EYLÜL’E TÜRKİYE’DE SEÇİMLER VE SONUÇLARI".
- Zileli, Gün. (28 March 2023). "“Boykot taktiği” üzerine".
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p257 {{ISBN. 0-19-924958-X
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