1977 Turkish general election

none Turkey parliamentary 1973 Turkish general election 1973 1983 Turkish general election 1983 All 450 seats in the Grand National Assembly 226 5 June 1977 72.42% (5.60pp) Bülent Ecevit (cropped) 2.jpg Bülent Ecevit Republican People's Party 33.30%, 185 seats 213 28 6,136,171 41.38% 8.08pp Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg Süleyman Demirel Justice Party (Turkey) 29.82%, 149 seats 189 40 5,468,202 36.88% 7.06pp Necmettin Erbakan.jpg Necmettin Erbakan National Salvation Party 11.80%, 48 seats 24 24 1,269,918 8.56% 3.24pp Nationalist Movement Party Alparslan Türkeş 3.38%, 3 seats 16 13 951,544 6,42 3.04pp Infobox tr 1977 v4 final v4.png Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel Justice Party (Turkey) Bülent Ecevit Republican People's Party General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977, on the same day as for the senate. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right-wing Justice Party (AP) and the left-wing Republican People's Party (CHP). With the charismatic leadership of Bülent Ecevit, the CHP managed to beat one of the symbolic figures of conservative politics in Turkey, Süleyman Demirel. Voter turnout was 72%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p257 0-19-924958-X The CHP's victory was the zenith of left-wing votes in the Turkish political history, but there were still no capable partners for the CHP to join forces to form government with since the remainder of parliament consisted of right-wing parties not eager to form a coalition led by Ecevit. Finally, the CHP could not gain a vote of confidence. They would need to wait until 1978 to gain support from some smaller parties and independents to govern. The CHP was not able to retain power for long and soon government control passed on to the Justice Party even as the rumblings of the 1980 military coup were beginning to be felt. Background The 1974 Cyprus War had a significant impact on Turkish politics, including the rise of Bülent Ecevit and his political party, the Republican People's Party (CHP).Güven Ali Murat 9 February 2021 Türkiye'de sosyal demokrasi, Ecevit'in 1977'deki yüzde 41,4 oy oranını yeniden nasıl yakalayabilir? (1) https://www.indyturk.com/node/312631/t%C3%BCrki%CC%87yeden-sesler/t%C3%BCrkiyede-sosyal-demokrasi-ecevitin-1977deki-y%C3%BCzde-414-oy-oran%C4%B1n%C4%B1 10 April 2023 Independent Türkçe tr Since Ecevit was the Prime Minister during the military intervention, his popularity increased significantly following the war which is one of the factors that led to CHP winning a larger percentage of the vote in the 1977 general election than in the previous election in 1973. Results Republican People's Party 6136171 213 +28 Justice Party 5468202 189 +40 National Salvation Party 1269918 24 –24 Nationalist Movement Party 951544 16 +13 Republican Reliance Party 277713 3 –10 Democratic Party 274484 1 –44 Unity Party 58540 0 –1 Workers' Party 20565 0 0 Independents 370035 4 –2 531038 21207303 0 Nohlen et al. References Category:General elections in Turkey General General