1991 Turkish general election

none Turkey parliamentary 1987 Turkish general election 1987 1995 Turkish general election 1995 All 450 seats in the Grand National Assembly 226 20 October 1991 83.92% (9.36pp) 130x130px Demirel 1992 cropped.jpg Süleyman Demirel True Path Party 19.14%, 59 seats 178 119 6,600,726 27.03% 7.89pp Mesut Yilmaz as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg Mesut Yılmaz Motherland Party (Turkey) 36.31%, 292 seats 115 177 5,862,623 24.01% 12.30pp File:Erdal inönü SHP.jpg Erdal İnönü Social Democratic Populist Party (Turkey) 24.74%, 99 seats 88 11 5,066,571 20.75% 3.99pp Necmettin Erbakan.jpg Necmettin Erbakan Welfare Party 7.16%, 0 seats 62 62 4,121,355 16.88% 9.72pp Bülent Ecevit-Davos 2000 cropped.jpg Bülent Ecevit Democratic Left Party (Turkey) 8.53%, 0 seats 7 7 2,624,301 10.75% 2.22pp 1991_Turkish_General_Election_by_Province.svg Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz Motherland Party (Turkey) Süleyman Demirel True Path Party General elections were held in Turkey on 20 October 1991, to elect members to the 19th Grand National Assembly. It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader, Turgut Özal, who had become Turkish president two years previously. The result was a swing against Özal's former party in favour of its fierce centre-right rival, the True Path Party led by Süleyman Demirel. The vote saw two additional parties cross the 10 percent barrier to enter parliament. Necmettin Erbakan and his Welfare Party saw a party of religious background returned for the first time in 14 years. Welfare had a greatly increased share of the vote and took several key provinces, including Istanbul in 1994 local elections. Bülent Ecevit's Democratic Left Party also scraped through to win seven seats. Voter turnout was 83.9%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p258 0-19-924958-X Background The diversification of the communication tools in the 1980s and 1990s affected political campaigns. One feature that distinguished the 1991 elections from previous ones was the presence of private television channels and the ability of parties to advertise on television.Uzunsoy Mert 24 January 2023 Haritalarla Seçimler: 1991 Genel Seçimleri https://turkiyeraporu.com/arastirma/12799-12799/ 12 May 2023 Türkiye Raporu tr An electoral alliance called the "holy alliance" was formed by the Welfare Party, Nationalist Task Party and Reformist Democracy Party to contest the elections.Akgun Birol March 2002 Twins or Enemies: Comparing Nationalist and Islamist Traditions in Turkish Politics https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/meria/akb02_01.pdf Middle East Review of International Affairs 6 1 The pro-Kurdish People's Labour Party (HEP) contested the elections on the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) list.Bozarslan Mahmut 20 March 2021 HEP’ten HDP’ye Kapatılan Kürt Partileri https://www.voaturkce.com/a/hepten-hdpye-kapatilan-kurt-partileri/5820797.html 12 May 2023 Amerika'nin Sesi Voice of America - Turkish tr Results File:Parliament of Turkey 1991.svg True Path Party 6600726 178 +119 Motherland Party 5862623 115 –177 Social Democratic Populist Party 5066571 88 –11 Welfare Party 4121355 62 +62 Democratic Left Party 2624301 7 +7 Socialist Party 108369 0 New #FF0000 Independents 32721 0 0 740423 29979123 0 Nohlen et al. References Category:General elections in Turkey Turkey Turkey General General election