1950 Turkish general election

none gov November 2022 Turkey parliamentary 1946 Turkish general election 1946 1954 Turkish general election 1954 487 seats in the Grand National Assembly 244 14 May 1950 89.3% https://www.ysk.gov.tr/doc/dosyalar/1923-2011-MVSecimleri-Tuik.pdf MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011 5 PDF Turkish Statistical Institute March 17, 2022 mdy-all Turkish Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg Celâl Bayar Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) 64 416 352 4,391,694 55.22% Inonu Ismet (cropped).jpg İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party 395 69 326 3,148,626 39.59% 1950 Türkiye Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri İl Sonuçları.png Prime Minister Şemsettin Günaltay Republican People's Party Adnan Menderes Democratic Party (Turkey, historical) General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950, using the multiple non-transferable vote electoral system.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 0-19-924958-X 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 File:Parliament of Turkey 1950.svg Democrat Party 4391694 416 +352 Republican People's Party 3148626 69 –326 Nation Party 368537 1 New Independents 44537 1 –5 +22 7953394 8905743 YSKYSK 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 External links 1950 Yılı Genel Seçimlerinde Partilerin Aldıkları Oylar ve Oranları TBMM Category:General elections in Turkey Turkey Turkey General Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:May 1950 in Turkey