1950 Turkish general election

1950 Turkish general election

← 1946 14 May 1950 1954 →
487 seats in the Grand National Assembly 244 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	89.30%
First party Second party   Leader Celal Bayar İsmet İnönü Party Democrat CHP Last election 64 395 Seats won 416 69 Seat change 352 326 Popular vote 4,391,694 3,148,626 Percentage 55.22% 39.59%
Prime Minister before election Şemsettin Günaltay CHP Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat

General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950, using the multiple non-transferable vote electoral system.^[1] The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Democrat Party, which won 416 of the 487 seats.

Results[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democrat Party	4,391,694	55.22	416	+352
	Republican People's Party	3,148,626	39.59	69	–326
	Nation Party	368,537	4.63	1	New
	Independents	44,537	0.56	1	–5
Total		7,953,394	100.00	487	+22
Registered voters/turnout		8,905,743	–
Source: YSK

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• 1950 Yılı Genel Seçimlerinde Partilerin Aldıkları Oylar ve Oranları TBMM