2014 Istanbul mayoral election

2014 Istanbul mayoral election
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Turnout89.44%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Kadir Topbaş Mustafa Sarıgül
Party AK Party CHP
Popular vote 4,100,906 3,428,454
Percentage 47.95% 40.08%
Swing Increase 3.24% Increase 3.10%
Districts won by each candidate:
     Kadir Topbaş (24)        Mustafa Sarıgül (15)
Mayor before election

Kadir Topbaş
AK Party

Elected Mayor

Kadir Topbaş
AK Party

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The Istanbul mayoral elections of 2014 were held on 30 March 2014, as part of the local elections taking place throughout Turkey on the same day. The Metropolitan Mayor of Istanbul as well as the district mayors of the 39 districts of Istanbul were elected, along with municipal councillors for each district municipality. The metropolitan municipality race was one of the most high-profile and close watched elections in the country, with the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) candidate Kadir Topbaş being re-elected for a third consecutive term as mayor with 47.9% of the vote. Mustafa Sarıgül, the Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate, came second with 40% of the vote.[1]

2014 Istanbul mayoral election
Voters9.997.024[2]
Ballot boxes32.165[2]
AK Party
26 / 40
CHP
14 / 40
  
Districts won by the Justice and Development Party
  
Districts won by the Republican People's Party
  1. ^ "Sandık Sonuçları ve Tutanaklar".
  2. ^ a b "30 Mart 2014 Mahalli İdareler Seçimleri İl-İlçe Seçmen ve Sandık Sayıları" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.