1957 Turkish general election

1957 Turkish general election
← 1954 27 October 1957 1961 →
610 seats in the Grand National Assembly
306 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.6%[1] Decrease 12.0pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü
Party DP CHP
Last election 58.42%, 503 seats 35.11%, 31 seats
Seats won 424 178
Seat change Decrease79 Increase147
Popular vote 4,497,811 3,825,267
Percentage 48.62% 41.35%
Swing Decrease9.80pp Increase6.24pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu
Party CMP HP
Last election 5.28%, 5 seats –
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Decrease1 New
Popular vote 604,087 321,471
Percentage 6.53% 3.48%
Swing Increase1.25pp New
Prime Minister before election

Adnan Menderes
DP

Elected Prime Minister

Adnan Menderes
DP

General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote, with each electoral district electing an average of nine members.[2] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 424 of the 610 seats.[3]

  1. ^ "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  3. ^ "Mi̇lletveki̇li̇ Genel Seçi̇mleri̇ 1923 - 2011" (PDF). YSK.