1969 Turkish general election

1969 Turkish general election

← 1965 12 October 1969 1973 →
450 seats in the Grand National Assembly 226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.35% (6.91pp)
First party Second party   Leader Süleyman Demirel İsmet İnönü Party AP CHP Leader since 28 November 1964 10 November 1938 Leader's seat Isparta Malatya Last election 52.87%, 240 seats 28.75%, 134 seats Seats won 256 143 Seat change 16 9 Popular vote 4,229,712 2,487,006 Percentage 46.53% 27.36% Swing 6.34pp 1.39pp
Prime Minister before election Süleyman Demirel AP Elected Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel AP

General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in 66 electoral districts.^[1] The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of the 450 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 64.3%.