1973 Turkish general election

1973 Turkish general election

← 1969 14 October 1973 1977 →

450 seats in the Grand National Assembly
226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.82% (Increase2.47pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bülent Ecevit Süleyman Demirel
Party CHP AP
Last election 27.36%, 143 seats 46.53%, 256 seats
Seats won 185 149
Seat change Increase42 Decrease107
Popular vote 3,570,583 3,197,897
Percentage 33.30% 29.82%
Swing Increase5.94pp Decrease16.71pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Ferruh Bozbeyli Süleyman Arif Emre
Party DP MSP
Last election
Seats won 45 48
Seat change New New
Popular vote 1,275,502 1,265,771
Percentage 11.89% 11.80%
Swing New New

Largest party by province.

Prime Minister before election

Naim Talu

Elected Prime Minister

Bülent Ecevit
CHP

General elections were held in Turkey on 14 October 1973. The Republican People's Party (CHP) emerged as the largest party, winning 185 of the 450 seats with 33% of the vote. The Justice Party (AP) led by Süleyman Demirel, which had won a majority in the previous elections in 1969, lost over a third of its seats, winning just 149. This was a result of two new parties, the National Salvation Party and the Democratic Party, splitting the right-wing vote.[1]

The CHP formed a government with the religious-oriented National Salvation Party on 26 January 1974. However, the government lasted only ten months before its fall.

  1. ^ "12 MART'TAN 12 EYLÜL'E TÜRKİYE'DE SEÇİMLER VE SONUÇLARI" (PDF) (in Turkish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-27.