1973 Turkish general election

1973 Turkish general election

14 October 1973
450 seats in the Grand National Assembly 226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.82% (2.47pp)
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 42 107 Popular vote 3,570,583 3,197,897 Percentage 33.30% 29.82% Swing 5.94pp 16.71pp   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.

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.

Party endorsements

Within the left-wing prisoners jailed in Mamak following the 1971 Turkish military memorandum, the Revolutionary Youth Federation of Turkey (DEV-GENÇ), People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey and People's Liberation Army of Turkey members supported voting for Republican People's Party of Bülent Ecevit meanwhile Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Party of Turkey boycotted the elections.

Results

Voter turnout was 66.8%.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican People's Party	3,570,583	33.30	185	+42
	Justice Party	3,197,897	29.82	149	–107
	Democratic Party	1,275,502	11.89	45	New
	National Salvation Party	1,265,771	11.80	48	New
	Republican Reliance Party	564,343	5.26	13	–2
	Nationalist Movement Party	362,208	3.38	3	+2
	Unity Party	121,759	1.14	1	–7
	Nation Party	62,377	0.58	0	–6
	Independents	303,218	2.83	6	–7
Total		10,723,658	100.00	450	0
Valid votes		10,723,658	95.54
Invalid/blank votes		500,185	4.46
Total votes		11,223,843	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,798,164	66.82
Source: Nohlen et al.

External links

• Explanation of the results Belgenet