Turkish general election, 1957

Turkish general election, 1957

← 1954 27 October 1957 1961 →
Total of 610 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 306 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü Party Democrat CHP Last election 490 seats, 57.6% 30 seats, 35.4% Seats won 424 178 Seat change 78 147 Popular vote 4,372,621 3,753,136 Percentage 47.9% 41.1% Swing 9.7% 5.7%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Party CMP HP Last election 5 seats, 4.9% New Party Seats won 4 4 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 652,064 350,597 Percentage 7.1% 3.8% Swing 2.3% 3.8%
Prime Minister before election Adnan Menderes Democrat Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat

Adnan Menderes
Democrat

Adnan Menderes
Democrat

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 9 members. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.

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