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Turkish general election, 1969

Turkish general election, 1969
Turkey
1965 ←
12 October 1969 → 1973

Total of 450 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
226 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 64.3%
  First party Second party
  Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg Inonu Ismet.jpg
Leader Süleyman Demirel İsmet İnönü
Party AP CHP
Leader since 28 November 1964 10 November 1938
Leader's seat Isparta Malatya
Last election 240 seats, 52.9% 134 seats, 28.8%
Seats won 256 143
Seat change Increase16 Increase9
Popular vote 4,229,712 2,487,006
Percentage 46.5% 27.4%
Swing Decrease6.4% Decrease1.4%

Prime Minister before election

Süleyman Demirel
AP

Elected Prime Minister

Süleyman Demirel
AP


Süleyman Demirel
AP

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. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 64.3%.


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