General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954.The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote.[1] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 490 of the 535 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 88.6%.
Results
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Democrat Party |
5,151,550 |
57.6 |
490 |
+82 |
Republican People's Party |
3,161,696 |
35.4 |
30 |
–39 |
Republican Nation Party |
434,085 |
4.9 |
5 |
New |
Peasants' Party |
57,011 |
0.6 |
0 |
New |
Independents |
137,318 |
4.8 |
10 |
+1 |
Invalid/blank votes |
153,957 |
– |
– |
– |
Total |
9,095,617 |
100.00 |
535 |
+48 |
Registered voters/turnout |
10,262,063 |
88.6 |
– |
– |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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