Turkish general election, 1969
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General elections were held in Turkey
on 12 October 1969. The result was a victory for the Justice Party
, which won 256 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 64.3%.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on 12 October 1969. The result was a victory for the Justice Party
Justice Party (Turkey)
The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
, which won 256 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 64.3%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Party Justice Party (Turkey) The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980... |
4,229,712 | 46.5 | 256 | |
| Republican People's Party Republican People's Party (Turkey) The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to... |
2,487,006 | 27.4 | 143 | |
| Reliance Party Republican Reliance Party - Background :Republican People's Party which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish republic in 1923 was the oldest party in Turkey. The ideology of the party was Kemalism with strong emphasis on Laïcité. Bülent Ecevit, the secretary general of CHP after 1966 however, began introducing... |
597,818 | 6.6 | 15 | New |
| Independents | 511,023 | 5.6 | 13 | |
| Nation Party Nation Party (Turkey, 1962) The Nation Party was a Turkish conservative and nationalistic political party active from 1962 to 1977.-History:An earlier party named "Nation Party" had existed from 1948 to 1953, when it was outlawed... |
292,961 | 3.2 | 6 | |
| Nationalist Movement Party Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party , is a far-right political party in Turkey.In the 2002 general elections, the party had lost its 129 seats as it had won only 8.34% of the national vote... |
275,091 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Union Party | 254,695 | 2.8 | 8 | New |
| Workers Party Workers Party of Turkey Workers Party of Turkey was a Turkish political party, founded in 1961. It became the first socialist party in Turkey to win representation in the national parliament. It was banned twice and eventually merged with the Communist Party of Turkey in 1988.TİP was founded by a group of labor union... |
243,631 | 2.7 | 2 | |
| New Turkey Party New Turkey Party (1961) New Turkey Parti was a former Turkish political party- Background :Democrat Party which was the ruling party of Turkey between 1950 and 1960 was closed by the military rule in 1960. In 1961, a number of new parties were founded to fill the political gap of Democrat Party... |
197,929 | 2.2 | 6 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 429,739 | |||
| Total | 9,516,035 | 100 | 450 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||