Turkish senate elections, 1961
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held senate elections on 15 October 1961. In this election 150 members of the senate were elected by the majority (winner takes all
) system. The result was surprising. Because the second party (in terms of the nationwide votes) could gain two times as much seats as the leading party.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
held senate elections on 15 October 1961. In this election 150 members of the senate were elected by the majority (winner takes all
Winner takes all
Winner Takes All may refer to:* Winner Takes All , a BBC Books original novel* Winner Takes All , on the ITV network from 1976 to 1988, and on Challenge TV from 1997* Plurality voting system, a single-winner voting system...
) system. The result was surprising. Because the second party (in terms of the nationwide votes) could gain two times as much seats as the leading party.
| Party | Party leader | Vote total | Vote percentage | No of seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican People's Party (CHP) 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... |
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:... |
3,734,285 | 36.1 % | 36 |
| Justice Party (AP) 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... |
Ragıp Gümüşpala Ragıp Gümüşpala Ragıp Gümüşpala was the 11th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces and founder of the Justice Party in 1961. He died shortly afterwards, on 6 June 1964, in Istanbul.-External links:... |
3,560,675 | 34.5 % | 71 |
| New Turkey Party (YTP) 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... |
Ekrem Alican | 1,401,637 | 13,0% | 27 |
| Republican Nation Villagers' Party (CKMP) | Osman Bölükbaşı | 1,350,892 | 12.5 % | 16 |
| Independents | 390,558 | 2.9 % |