Turkish senate elections, 1964
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held senate elections on 7 June 1964. In this election 51 members of the senate were elected.(50 members for 1/3 of the senate and 1 empty seat)
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 7 June 1964. In this election 51 members of the senate were elected.(50 members for 1/3 of the senate and 1 empty seat)
| Party | Party leader | Vote total | Vote percentage | No of seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:... |
1.385.655 | 50.3 % | 31 |
| 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:... |
1,125,783 | 40,8 % | 19 |
| 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 | 96,427 | 3.5 % | |
| Republican Nation Villagers' Party (CKMP) | Ahmet Oğuz | 83,400 | 3,0 % | |
| Independents | 64,489 | 3.9 % | 1 |