1957 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote, with each electoral district electing an average of nine members.[2] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 424 of the 610 seats.[3][4]

1957 Turkish general election

27 October 1957
Total of 610 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 306 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	76.6%[1] 12.0pp
First party Second party   Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü Party Democrat Republican Last election 503 seats, 58.4% 31 seats, 35.1% Seats won 424 178 Seat change 79 147 Popular vote 4,497,811 3,825,267 Percentage 48.6% 41.4% Swing 9.8% 6.3%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Party CMP HP Last election 5 seats, 5.3% New Party Seats won 4 4 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 604,087 321,471 Percentage 6.5% 3.5% Swing 1.2% 3.5%
Prime Minister before election Adnan Menderes Democrat Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat