1931 Turkish general election

1931 Turkish general election

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All 317 seats in the Grand National Assembly
159 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Party CHP Independents
Last election 335 0 seats
Seats won 287 30
Seat change Decrease 48 Increase 30


Prime Minister before election

İsmet İnönü
CHP

Elected Prime Minister

İsmet İnönü
CHP

General elections were held in Turkey in 1931.[1] The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time, as the Liberal Republican Party that had been set up the previous year had already been dissolved.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 88%.[2]

  1. ^ a b Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) Competitive Elections in Developing Countries, Duke University Press, p337
  2. ^ Weiner & Özbudun, p340

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