490 seats, 57.6% 30 seats, 35.4% 78 147 47.9% 41.1% Date 27 October 1957 | 424 178 4,372,621 3,753,136 9.7% 5.7% Location Turkey | |
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Winner Adnan Menderes Other Instances Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election, 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 9 members. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.
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