10 November 1938 11 February 1961 178 seats, 41.1% New party 173 158 Date 15 October 1961 | 11 February 1961 16 October 1958 New party New party 158 54 Location Turkey | |
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Winner İsmet İnönü Other Instances Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election | ||
General elections were held in Turkey on 15 October 1961. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in 67 electoral districts. In order to receive seats in a district, parties needed to win a Hare quota in that district. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 173 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 81.4%.
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