Turnout 71.3% 10 November 1938 20 July 1948 173 seats, 36.7% New party Date 10 October 1965 | 28 November 1964 10 November 1938 158 seats, 34.8% 173 seats, 36.7% 240 134 Location Turkey | |
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Winner Süleyman Demirel Other Instances Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election, Turkish general election | ||
General elections were held in Turkey on 10 October 1965. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 240 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 71.3%.
Electoral system
A two-tier system of party-list proportional representation was used for this election. Turkey was divided into 66 districts. In each district, parties were awarded one seat for each Hare quota. Remaining votes and seats were pooled on the national level, where the remaining seats were distributed amongst the parties using the remaining votes using the Hare quota and largest remainder method. (see also National ramnant)
References
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