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]
1957 Turkish general election|
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| Turnout | 76.6%[1]  12.0pp |
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Adnan Menderes
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İsmet İnönü
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| Party
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DP
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CHP
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| Last election
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58.42%, 503 seats
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35.11%, 31 seats
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| Seats won
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424
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178
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| Seat change
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79
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 147
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| Popular vote
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4,497,811
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3,825,267
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| Percentage
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48.62%
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41.35%
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| Swing
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9.80pp
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6.24pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Leader
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Osman Bölükbaşı
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Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu
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| Party
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CMP
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HP
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| Last election
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5.28%, 5 seats
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–
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| Seats won
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4
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4
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| Seat change
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1
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New
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| Popular vote
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604,087
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321,471
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| Percentage
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6.53%
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3.48%
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| Swing
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1.25pp
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New
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Democrat Party | 4,497,811 | 48.62 | 424 | –79 |
| Republican People's Party | 3,825,267 | 41.35 | 178 | +147 |
| Republican Nation Party | 604,087 | 6.53 | 4 | –1 |
| Liberty Party | 321,471 | 3.48 | 4 | New |
| Homeland Party | 463 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 1,850 | 0.02 | 0 | –2 |
| Total | 9,250,949 | 100.00 | 610 | +69 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 12,078,623 | – | |
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| Source: YSK |
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