- Source: 1950 Turkish general election
General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950, using the multiple non-transferable vote electoral system. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Democrat Party (DP), which won 416 of the 487 seats with 55% of the vote.
Unlike the previous elections in 1946, the 1950 elections took place in a calm atmosphere. The results meant that Republican People's Party (CHP) was ousted from power for the first time since the foundation of the republic. Due to the electoral system designed to boost the dominant party's parliamentary numbers, the Democrat Party won 85% of the seats with only 55% of the popular vote. The CHP won 14% of the seats despite receiving nearly 40% of the popular vote.
Results
Aftermath
On 22 May Celal Bayar was elected president. On the same day, the first DP government headed by the Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was formed. Bayar stepped down as leader of the DP and was replaced by Menderes.
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