1961 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.[1] The Republican People's Party (CHP) emerged as the largest party, winning 173 of the 450 seats.[2] It was the first time the CHP had won the most seats since the 1946 elections. Voter turnout was 81.4%.

1961 Turkish general election

15 October 1961
450 seats in the National Assembly 226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.41% (4.82pp)
First party Second party   Leader İsmet İnönü Ragıp Gümüşpala Party CHP AP Leader since 10 November 1938 11 February 1961 Leader's seat Malatya İzmir Last election 41.35%, 178 seats – Seats won 173 158 Seat change 5 New Popular vote 3,724,752 3,527,435 Percentage 36.73% 34.78% Swing 4.62pp New   Third party Fourth party   Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Ekrem Alican Party CKMP YTP Leader since 16 October 1958 13 February 1961 Leader's seat Ankara Sakarya Last election – – Seats won 54 65 Seat change New New Popular vote 1,415,390 1,391,934 Percentage 13.96% 13.73% Swing New New
Most voted-for party by province
Prime Minister before election Cemal Gürsel (acting Fahri Özdilek) Military Elected Prime Minister İsmet İnönü CHP