1939 Turkish general election
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26 March 1939
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All 429 seats in the Grand National Assembly 215 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 77.8% | ||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Turkey on 26 March 1939.[1] The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time. Voter turnout was reported to be 77.8%.[2]
Electoral system
[edit]The elections were held under the Ottoman electoral law passed in 1908,[1] which provided for a two-stage process. In the first stage, voters elected secondary electors (one for the first 750 voters in a constituency, then one for every additional 500 voters). In the second stage the secondary electors elected the members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.[3] A total of 429 members were elected.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) Competitive Elections in Developing Countries, Duke University Press, p337
- ↑ Weiner & Özbudun, p340
- ↑ Weiner & Özbudun, p334
- ↑ "Mi̇lletveki̇li̇ Genel Seçi̇mleri̇ 1923 - 2011". Turkish Statistical Institute. p. 23. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
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