1954 Turkish presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1954. 513 out of 541 members of the Grand National Assembly participated in the elections, which were held as required by law immediately after the election of the members of the tenth parliament. Incumbent president Celal Bayar was re-elected to the presidency with 486 votes in the first round.[1]

1954 Turkish presidential election

14 May 1954
 
Nominee Celâl Bayar İsmet İnönü
Party Democrat CHP
Popular vote 486 27
Percentage 94.74% 5.26%

President before election

Celal Bayar
Democrat

Elected President

Celal Bayar
Democrat

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Celâl BayarDemocrat Party48694.74
İsmet İnönüRepublican People's Party275.26
Total513100.00
Valid votes51394.82
Invalid/blank votes285.18
Total votes541100.00
Registered voters/turnout541100.00

References

  1. "1923'ten günümüze Cumhurbaşkanı seçimleri". aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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