1961 Turkish presidential election

The 1961 Turkish presidential election was the election to elect the fourth President of Turkey. In the election held on October 26, 1961, 607 out of 638 deputies participated in the voting. The Chairman of the National Unity Committee, Cemal Gürsel, was elected to the Presidency with 434 votes in the first round.[1]

1961 Turkish presidential election
October 26, 1961 (1961-10-26)
 
Nominee Cemal Gürsel
Party Independent
Popular vote 434
Percentage 68%
President before election

Celal Bayar
Democrat

 Elected President

Cemal Gürsel
Independent

Election
Candidates Political party Votes %
Cemal Gürsel Independent 434 68
Invalid/blank votes 173 32
Total 607 100
Total MP/turnout 638 95.1

See also
  • October 21 Protocol
  • Ali Fuat Başgil

References
  1. "T. B. M. M. Tutanak Dergisi - 26 . 10 . 1961 Perşembe" (PDF). tbmm.gov.tr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-23.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.