1946 Turkish General Election
Open vote, secret count21 July 1946 · The single-party era · 465 seats, 233 for a majority
General elections were held in Turkey on 21 July 1946, the first multi-party general elections in the country's history. The multiple non-transferable vote electoral system was used.
The first multiparty election — held with open voting and secret counting, and rigged in the ruling CHP's favour.
Prime Minister before
Şükrü Saracoğlu
CHP
Prime Minister after
Recep Peker
CHP
Largest force
CHP
395 of 465 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Grand National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHP | İsmet İnönü | 395 | — | — | — | — | |
| DP | Celâl Bayar | 64 | — | — | — | — |
6 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.