1991 Turkish General Election
20 October 1991 · Under the coup's shadow · 450 seats, 226 for a majority
General elections were held in Turkey on 20 October 1991, to elect members to the 19th Grand National Assembly. It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader, Turgut Özal, who had become Turkish president two years previously.
Prime Minister before
Mesut Yılmaz
ANAP
Prime Minister after
Süleyman Demirel
DYP
Largest force
True Path Party
178 of 450 seats
Turnout
83.9%
The result
True Path Party
27.0% of votes · +119 seats
178
seats
DYP
Süleyman Demirel · 27.0% of votes · +119 seats
178
seats
Motherland Party
24.0% of votes · +177 seats
115
seats
ANAP
Mesut Yılmaz · 24.0% of votes · -177 seats
115
seats
Social Democratic Populist Party
20.8% of votes · +11 seats
88
seats
SHP
Erdal İnönü · 20.8% of votes · -11 seats
88
seats
Welfare Party
16.9% of votes · +62 seats
62
seats
RP
Necmettin Erbakan · 16.9% of votes · +62 seats
62
seats
Democratic Left Party
10.8% of votes · +7 seats
7
seats
DSP
Bülent Ecevit · 10.8% of votes · +7 seats
7
seats