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
| Share of the Grand National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Path Party | — | 178 | +119 | 6.600.726 | 27.0% | — | |
| DYP | Süleyman Demirel | 178 | +119 | 6.600.726 | 27.0% | +7.9 | |
| Motherland Party | — | 115 | +177 | 5.862.623 | 24.0% | — | |
| ANAP | Mesut Yılmaz | 115 | -177 | 5.862.623 | 24.0% | -12.3 | |
| Social Democratic Populist Party | — | 88 | +11 | 5.066.571 | 20.8% | — | |
| SHP | Erdal İnönü | 88 | -11 | 5.066.571 | 20.8% | -4.0 | |
| Welfare Party | — | 62 | +62 | 4.121.355 | 16.9% | — | |
| RP | Necmettin Erbakan | 62 | +62 | 4.121.355 | 16.9% | +9.7 | |
| Democratic Left Party | — | 7 | +7 | 2.624.301 | 10.8% | — | |
| DSP | Bülent Ecevit | 7 | +7 | 2.624.301 | 10.8% | +2.2 |