1923 Turkish Presidential Election
Atatürk, unopposed29 October 1923 · The single-party presidencies
The 1923 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 29 October 1923. 158 MPs participated in the elections. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, was unanimously elected as the founding president in the first round.
An uncontested vote of the single-party Grand National Assembly — one party, one candidate. Recorded here as a ritual of the founding regime, not a contest.
President before
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Elected President
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
CHP
Winning share
100.0%
Turnout
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The result
| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Republican People's Party | 158 | 100.00% |