1969 Turkish general election

{{Short description|Election in Turkey}}

{{Infobox election

| country = Turkey

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1965 Turkish general election

| previous_year = 1965

| next_election = 1973 Turkish general election

| next_year = 1973

| seats_for_election = 450 seats in the Grand National Assembly

| majority_seats = 226

| election_date = 12 October 1969

| turnout = 64.35% ({{decrease}}6.91pp)

| image1 = Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg

| leader1 = Süleyman Demirel

| party1 = Justice Party (Turkey)

| leader_since1 = 28 November 1964

| leaders_seat1 = Isparta

| last_election1 = 52.87%, 240 seats

| seats1 = 256

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}16

| popular_vote1 = 4,229,712

| percentage1 = 46.53%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}6.34pp

| image2 = İsmet İnönü 1964 (cropped).jpg

| leader2 = İsmet İnönü

| party2 = Republican People's Party

| leader_since2 = 10 November 1938

| leaders_seat2 = Malatya

| last_election2 = 28.75%, 134 seats

| seats2 = 143

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}9

| popular_vote2 = 2,487,006

| percentage2 = 27.36%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}1.39pp

| title = Prime Minister

| map_image = 1969 Türkiye Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri.png

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption =

| before_election = Süleyman Demirel

| before_party = Justice Party (Turkey)

| after_election = Süleyman Demirel

| after_party = Justice Party (Turkey)|

| map2_image = File:1969 Turkish general election.svg

}}

General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in 66 electoral districts.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p239 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of the 450 seats.Nohlen et al., p272 Voter turnout was 64.3%.

Results

{{Election results

|party1=Justice Party|votes1=4229712|seats1=256|sc1=+16

|party2=Republican People's Party|votes2=2487006|seats2=143|sc2=+9

|party3=Reliance Party|votes3=597818|seats3=15|sc3=New

|party4=Nation Party|votes4=292961|seats4=6|sc4=–25

|party5=Nationalist Movement Party|votes5=275091|seats5=1|sc5=–10

|party6=Unity Party|votes6=254695|seats6=8|sc6=New

|party7=Workers' Party|votes7=243631|seats7=2|sc7=–12

|party8=New Turkey Party|votes8=197929|seats8=6|sc8=–13

|party9=Independents|votes9=511023|seats9=13|sc9=+12

|valid=9086296

|invalid=429739

|electorate=14788552

|total_sc=0

|source=Nohlen et al.

}}

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