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.
}}