1979 Turkish Senate election

Turkey held senate elections for one-third of the 150 seats of the Senate of the Republic. [1][2]

Party Party leader Vote total Vote percentage Seats
Justice Party (AP)Süleyman Demirel2,215,05346.8 %33
Republican People's Party (CHP)Bülent Ecevit1,378,22429.1 %12
National Salvation Party (MSP)Necmettin Erbakan459,0409.7 %4
National Movement Party (MHP)Alparslan Türkeş312,2416,1 %1
Republican Reliance Party (CGP)Turhan Feyzioğlu117,7492.5 %
Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey (TSİP)62,1051.3 %
Unity Party (TBP)Mustafa Timisi55,7751.2 %
Workers Party of Turkey (TİP)Behice Boran33,7200.7 %
Socialist Revolution PartyMehmet Ali Aybar33,5480.7%
Independents63,0931.3 %

References

  1. "8 Million Turks Vote Today in Midterm Elections", The New York Times, October 14, 1979, p. A18
  2. "Results of the senate elections" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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