1939 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 26 March 1939.[1] The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time. Voter turnout was reported to be 77.8%.[2]

1939 Turkish general election

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Turnout77.8%
  First party
 
Leader İsmet İnönü
Party CHP


Prime Minister before election

Refik Saydam
CHP

Elected Prime Minister

Refik Saydam
CHP

Electoral system

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The elections were held under the Ottoman electoral law passed in 1908,[1] which provided for a two-stage process. In the first stage, voters elected secondary electors (one for the first 750 voters in a constituency, then one for every additional 500 voters). In the second stage the secondary electors elected the members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) Competitive Elections in Developing Countries, Duke University Press, p337
  2. ^ Weiner & Özbudun, p340
  3. ^ Weiner & Özbudun, p334