Senate elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1966.[1] In this election 52 members of the senate were elected; 50 members for one-third of the senate and two vacant seats.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Party | 1,688,316 | 56.90 | 35 | |
| Republican People's Party | 877,066 | 29.56 | 13 | |
| Nation Party | 157,115 | 5.29 | 1 | |
| Workers' Party | 116,375 | 3.92 | 1 | |
| New Turkey Party | 70,043 | 2.36 | 1 | |
| Republican Villagers Nation Party | 57,367 | 1.93 | 1 | |
| Independents | 980 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,967,262 | 100.00 | 52 | |
| Total votes | 3,072,393 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,466,284 | 56.21 | ||
| Source: Department of State, Nohlen et al.[3] | ||||
References
edit- ^ Türkiye'nin 75 yılı Hürgüç Gazetecilik, İstanbul, 1998 p 191
- ^ "Results of the senate elections" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, pp269–273 ISBN 0-19-924958-X