Country: | Turkey |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1950 Turkish general election |
Previous Year: | 1950 |
Next Election: | 1957 Turkish general election |
Next Year: | 1957 |
Seats For Election: | 541 seats in the Grand National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 271 |
Election Date: | 2 May 1954 |
Turnout: | 88.6%[1] 0.7pp |
Image1: | Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Dönemi.jpg |
Leader1: | Adnan Menderes |
Party1: | Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) |
Last Election1: | 55.22%, 416 seats |
Seats1: | 503 |
Seat Change1: | 87 |
Popular Vote1: | 5,313,659 |
Percentage1: | 58.42% |
Swing1: | 3.20pp |
Leader2: | İsmet İnönü |
Party2: | Republican People's Party |
Last Election2: | 39.59%, 69 seats |
Seats2: | 31 |
Seat Change2: | 38 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,193,471 |
Percentage2: | 35.11% |
Swing2: | 4.48pp |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Adnan Menderes |
Before Party: | Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) |
After Election: | Adnan Menderes |
After Party: | Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) |
General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote.[2] The result was a landslide victory for the Democrat Party, which won 503 of the 541 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 88.6%.