1961 Turkish presidential election

The 1961 Turkish presidential election was the election to elect the fourth President of Turkey. In the election held on October 26, 1961, 607 out of 638 deputies participated in the voting. The Chairman of the National Unity Committee, Cemal Gürsel, was elected to the Presidency with 434 votes in the first round.[1]

1961 Turkish presidential election

← 1957October 26, 1961 (1961-10-26)1966 →
 
NomineeCemal Gürsel
PartyIndependent
Popular vote434
Percentage68%

President before election

Celal Bayar
DP

Elected President

Cemal Gürsel
Independent

Election

edit
CandidatesPolitical partyVotes%
Cemal GürselIndependent43468
Invalid/blank votes17332
Total607100
Total MP/turnout63895.1

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "T. B. M. M. Tutanak Dergisi - 26 . 10 . 1961 Perşembe" (PDF). tbmm.gov.tr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-23.