Country: | Turkey |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1965 Turkish general election |
Previous Year: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1973 Turkish general election |
Next Year: | 1973 |
Seats For Election: | 450 seats in the Grand National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 226 |
Election Date: | 12 October 1969 |
Turnout: | 64.35% (6.91pp) |
Image1: | Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg |
Leader1: | Süleyman Demirel |
Party1: | Justice Party (Turkey) |
Leader Since1: | 28 November 1964 |
Leaders Seat1: | Isparta |
Last Election1: | 52.87%, 240 seats |
Seats1: | 256 |
Seat Change1: | 16 |
Popular Vote1: | 4,229,712 |
Percentage1: | 46.53% |
Swing1: | 6.34pp |
Leader2: | İsmet İnönü |
Party2: | Republican People's Party |
Leader Since2: | 10 November 1938 |
Leaders Seat2: | Malatya |
Last Election2: | 28.75%, 134 seats |
Seats2: | 143 |
Seat Change2: | 9 |
Popular Vote2: | 2,487,006 |
Percentage2: | 27.36% |
Swing2: | 1.39pp |
Prime Minister | |
Map Size: | 350px |
Before Election: | Süleyman Demirel |
Before Party: | Justice Party (Turkey) |
After Election: | Süleyman Demirel |
After Party: | Justice Party (Turkey) |
General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in 66 electoral districts.[1] The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of the 450 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 64.3%.