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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
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| country = Turkey
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| election_name = 1931 Turkish general election
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| type = parliamentary
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| country = Turkey
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| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1927 Turkish general election
| previous_election = 1927 Turkish general election
| previous_year = 1927
| previous_year = 1927
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| next_election = 1935 Turkish general election
| previous_mps =
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| next_year = 1935
| next_election = 1935 Turkish general election
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| seats_for_election = All 317 seats in the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Grand National Assembly]]
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| next_year = 1935
| majority_seats = 159
| next_mps =
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| election_date = 25 April 1931
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| seats_for_election= Total of 317 seats of the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] <br /> 159 seats were needed for a majority
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| turnout = 88%
| elected_mps =
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| election_date = 25 April 1931
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| turnout = 88%


| image1 = Ataturk1930s.jpg
<!-- CHP -->
| image1 = [[File:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.png|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]
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| party1 = Republican People's Party
| leader1 = [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]
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| last_election1 = 335
| colour1 = d70000
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| seats1 = '''287'''
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| party1 = Republican People's Party (Turkey)
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| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 48
| leaders_seat1 = [[Ankara (electoral districts)|Ankara]]
| leader_since1 = 9 September 1923
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| last_election1 = 335
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| seats1 = '''287'''
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| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 48


| image2 = 3x4.svg
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| leader2 = –
| image2 = [[File:Blanco portrait.svg|150x150px]]
| leader2 = ''Independents''
| party2 = Independents
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| last_election2 = 0 seats
| colour2 = e6e6e6
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| seats2 = 30
| party2 = Independent (politician)
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| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 30
| leader_since2 =
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| last_election2 = 0 seats
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| seats2 = 30
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| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 30


| title = [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister]]
| title = [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister]]
| before_election = [[İsmet İnönü]]
| before_election = [[İsmet İnönü]]
| before_party = Republican People's Party (Turkey)
| before_party = Republican People's Party
| after_election = [[İsmet İnönü]]
| after_election = [[İsmet İnönü]]
| after_party = Republican People's Party (Turkey)
| after_party = Republican People's Party
| map_image = 1931_Türkiye_Milletvekili_Genel_Seçimleri.png
}}{{Politics of Turkey}}
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'''General elections''' were held in [[Turkey]] in 1931.<ref name=MEW>Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) ''Competitive Elections in Developing Countries'', Duke University Press, p337</ref> The [[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|Republican People's Party]] was the only party in the country at the time, as the [[Liberal Republican Party (Turkey)|Liberal Republican Party]] that had been set up the previous year had already been dissolved.<ref name=MEW/> Voter turnout was reported to be 88%.<ref>Weiner & Özbudun, p340</ref>
General elections were held in [[Turkey]] in 1931.<ref name=MEW>Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) ''Competitive Elections in Developing Countries'', Duke University Press, p337</ref> The [[Republican People's Party]] was the only party in the country at the time, as the [[Liberal Republican Party (Turkey)|Liberal Republican Party]] that had been set up the previous year had already been dissolved.<ref name=MEW/> Voter turnout was reported to be 88%.<ref>Weiner & Özbudun, p340</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Candidates were nominated by the Council of the Presidency of the CHP. Unlike in previous elections, candidates were sought from across the country and a total of 1,176 nominations for the 287 candidates.<ref name=MEW/>
Candidates were nominated by the Council of the Presidency of the CHP. Unlike in previous elections, candidates were sought from across the country, with a total of 1,176 nominations for the 287 candidates.<ref name=MEW/>


==Electoral system==
==Electoral system==
The elections were held under the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] electoral law passed in 1908,<ref name=MEW/> 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.<ref name=WO>Weiner & Özbudun, p334</ref>
The elections were held under the [[Ottoman electoral law]] passed in 1908,<ref name=MEW/> 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.<ref name=WO>Weiner & Özbudun, p334</ref>


Although the country was a [[one-party state]] at the time, thirty seats were set aside for independents. Independent candidates were required to be "republican, nationalist and sincere."<ref name=MEW/>
Although the country was a [[one-party state]] at the time, thirty seats were set aside for independents. Independent candidates were required to be "republican, nationalist and sincere."<ref name=MEW/>
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 28 April 2024

1931 Turkish general election
← 1927 25 April 1931 1935 →
All 317 seats in the Grand National Assembly
159 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk -
Party CHP Independents
Last election 335 0 seats
Seats won 287 30
Seat change Decrease 48 Increase 30
Prime Minister before election

İsmet İnönü
CHP

Elected Prime Minister

İsmet İnönü
CHP

General elections were held in Turkey in 1931.[1] The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time, as the Liberal Republican Party that had been set up the previous year had already been dissolved.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 88%.[2]

Background

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Candidates were nominated by the Council of the Presidency of the CHP. Unlike in previous elections, candidates were sought from across the country, with a total of 1,176 nominations for the 287 candidates.[1]

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]

Although the country was a one-party state at the time, thirty seats were set aside for independents. Independent candidates were required to be "republican, nationalist and sincere."[1]

References

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