1961 Turkish presidential election

Turkish presidential election

1961 Turkish presidential election

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Nominee  | Cemal Gürsel |  |
Party  | Independent |
Popular vote  | 434 |
Percentage  | 68% |

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| President before election

Celal Bayar

| Elected President

Cemal Gürsel
Independent

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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]

## Election

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Candidates  | Political party  | Votes  | %

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| Cemal Gürsel | Independent | 434  | 68
Invalid/blank votes  | 173  | 32
Total  | 607  | 100
Total MP/turnout  | 638  | 95.1

## See also

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* Ali Fuat Başgil

## References

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

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