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Türkiye 1983 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1983 parliamentary election in Türkiye?

Motherland Party won 211 of 399 seats with 45.1% of the vote. 92.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Türkiye
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Motherland Party won 211 of 399 seats with 45.1% of the vote; 92.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Motherland Party 211 45.1%
  • Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party 117 30.5%
  • Nationalist Democracy Party 71 23.3%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
200 of 399 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 45.1%

    Share of the vote won by Motherland Party

    Motherland Party won 211 of 399 seats. A majority needs 200.

  2. 92.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Motherland Party21145.17,833,148
Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party11730.55,285,804
Nationalist Democracy Party7123.34,036,970
Votes by party
  • Motherland Party 7,833,148
  • Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party 5,285,804
  • Nationalist Democracy Party 4,036,970

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

92.3% of the 19,767,366 registered voters cast a ballot (18,238,362 ballots). 17,351,510 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Motherland Party45.1% of votes52.9% of seats
  • Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party30.5% of votes29.3% of seats
  • Nationalist Democracy Party23.3% of votes17.8% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.9 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Motherland Party led Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party by 14.7 points of the vote.

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