Türkiye 2002 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 2002 parliamentary election in Türkiye?
Justice and Development Party won 363 of 550 seats with 34.3% of the vote. 79.1% 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 : Justice and Development Party won 363 of 550 seats with 34.3% of the vote; 79.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 8.0 points on 1999.
- Justice and Development Party 363 34.3%
- Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party 178 +178 seats 19.4% +10.7 points
- True Path Party 0 −85 seats 9.5% −2.5 points
- Nationalist Movement Party 0 −129 seats 8.4% −9.6 points
- Young Party 0 7.3%
- People's Democracy Party 0 0 seats 6.2% +1.5 points
- Motherland Party 0 −86 seats 5.1% −8.1 points
- Felicity Party 0 2.5%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Türkiye 1999 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Justice and Development Party363
- Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party178
- Independents9
Key numbers
34.3%
Share of the vote won by Justice and Development Party
Justice and Development Party won 363 of 550 seats. A majority needs 276.
+178 seats
Seats gained by Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1999. Democratic Left Party lost 136 seats.
79.1%
Voter turnout
Down 8.0 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice and Development Party | 363 | 34.3 | 10,808,229 | ||
| Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party | 178 | +178 | 19.4 | +10.7 | 6,113,352 |
| True Path Party | 0 | −85 | 9.5 | −2.5 | 3,008,942 |
| Nationalist Movement Party | 0 | −129 | 8.4 | −9.6 | 2,635,787 |
| Young Party | 0 | 7.3 | 2,285,598 | ||
| People's Democracy Party | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | +1.5 | 1,960,660 |
| Motherland Party | 0 | −86 | 5.1 | −8.1 | 1,618,465 |
| Felicity Party | 0 | 2.5 | 785,489 | ||
| Democratic Left Party | 0 | −136 | 1.2 | −21.0 | 384,009 |
| New Turkey Party | 0 | 1.1 | 363,869 | ||
| Great Unity Party | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | −0.4 | 322,093 |
| Independents | 9 | +6 |
± is the change against the Türkiye 1999 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Justice and Development Party 10,808,229
- Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party 6,113,352
- True Path Party 3,008,942
- Nationalist Movement Party 2,635,787
- Young Party 2,285,598
- People's Democracy Party 1,960,660
- Motherland Party 1,618,465
- Felicity Party 785,489
- Democratic Left Party 384,009
- New Turkey Party 363,869
- Great Unity Party 322,093
- Independents
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?
79.1% of the 41,407,027 registered voters cast a ballot (32,768,161 ballots), down 8.0 points on 1999. 31,528,783 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1983.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Justice and Development Party34.3% of votes66.0% of seats
- Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party19.4% of votes32.4% of seats
- True Path Party9.5% of votes0.0% of seats
- Nationalist Movement Party8.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Young Party7.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- People's Democracy Party6.2% of votes0.0% of seats
- Motherland Party5.1% of votes0.0% of seats
- Felicity Party2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 27.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.4 by votes and 1.8 by seats; Justice and Development Party led Social Democratic Populist Party / Republican People's Party by 14.9 points of the vote.
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