1946 Turkish presidential election

The 1946 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 5 August 1946.[1] For the first time, the elections were competed by more than one candidate and the current President İsmet İnönü won again in the first round with 388 votes.[2]

1946 Turkish presidential election

← 1943 5 August 1946 1950 →
 
Nominee İsmet İnönü Fevzi Çakmak Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
Party CHP DP DP
MP votes 388 59 2
Percentage 86.4% 13.1% 0.4%

President before election

İsmet İnönü
CHP

Elected President

İsmet İnönü
CHP

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
İsmet İnönüRepublican People's Party38886.41
Fevzi ÇakmakDemocrat Party5913.14
Yusuf Kemal TengirşenkDemocrat Party20.45
Total449100.00
Valid votes44996.56
Invalid/blank votes163.44
Total votes465100.00
Registered voters/turnout465100.00

References

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  1. ^ Gülen, Ahmet (2015). "Türkiye'de Demokratikleşme Süreci'nin İlk Yansımaları: 1946 Genel Seçimleri ve Cumhurbaşkanlığı Seçimi". Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi. 15 (30): 221–249. ISSN 1300-0756.
  2. ^ "1923'ten günümüze Cumhurbaşkanı seçimleri". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-03-22.