General elections were held in

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on 14 May 1950, using the

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electoral system.

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, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p238 The result was a

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for the opposition Democrat Party, which won 416 of the 487 seats.

Results

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1950 Yılı Genel Seçimlerinde Partilerin Aldıkları Oylar ve Oranları
TBMM {{Turkish elections General elections in Turkey

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