General elections were held in

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on 15 October 1961. The electoral system used was

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with the

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in 67

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. In order to receive seats in a district, parties needed to win a Hare quota in that district. The Republican People's Party (CHP) emerged as the largest party, winning 173 of the 450 seats.Nohlen ''et al''., p272 It was the first time the CHP had won the most seats since the

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. Voter turnout was 81.4%.

Results

References

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