Elazığ is an electoral district of the

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. It elects five members of

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(deputies) to represent the province of the same name for a four-year term by the

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, a

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system.

Members

Population reviews of each electoral district are conducted before each general election, which can lead to certain districts being granted a smaller or greater number of parliamentary seats. Elazığ's seats have remained stable since 1999, continuously electing five MPs. Mehmet Kemal Ağar was one of the few MPs who was re-elected in the 2002 general election without changing parties.

General elections

2011

June 2015

November 2015

2018

Presidential elections

2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elazig Electoral districts of Turkey Politics of Elazığ Province