Türkiye parliamentary presidential election 1950
Türkiye elections · 1950-05-22 · held
Celâl Bayar was elected President by Parliament.
Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.
Related elections
Results: final · complete coverage · Legislators’ votes in the decisive parliamentary ballot; shares of all 453 ballots cast, including blank/invalid votes
| Party / candidate | Elector ballots | Elector ballot share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celâl Bayar Democrat Party — Elected | 387 | 85.430464% | — | — |
| İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party | 64 | 14.128035% | — | — |
| Halil İbrahim Özyörük Democrat Party | 1 | 0.220751% | — | — |
This was an indirect parliamentary presidential selection, not a public national ballot. Only the decisive ballot is displayed; earlier rounds are not added to its votes. The vote-share denominator includes blank and invalid ballots, so named-candidate shares need not sum to 100%. Public turnout and popular-vote totals are not applicable. Party affiliations describe the election era, while independent/write-in candidates have no inferred ideology. TBMM history p.194 records 64 votes for İnönü, one for Özyörük and one abstention; the secondary 66-vote İnönü figure is not used.
Sources & further reading
TBMM: parliamentary presidential selection and decisive ballot