Türkiye parliamentary presidential election 1966
Türkiye elections · 1966-03-28 · held
Cevdet Sunay 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.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Legislators’ votes in the decisive parliamentary ballot; shares of all 532 ballots cast, including blank/invalid votes
| Party / candidate | Elector ballots | Elector ballot share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cevdet Sunay Independent — Elected | 461 | 86.654135% | — | — |
| Alparslan Türkeş Republican Villagers Nation Party | 11 | 2.067669% | — | — |
| Ali Fuat Başgil Independent | 1 | 0.18797% | — | — |
| İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party | 1 | 0.18797% | — | — |
| Celal Ertuğ Independent | 1 | 0.18797% | — | — |
| Kasım Gülek Independent | 1 | 0.18797% | — | — |
| Sadettin Bilgiç Independent | 1 | 0.18797% | — | — |
| Turhan Dilligil Independent | 2 | 0.37594% | — | — |
| Osman Turan Independent | 1 | 0.18797% | — | — |
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. Named write-in votes are retained. The minutes also record 47 blank ballots and five votes for an unnamed person who was not a parliamentarian; these five are not assigned to a guessed candidate.
Sources & further reading
TBMM: parliamentary presidential selection and decisive ballot