1961 Turkish general election

15 October 1961
450 seats in the National Assembly 226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.41% (4.82pp)
First party Second party   File:İsmet İnönü 1964 (cropped).jpg File:General Ragıp Gümüşpala.jpg Leader İsmet İnönü Ragıp Gümüşpala Party Republican People's Party AP Leader since 10 November 1938 11 February 1961 Leader's seat Malatya İzmir Last election 41.35%, 178 seats – Seats won 173 158 Seat change 5 New Popular vote 3,724,752 3,527,435 Percentage 36.73% 34.78% Swing 4.62pp New   Third party Fourth party   File:Osman Bölükbaşı (cropped).jpg Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Ekrem Alican Party Republican Villagers Nation Party New Turkey Party (1961) Leader since 16 October 1958 13 February 1961 Leader's seat Ankara Sakarya Last election – – Seats won 54 65 Seat change New New Popular vote 1,415,390 1,391,934 Percentage 13.96% 13.73% Swing New New
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Prime Minister before election Cemal Gürsel (acting Fahri Özdilek) Military Elected Prime Minister İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party

General elections were held in Turkey on 15 October 1961. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation with the D'Hondt method in 67 electoral districts. 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. It was the first time the CHP had won the most seats since the 1946 elections. Voter turnout was 81.4%.