1989 Turkish local elections|
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| | Majority party | Minority party | Third party | | | | | | | Leader | Erdal İnönü | Süleyman Demirel | Turgut Özal | | Party | SHP | DYP | ANAP | | Popular vote | 6,354,252 | 5,565,776 | 4,828,164 | | Percentage | 28.69% | 25.13% | 21.80% | | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | | | Leader | Necmettin Erbakan | Bülent Ecevit | Alparslan Türkeş | | Party | RP | DSP | MÇP | | Popular vote | 2,170,431 | 1,998,819 | 916,405 | | Percentage | 9,80% | 9.03% | 4.14% | |
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Local elections were held in Turkey on 26 March 1989. In the elections, both the mayors and the local parliaments (Turkish: İl Genel Meclisi) were elected. The figures presented below are the results of the local parliament elections.[1]
Results
In the elections, the ANAP suffered a nationwide rout in what many saw as a referendum on the Özal administration.[2]
Provincial assemblies
| Party | Votes | % |
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| Social Democratic Populist Party | 6,354,252 | 28.69 |
| True Path Party | 5,565,776 | 25.13 |
| Motherland Party | 4,828,164 | 21.80 |
| Welfare Party | 2,170,431 | 9.80 |
| Democratic Left Party | 1,998,819 | 9.03 |
| Nationalist Task Party | 916,405 | 4.14 |
| Reformist Democracy Party | 208,725 | 0.94 |
| Independents | 103,755 | 0.47 |
| Total | 22,146,327 | 100.00 |
Metropolitan center mayors
Mayor of other centers
References