1989 Turkish local elections|
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Majority party |
Minority party |
Third party |
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| 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% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| 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 city councilmembers (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] Social Democratic Populist Party (Turkey) won the popular vote and most major cities.
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
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