1935 Turkish general election
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General elections were held in Turkey on 8 February 1935.[1] The Republican People's Party was the only party in the country at the time.
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Electoral system
The elections were held under the Ottoman electoral law passed in 1908,[1] which provided for a two-stage process. In the first stage, voters elected secondary electors (one for the first 750 voters in a constituency, then one for every additional 500 voters). In the second stage the secondary electors elected the members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.[2]
Following a change in the law in 1934, women were granted the right to vote and run for election, and the age of voting was raised from 18 to 22.[1]
Results
Seventeen of the 399 elected members were women,[3] with Bahire BediÅ Morova Aydilek, Mihri BektaÅ, Hatı Ãırpan, Nakiye Elgün, Sabiha Gökçül Erbay, Mebrure Gönenç, Hatice Sabiha Görkey, Ferruh Güpgüp, Seniha Nafız Hızal, AyÅe Åekibe Ä°nsel, Benal Nevzat Ä°star Arıman, Fatma Åakir Memik, Fatma Esma Nayman, Huriye Baha Ãniz, Türkan Ãrs BaÅtuÄ, Fakihe Ãymen and Meliha UlaÅ becoming the first women to hold seats in parliament.[4]