2002 Cihanbeyli by-election

The Cihanbeyli by-election of 2002 was a by-election held in the district of Cihanbeyli, Konya Province in order to elect a new mayor. Due to the large Kurdish population in the district, the election was won by the Kurdish nationalist Democratic People's Party (DEHAP). The newly formed Justice and Development Party (AKP), which went on to win the general elections held the same year, came a close second while the centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP) came third. 178 ballot boxes were used in the election for 37,066 registered voters.[1]

2002 Cihanbeyli local by-election
2002
Turnout79.31%
 
Party DEHAP AKP CHP
Popular vote 9,330 9,068 2,917
Percentage 32.7% 31.8% 10.2%
 
Party MHP DYP ANAP
Popular vote 1,993 1,849 1,435
Percentage 7.0% 6.5% 5.0%

Results
Party Votes Percentage
 DEHAPDemocratic People's Party
9,330
32.7
 AK PartyJustice and Development Party
9,068
31.8
 CHPRepublican People's Party
2,917
10.2
 MHPNationalist Movement Party
1,993
7.0
 DYPTrue Path Party
1,849
6.5
 ANAPMotherland Party
1,435
5.0
 GPYoung Party
557
2.0
 SPFelicity Party
479
1.7
 BBPGreat Union Party
213
0.7
 YPHomeland Party
140
0.5
 İPWorkers' Party
128
0.4
 DSPDemocratic Left Party
122
0.4
 ÖDPFreedom and Solidarity Party
79
0.3
 MPNation Party
59
0.2
 BTPIndependent Turkey Party
42
0.1
 YTPNew Turkey Party
41
0.1
 TKPCommunist Party of Turkey
29
0.1
 LDPLiberal Democrat Party
29
0.1
 Independent
8
0.0
Total
28,518100.0
Invalid/blank votes
8803.0
Turnout
29,39879.3
Source: Seçim Sonuçları

References
  1. http://www.secim-sonuclari.com/2002/konya/cihanbeyli
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