What is the difference between an exit poll, a projection and the final result?

The exit poll is based on surveys of voters immediately after they cast their ballot and is published the moment polling stations close. A projection extrapolates the votes already counted to the country as a whole and becomes more accurate as counting proceeds. The final official result is only confirmed once every vote has been counted and certified by the electoral authority.

Why doesn't a party's vote share match its share of the seats?

Votes are converted into seats under the rules of the electoral system. Electoral thresholds leave small parties without a mandate, while constituencies, rounding methods or additional seats shift the distribution further. That is why a party with less than half of the votes can end up with more than half of the seats.

Who forms the government after the election?

A government needs a majority of the seats in parliament behind it – either a single party or several together in a coalition. The election only distributes the seats; which alliance emerges from them is negotiated afterwards.

Turkey Turkey's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner

AKP

40.9 % of votes

Parties in Parliament

±0 compared to 2011

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Final Official Results of Turkey's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. Results of Turkey's Parliamentary Election Held on 7 June 2015

AKP

40.9

CHP

25.0

MHP

16.3

HDP

13.1

2.1

Other

2.6

Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 46.9% of the seats.

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Seat Distribution After Turkey's Parliamentary Election

Total seats

550

Majority

276

Parties

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Coalition Calculator: Turkey's Post-Election Majority Scenarios

276

0 550

Majority 276

Parties

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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation	Party	Votes	Seats
Right	AKP	40.9 % –	258 –
Centre-Left	CHP	25.0 % –	132 –
Far-Right	MHP	16.3 % –	80 –
Left	HDP	13.1 % –	80 –
Far-Right	Saadet	2.1 % –	0 –
Unknown	Other Parties	2.6 % –	0 –

The Parties Contesting Turkey's Parliamentary Election

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Party positions compared

How Turkey's Parliamentary Election Compares to Past Contests

2015

40.9 25.0 16.3 13.1 2.1

2011

49.8 26.0 13.0 1.3 0.0

2007

46.7 20.9 14.3 2.3 0.0

Historical election results at a glance

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