Turkey › Kahramanmaraş › Elbistan › Bestepe Bestepe · Elbistan · Kahramanmaraş Highlights Latest Parliament (MP) (2023): CHP most votes · 53.1% Latest Metropolitan Mayor (2024): CHP most votes · 70.8% Latest District Municipality (2024): CHP most votes · 70.8% 31 MARCH 2024 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2024-03-31 · 1 ballot boxes · 40 voters · 62.5% turnout · 24 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 17 70.8% AK PARTİ 4 16.7% YENİDEN REFAH 2 8.3% İYİ PARTİ 1 4.2%
31 MARCH 2024 DISTRICT MAYOR 2024-03-31 · 1 ballot boxes · 40 voters · 60.0% turnout · 24 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 17 70.8% AK PARTİ 4 16.7% BAĞIMSIZ ADAY 2 2 8.3% İYİ PARTİ 1 4.2%
31 MARCH 2024 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2024-03-31 · 1 ballot boxes · 40 voters · 60.0% turnout · 24 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 18 75.0% AK PARTİ 3 12.5% YENİDEN REFAH 2 8.3% İYİ PARTİ 1 4.2%
28 MAY 2023 PRESIDENT (Round 2) 2023-05-28 · 1 ballot boxes · 37 voters · 83.8% turnout · 31 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU 28 90.3% RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 3 9.7%
14 MAY 2023 28. TERM MP 2023-05-14 · 1 ballot boxes · 37 voters · 94.6% turnout · 32 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 17 53.1% YEŞİL SOL PARTİ 11 34.4% MHP 2 6.2% AK PARTİ 2 6.2%
14 MAY 2023 PRESIDENT (Round 1) 2023-05-14 · 1 ballot boxes · 37 voters · 94.6% turnout · 34 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU 30 88.2% RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 4 11.8%
31 MARCH 2019 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2019-03-31 · 1 ballot boxes · 49 voters · 85.7% turnout · 40 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent İYİ PARTİ 29 72.5% AK PARTİ 6 15.0% HDP 5 12.5%
31 MARCH 2019 DISTRICT MAYOR 2019-03-31 · 1 ballot boxes · 49 voters · 85.7% turnout · 42 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent İYİ PARTİ 31 73.8% AK PARTİ 7 16.7% HDP 4 9.5%
31 MARCH 2019 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2019-03-31 · 1 ballot boxes · 49 voters · 85.7% turnout · 39 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 33 84.6% AK PARTİ 6 15.4%
24 JUNE 2018 27. TERM MP 2018-06-24 · 1 ballot boxes · 39 voters · 94.9% turnout · 32 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent HDP 21 65.6% CHP 6 18.8% AK PARTİ 3 9.4% İYİ PARTİ 1 3.1% MHP 1 3.1%
24 JUNE 2018 PRESIDENT 2018-06-24 · 1 ballot boxes · 39 voters · 94.9% turnout · 34 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent MUHARREM İNCE 24 70.6% SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ 5 14.7% RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 4 11.8% MERAL AKŞENER 1 2.9%
16 APRIL 2017 REFERENDUM 2017-04-16 · 1 ballot boxes · 43 voters · 76.7% turnout · 33 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent HAYIR 30 90.9% EVET 3 9.1%
01 NOVEMBER 2015 26. TERM MP 2015-11-01 · 1 ballot boxes · 50 voters · 74.0% turnout · 36 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent HDP 18 50.0% CHP 14 38.9% HKP 2 5.6% DSP 1 2.8% SAADET 1 2.8%
07 JUNE 2015 25. TERM MP 2015-06-07 · 1 ballot boxes · 45 voters · 93.3% turnout · 38 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent HDP 20 52.6% CHP 13 34.2% MHP 1 2.6% SAADET 1 2.6% AK PARTİ 1 2.6% BTP 1 2.6% HKP 1 2.6%
10 AUGUST 2014 PRESIDENT 2014-08-10 · 1 ballot boxes · 58 voters · 84.5% turnout · 49 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ 33 67.3% EKMELEDDİN MEHMET İHSANOĞLU 16 32.6%
30 MARCH 2014 DISTRICT MAYOR 2014-03-30 · 1 ballot boxes · 57 voters · 91.2% turnout · 51 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent MHP 23 45.1% CHP 16 31.4% HDP 6 11.8% AK PARTİ 5 9.8% BBP 1 2.0%
30 MARCH 2014 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2014-03-30 · 1 ballot boxes · 57 voters · 91.2% turnout · 50 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 26 52.0% HDP 10 20.0% MHP 9 18.0% AK PARTİ 5 10.0%
30 MARCH 2014 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2014-03-30 · 1 ballot boxes · 57 voters · 91.2% turnout · 51 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 27 52.9% MHP 14 27.4% HDP 6 11.8% AK PARTİ 4 7.8%
12 JUNE 2011 24. TERM MP 2011-06-12 · 1 ballot boxes · 49 voters · 87.8% turnout · 43 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 39 90.7% AK PARTİ 2 4.7% DP 1 2.3% HAS PARTİ 1 2.3%
12 SEPTEMBER 2010 REFERENDUM 2010-09-12 · 1 ballot boxes · 48 voters · 75.0% turnout · 35 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent HAYIR 26 74.3% EVET 9 25.7%
29 MARCH 2009 PROVINCIAL COUNCIL 2009-03-29 · 1 ballot boxes · 49 voters · 63.3% turnout · 30 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent CHP 12 40.0% AK PARTİ 7 23.3% DTP 6 20.0% MHP 3 10.0% TKP 1 3.3% ANAVATAN 1 3.3%
How Bestepe votes Bestepe ranks 86th by electorate among the 93 localities of Elbistan. The neighborhood has a single ballot box, and 37 voters were registered there for the 2023 parliamentary election.
The neighborhood parts ways with the district as a whole. At the 2023 parliamentary election it went to CHP with 17 votes, while across Elbistan the leading party was AK Parti, with CHP here running 29.2 points above its district average. In the presidential runoff, 28 of 31 valid votes went to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu — 57.9 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 30 of 33 valid votes were 'no' — 53.0 points above the district average.
The tightest race came at the 2015 parliamentary election: Yeşil Sol Parti took 18 votes to CHP's 14 — a margin of just 4 votes. Turnout at the 2023 parliamentary election was 94.6%, 15.8 points above the district average. First place has changed hands 6 times here since 2009.