NEW Party's pre-election rates have been announced: Which province had the highest participation?

NEW Party held its presidential primary election on Sunday, November 8, before the First Ordinary Congress to be held on November 14-15.

In the election process covering 81 provinces of Turkey, Chairman Özgür Özel appeared before the members as the only candidate. After the election, participation rates on a provincial and district basis were announced.

HIGHEST PARTICIPATION IS IN SİİRT

According to the results on a provincial basis, the highest participation was in Siirt with 97.36 percent. 258 of the 265 members who could vote in Siirt voted. Siirt was followed by Bayburt with 95.21 percent, Elazığ with 94.49 percent, Osmaniye with 93.02 percent and Muş with 92.93 percent.

Participation rates in the three major cities were as follows: Istanbul 73.64 percent, Ankara 81.09 percent, Izmir 86.64 percent.

The highest participation rate among 30 metropolitan cities was in Balıkesir with 91.11 percent. In Balıkesir, 18 thousand 140 out of 19 thousand 911 members went to the ballot box.

PARTICIPATION RATES IN POLITICALLY ATTENTION PROVINCES

While the participation rate in Manisa, the electoral district of NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel, was 88.10 percent, it was 91.44 percent in Rize, the hometown of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and 90.07 percent in Trabzon, the hometown of IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Participation was recorded as 68.95 percent in Aydın, where the mayors switched to AKP, 86.42 percent in Afyonkarahisar, and 86.64 percent in Izmir. In Yozgat, where Özel organized a farmers' rally with intense participation and was described as the "AKP's stronghold", the participation rate reached 90.41 percent.

OVER 18 THOUSAND MEMBERS WENT TO THE BALLOTS IN BALIKESİR

In addition to the participation rates, the number of members who voted also attracted attention. In Balıkesir, which is among the 15 provinces with the highest participation rate, 18 thousand 140 out of 19 thousand 911 members voted. The participation rate in Balıkesir was 91.11 percent.

10 thousand 224 out of 11 thousand 398 members went to the ballot box in Çanakkale, 8 thousand 833 out of 9 thousand 797 members in Kırklareli, and 8 thousand 232 out of 9 thousand 140 members in Trabzon.

On a district basis, 4 thousand 336 out of 4 thousand 516 members voted in Edremit district of Balıkesir, while the participation rate was 96.01 percent. In Hatay's Samandağ district, 2,110 out of 2,182 members went to the ballot box.

PARTICIPATION IN BATTALGAZİ EXCEEDED 99 PERCENT

Among the 387 districts with at least 400 members and ballot boxes, the highest participation was in Malatya's Battalgazi district. While 654 out of 659 members voted in Battalgazi, the participation rate reached 99.24 percent.

Battalgazi was followed by Tokat's Zile district with 97.88 percent, Ankara's Elmadağ district with 97.60 percent, Yozgat Center with 97.44 percent and Hatay's Kırıkhan district with 97.41 percent.

Participation was 97.17 percent in Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş, 96.91 percent in Oğuzeli district of Gaziantep, 96.70 percent in Samandağ district of Hatay and 96.65 percent in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş.

Among the top 15 districts with the highest participation were Rize's Pazar, Amasya's Gümüşhacıköy, Gaziantep's İslahiye, Bursa's Orhangazi and Balıkesir's Edremit and Altıeylül districts.

IN THE PROVINCES WITH THE LOWEST PARTICIPATION, 64 PERCENT OF THE MEMBERS WENT TO THE BALLOTS.

While there was no province with a participation rate below 60 percent in the primary election, participation was recorded as 60.20 percent in Giresun, 64.48 percent in Şanlıurfa and 64.43 percent in Gümüşhane.