# Bitlis (electoral district)

Bitlis is an electoral district of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It elects three members of parliament (deputies) to represent the province of the same name for a four-year term by the D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system.

## Members

Population reviews of each electoral district are conducted before each general election, which can lead to certain districts being granted a smaller or greater number of parliamentary seats. Bitlis elected four MPs between 1999 and 2007. In 2011, the province lost one seat and elected three MPs.
MPs for Bitlis, 1999 onwards :
| Election | 2002 (22nd Parliament) | | 2007 (23rd Parliament) | | 2011 (24th Parliament) | | June 2015 (25th Parliament) | | November 2015 (26th Parliament) |
| MP | Abdurrahim Aksoy AK Party | | Cemal Taşer AK Party | | Vedat Demiröz AK Party | Vedat Demiröz AK Party | Vedat Demiröz AK Party | Vedat Demiröz AK Party | Vedat Demiröz AK Party | |
| MP | Vahit Kilner AK Party | Vahit Kilner AK Party | Vahit Kilner AK Party | Vahit Kilner AK Party | Vahit Kilner AK Party | | Mizgin Irgat HDP | Mizgin Irgat HDP | Mizgin Irgat HDP | |
| MP | Zeki Ergezen AK Party | Zeki Ergezen AK Party | Zeki Ergezen AK Party | | Hüsamettin Zenderlioğlu Independent | | Mahmut Celadet Gaydalı HDP | Mahmut Celadet Gaydalı HDP | Mahmut Celadet Gaydalı HDP | |
| MP | Edip Safder Gaydalı Independent | | Mehmet Nezir Karabaş Independent | No seat | No seat | No seat | No seat | No seat | No seat | No seat |

## General elections
### 2011

2011 general election: Bitlis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AK Party | 2 elected 1 1. Vedat Demiröz Y 2. Vahit Kiler Y 3. Mehmet Zeki Peker N | 74,058 | 50.70 | 8.12 |
| | Independent | 1 elected 1 Edip Safder Gaydalı Y Husamettin Zenderlioğlu N | 58,748 | 40.22 | 18.44 |
| | MHP | None elected 1. Davut Day N 2. Coşkun Gündüz N 3. Faik Er N | 4,641 | 3.18 | 2.55 |
| | CHP | None elected 1. Hasan Dalkıran N 2. Erol Çiriş N 3. Zübeyir Yaşar N | 2,511 | 1.72 | 6.93 |
| | Büyük Birlik | None elected 1. Cengiz Ekin N 2. Zübeyir Uysal N 3. Abdullah Çalık N | 1,986 | 1.36 | 1.36 |
| | HAS Party | None elected 1. Müfit Yüksel N 2. Ekrem Tatlıcıoğlu N 3. Metin Özlük N | 1,108 | 0.76 | 0.76 |
| | DSP | None elected 1. Bülent Yazıcı N 2. Bedri Aydın N 3. Rasim Cayhan N | 929 | 0.64 | N/A |
| | SAADET | None elected 1. Ziya Kalmaci N 2. Cahit Uluğ N 3. Bşlal Kaçar N | 796 | 0.54 | 1.06 |
| | DP | None elected 1. Hasan Taşkın N 2. Halit Albay N 3. Abdul Cemil Üner N | 583 | 0.40 | 1.35 |
| | Communist_Party_of_Turkey_(today) | None elected 1. Kader Sucuk N 2. Hüseyin Ağçal N 3. Gülseren Ercan N | 416 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| | DYP | None elected 1. Arif Üçer N 2. Şenol Çolak N 3. Hüseyin Ayas N | 124 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| | Nationalist Conservative | None elected 1. Bahar Bölükbaşı N 2. Ahmet Tüylüoğlu N 3. Serkan Özaltın N | 106 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| | MP | None elected 1. İbrahim Karaca N 2. Hatice Koçak N 3. Saynur Vural N | 72 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| | Liberal Democrat | No candidates | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| | Labour | No candidates | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| | HEPAR | No candidates | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,078 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,077 | 2.72 | 1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,854 | 84.86 | 0.44 |
| | AK Party hold Majority | AK Party hold Majority | 15,310 | 10.48 | 26.56 |

### June 2015

| Abbr. | Abbr. | Party | Votes | % |
| | HDP | Peoples' Democratic Party | 93,263 | 60.4% |
| | AKP | Justice and Development Party | 47,788 | 30.9% |
| | MHP | Nationalist Movement Party | 6,049 | 3.9% |
| | CHP | Republican People's Party | 2,072 | 1.3% |
| | HÜDA-PAR | Free Cause Party | 1,709 | 1.1% |
| | | Other | 3,655 | 2.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 154,536 | 154,536 | 154,536 | 154,536 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.62 | 84.62 | 84.62 | 84.62 |
| source: YSK |||||

### November 2015

| Abbr. | Abbr. | Party | Votes | % |
| | HDP | Peoples' Democratic Party | 73,786 | 49.4% |
| | AKP | Justice and Development Party | 65,370 | 43.8% |
| | CHP | Republican People's Party | 4,112 | 2.8% |
| | MHP | Nationalist Movement Party | 2,902 | 1.9% |
| | | Other | 3,071 | 2.1% |
| Total | Total | Total | 149,241 | 149,241 | 149,241 | 149,241 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80.97 | 80.97 | 80.97 | 80.97 |
| source: YSK |||||

### 2018

| Abbr. | Abbr. | Party | Votes | % |
| | AKP | Justice and Development Party | 70,488 | 44.2% |
| | HDP | Peoples' Democratic Party | 69,110 | 43.3% |
| | MHP | Nationalist Movement Party | 6,242 | 3.9% |
| | IYI | Good Party | 5,142 | 3.2% |
| | CHP | Republican People's Party | 3,583 | 2.2% |
| | HÜDA-PAR | Free Cause Party | 1,809 | 1.1% |
| | SP | Felicity Party | 1,767 | 1.1% |
| | | Other | 1,377 | 0.9% |
| Total | Total | Total | 159,518 | 159,518 | 159,518 | 159,518 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.41 | 83.41 | 83.41 | 83.41 |
| source: YSK |||||

## Presidential elections
### 2014

2014 presidential election: Bitlis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AK Party | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 72,139 | 52.06 |
| | HDP | Selahattin Demirtaş | 60,583 | 43.72 |
| | Independent | Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu | 5,849 | 4.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,571 | 100.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,538 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,109 | 75.38 |
| | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan win | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan win | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan win | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan win |