Government and politics in Sivas, Türkiye: official figures
The province of Sivas’s 16 district mayoralties outside the provincial centre were split in March 2024 as follows: the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) 7, AK Parti 5, İYİ Parti 1, Yeniden Refah 1, CHP 1, BBP 1.
How many MPs does Sivas have?
The province of Sivas elected 5 members of the Grand National Assembly in May 2023, the same as in 2018.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow did Sivas vote in the 2023 presidential election?
In the May 2023 presidential run-off, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 73.1% of the votes across the province that contains the city of Sivas against 26.9% for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 3rd highest of 33 big-city provinces for Erdoğan (all 81 provinces combined: 51.9%).
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow many districts does Sivas have?
The province of Sivas was divided into 17 districts with 24 municipalities and 1,234 villages in 2024.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- 476,139 voters were registered across the province that contains the city of Sivas for the 2024 local elections, +3.4% on 2019; the electorate ranked 3rd smallest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copy
- The 2023 parliamentary seats of the province of Sivas went to AK Parti 3, MHP 1, CHP 1; turnout was 89.3%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Turnout in the first round of the 2023 presidential election across the province that contains the city of Sivas was 89.24%, 16th lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copy
- In the 2019 local elections, mayors across the province that contains the city of Sivas were won by MHP 10, AK Parti 10, CHP 2, on a turnout of 85.3%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Sivas compares with other cities in Türkiye
Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) (2023)
Sivas ranks 3 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahramanmaraş | 75.8% |
| 2 | Erzurum | 73.6% |
| 3 | Sivas | 73.1% |
| 4 | Konya | 73.0% |
| 5 | Malatya | 72.0% |
| 6 | Elazığ | 70.3% |
| 7 | Trabzon | 68.9% |
Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) (2023)
Sivas ranks 18 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Mersin | 89.53% |
| 16 | Antalya | 89.45% |
| 17 | Samsun | 89.41% |
| 18 | Sivas | 89.24% |
| 19 | Konya | 89.23% |
| 20 | Trabzon | 89.15% |
| 21 | Adana | 87.69% |
Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) (2024)
Sivas ranks 31 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ordu | 604,851 |
| 28 | Mardin | 555,072 |
| 29 | Malatya | 542,177 |
| 30 | Erzurum | 516,952 |
| 31 | Sivas | 476,139 |
| 32 | Elazığ | 440,813 |
| 33 | Batman | 411,011 |
Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) (2023)
Sivas ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Trabzon | 6 |
| 28 | Malatya | 6 |
| 29 | Ordu | 6 |
| 30 | Erzurum | 6 |
| 31 | Batman | 5 |
| 32 | Elazığ | 5 |
| 33 | Sivas | 5 |
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Sources
- Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü: Seçim İstatistikleri 2020-2024 (election statistics: 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, 31 March 2024 local elections), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cb8acf717c1a…)
- Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
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