The party has 317 deputies in the 550-seat Grand National Assembly. Only 453 deputies attended Sunday`s vote.
In a statement earlier, the AK Party said one of its deputies was unable to attend the vote; the remaining deputy is the speaker of parliament and is excluded from voting.
Yildirim named a new cabinet on May 22 after former prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu`s resignation on May 5.
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