1981 Cypriot legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 24 May 1981. [1] AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 12 of the 35 seats. Voter turnout was 95.7%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Party of Working People 95,36432.7712+3
Democratic Rally 92,88631.9212+12
Democratic Party 56,74919.508–13
Movement for Social Democracy 23,7728.173–1
Pan-Cyprian Fighting Front8,1152.790New
Union of the Centre7,9682.740New
New Democratic Front5,5841.920New
Independents5830.200–1
Total291,021100.00350
Valid votes291,02198.45
Invalid/blank votes4,5811.55
Total votes295,602100.00
Registered voters/turnout308,72995.75
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p442