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Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 26 May 1996. [1] The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally, which won 20 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 92.9%. [2]
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Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 26 May 1996. [1] The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally, which won 20 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 92.9%. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic Rally | 127,380 | 34.47 | 20 | 0 | |
| Progressive Party of Working People | 121,958 | 33.00 | 19 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 60,726 | 16.43 | 10 | –1 | |
| Movement for Social Democracy | 30,033 | 8.13 | 5 | –2 | |
| United Democrats | 13,623 | 3.69 | 2 | New | |
| New Horizons | 6,317 | 1.71 | 0 | New | |
| ADISOK | 5,311 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ecological and Environmental Movement | 3,710 | 1.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 463 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 369,521 | 100.00 | 56 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 369,521 | 96.97 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,530 | 3.03 | |||
| Total votes | 381,051 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 409,996 | 92.94 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Election Resources | |||||
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