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Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 December 1998. [1] The National Unity Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 24 of the 50 seats. [1]
At the time of the election, Northern Cyprus was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members of the Assembly by proportional representation. [1] Voters could cast as many votes in their district as there were seats. [1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| National Unity Party | 440,626 | 40.39 | 24 | +8 | |
| Democratic Party | 246,602 | 22.60 | 13 | –3 | |
| Communal Liberation Party | 167,123 | 15.32 | 7 | +2 | |
| Republican Turkish Party | 145,874 | 13.37 | 6 | –7 | |
| National Rebirth Party | 49,511 | 4.54 | 0 | New | |
| Patriotic Peace Movement | 27,467 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Our Party | 13,487 | 1.24 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 296 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,090,986 | 100.00 | 50 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 99,568 | 93.64 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,763 | 6.36 | |||
| Total votes | 106,331 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 120,758 | 88.05 | |||
| Source: YSK | |||||
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