2006 Cypriot legislative election

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2006 Cypriot legislative election
Flag of Cyprus.svg
  2001 21 May 2006 2011  

56 of 80 seats in the House of Representatives
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Dimitris Christofias.jpg Nicos Anastasiades at EPP HQ.jpg Tassos Papadopoulos.jpg
Leader Demetris Christofias Nicos Anastasiades Tassos Papadopoulos
Party AKEL DISY DIKO
Leader since198819972000
Last election20 seats, 34.7%19 seats, 34.0%9 seats, 14.8%
Seats won181811
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote131,066127,77675,458
Percentage31.1%30.3%17.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.6%Decrease2.svg 3.7%Increase2.svg 3.1%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Iannakis Omiru.jpg Dimitris Syllouris - 2017 (37947273235) (cropped).jpg Noimage.png
Leader Yiannakis Omirou Demetris Syllouris George Perdikes
Party EDEK European Party Greens
Leader since200120061996
Last election4 seats, 6.5%3.0%, 1 seat [a] 1 seat, 2.0%
Seats won531
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote37,53324,1968,193
Percentage8.9%5.8%2.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.4%Increase2.svg 2.8%Steady2.svg 0.0%

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 21 May 2006. [1] AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 18 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 89.0%. [2]

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Party of Working People 131,06631.1318–2
Democratic Rally 127,77630.3418–1
Democratic Party  75,45817.9211+2
Movement for Social Democracy 37,5338.915+1
European Party 24,1965.753+2
Ecological and Environmental Movement 8,1931.9510
United Democrats 6,5671.560–1
Free Citizens Movement5,1571.220New
European Democracy 1,8440.440New
Political Hunting Movement1,1120.260New
LASOK 9810.230New
Independents1,2040.2900
Total421,087100.00560
Valid votes421,08794.43
Invalid/blank votes24,8285.57
Total votes445,915100.00
Registered voters/turnout501,02489.00
Source: MOI

Notes

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p443