Cypriot legislative election, 2006

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Cypriot legislative election, 2006
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56 of 80 seats in the House of Representatives

  First party Second party Third party
  Dimitris Christofias.jpg ANASTASIADES Nicos.jpg Tassos Papadopoulos.jpg
Leader Demetris Christofias Nicos Anastasiades Tassos Papadopoulos
Party AKEL DISY DIKO
Leader since 1988 1997 2000
Last election 20 seats, 34.7% 19 seats, 34.0% 9 seats, 14.8%
Seats won18 18 11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote131,066 127,776 75,458
Percentage31.1% 30.3% 17.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.6%Decrease2.svg 3.7%Increase2.svg 3.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Iannakis Omiru.jpg Dimitris Syllouris - 2017 (37947273235) (cropped).jpg Male portrait placeholder cropped.jpg
Leader Yiannakis Omirou Demetris Syllouris George Perdikes
Party EDEK European Party Greens
Leader since 2001 2006 1996
Last election 4 seats, 6.5% 4 seats, 5.2% [lower-alpha 1] 1 seat, 2.0%
Seats won 5 3 1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote 37,533 24,196 8,193
Percentage 8.9% 5.8% 2.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.4%Increase2.svg 0.6%Steady2.svg 0.0%
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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]

Cyprus Island country in Mediterranean

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.

Progressive Party of Working People political party

The Progressive Party of Working People is a Marxist–Leninist, communist political party in Cyprus.

Democratic Rally political party

The Democratic Rally, is a conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Cyprus led by Averof Neofytou. The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafcos Clerides. Clerides served as the president of Cyprus from 1993 until 2003.

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Results

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PartiesVotes%±pp Seats+/–
Progressive Party of Working People (Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou) 131,066 31.13 -3.6 18 -2
Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos) 127,776 30.34 -3.7 18 -1
Democratic Party (Dimokratiko Komma) 75,458 17.92 +3.1 11 +2
Movement for Social Democracy (Kinima Sosialdimokraton) 37,533 8.91 +2.4 5 +1
European Party (Evropaiko Komma) 24,196 5.75new 3 -1 [lower-alpha 1]
Ecological and Environmental Movement (Kinima Ikologon Perivallontiston) 8,193 1.95 -0.0 1 ±0
United Democrats (Enomeni Dimokrates) 6,567 1.56 -1.0 0 -1
Free Citizens Movement (Kinima Eleftheri Polites) 5,157 1.22new 0 ±0
European Democracy (Evropaiki Dimokratia) 1,844 0.44new 0 ±0
Political Hunting Movement (Politiko Kinima Kinigon) 1,112 0.26new 0 ±0
Popular Socialist Movement (Laiko Sosialistiko Kinima) 981 0.23new 0 ±0
Independents 1204 0.29 — 0 —
Reserved seats for minorities–––30
Valid votes 421,08794.43–590
Invalid votes14,7243.30–––
Blank votes10,1042.27–––
Voted/turnout445,91589.00–3.0--
Absenteeism55,10911.00+3.0––
Registered voters 501,024--––
Sources: results.elections.moi.gov.cy

Notes

  1. 1 2 The European Party had been formed by four MPs during the previous parliamentary term and this election saw it lose a seat. [3]

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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, p443
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p444
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