Cypriot legislative election, 1981

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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]

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.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
AKEL 95,36432.812+3
Democratic Rally 92,88631.912+12
Democratic Party 56,74919.58New
Movement for Social Democracy 23,7728.23–1
PAME (Pan-Cyprian Fighting Front)8,1152.80New
Union of the Centre7,9862.70New
New Democratic Front5,5841.90New
Independents5830.20–1
Invalid/blank votes4,581
Total295,602100350
Registered voters/turnout307,72995.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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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