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6 seats in the European Parliament | ||
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Largest party by district |
An election was held on 6 June 2009 for Members of the European Parliament from Cyprus.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Democratic Rally | 109,209 | 35.65 | 2 | 0 | |
Progressive Party of Working People | 106,922 | 34.90 | 2 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 37,625 | 12.28 | 1 | 0 | |
Movement for Social Democracy | 30,169 | 9.85 | 1 | 1 | |
European Party | 12,630 | 4.12 | 0 | –1 | |
Ecological and Environmental Movement | 4,602 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | |
Cyprus Reconstruction Movement | 1,139 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |
ELAM | 663 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 3,366 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 306,325 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 306,325 | 98.03 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,154 | 1.97 | |||
Total votes | 312,479 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 526,060 | 59.40 | |||
Source: MOI |
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