European Parliament election, 2004 (Cyprus)
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Elections to the European Parliament were held in Cyprus on June 13, 2004. This was the first time Cypriot voters had elected members of the European Parliament.They were election of the six deputies who would be representing the Republic of Cyprus at the European Parliament. The number of registered voters was 483,311 – out of which 503 were Turkish Cypriots and 2054 EU nationals – while the total number of people who voted was 350.387 or 72,50% of the registered voters. The number of polling stations was 1077, allocated to each polling district in the following manner: Nicosia 416, Limassol 323, Famagusta (free area) 50, Larnaca 169 and Paphos 119.
The six seats were contested by 59 candidates, belonging to parties or party coalitions or running as individuals. The conservative Democratic Rally and the left-wing Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) achieved the largest shares of the vote.
[edit] Results
Registered voters: 483,311 Votes cast: 350,387 72.5 Invalid votes: 16,119 4.6 Valid votes: 334,268 95.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Democratic Rally (DISY) 94,355 28.2 2 Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) 93,212 27.9 2 Democratic Party (DIKO) 57,121 17.1 1 For Europe (GTE) 36,112 10.8 1 Others 53,468 16.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 334,268 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See also: MEPs for Cyprus 2004-2009
