Northern Cyprus general election, 1981

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General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 June 1981.[1] Rauf Denktaş was re-elected President, whilst his National Unity Party remained the largest party in the National Council, although it lost its majority.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Rauf DenktaşNational Unity Party36,38651.71
Ziya RizkiCommunal Liberation Party21,48330.53
Özker ÖzgürRepublican Turkish Party8,95812.73
Husamettin TanyarDemocratic People's Party3,3544.77
Other candidates1800.16
Invalid/blank votes4,690–
Total75,051100
Registered voters/turnout84,69388.62
Source: Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann

Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.[2]

National Council

Party Votes % Seats +/–
National Unity Party431,73242.5318–12
Communal Liberation Party289,55528.5313+7
Republican Turkish Party152,80515.055+3
Democratic People's Party82,1308.093New
Turkish Union Party55,8955.511New
National Goal Party2,9850.290New
Social Justice Party0New
Total1,015,066100400
Valid votes68,52491.21
Invalid/blank votes6,5578.79
Total75,081100
Registered voters/turnout84,72188.68
Source: Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann

References

  1. ↑ James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p167
  2. ↑ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, pp118–129 ISBN 0-313-23804-9