Northern Cyprus presidential election, 1985

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Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 9 June 1985.[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was re-elected with over 70% of the vote.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Rauf DenktaşNational Unity Party55,34970.22
Özker ÖzgürRepublican Turkish Party14,41218.28
Alpay DurduranCommunal Liberation Party7,5209.54
Other candidates1,5451.96
Invalid/blank votes2,002–
Total80,828100
Registered voters/turnout94,27785.73
Source: Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p32
  2. ↑ James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p267