2006 Cypriot legislative election
21 May 2006
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Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 21 May 2006.[1] AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 18 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 89.0%.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Party of Working People | 131,066 | 31.13 | 18 | –2 | |
| Democratic Rally | 127,776 | 30.34 | 18 | –1 | |
| Democratic Party | 75,458 | 17.92 | 11 | +2 | |
| Movement for Social Democracy | 37,533 | 8.91 | 5 | +1 | |
| European Party | 24,196 | 5.75 | 3 | +2 | |
| Ecological and Environmental Movement | 8,193 | 1.95 | 1 | 0 | |
| United Democrats | 6,567 | 1.56 | 0 | –1 | |
| Free Citizens Movement | 5,157 | 1.22 | 0 | New | |
| European Democracy | 1,844 | 0.44 | 0 | New | |
| Political Hunting Movement | 1,112 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| LASOK | 981 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,204 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 421,087 | 100.00 | 56 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 421,087 | 94.43 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,828 | 5.57 | |||
| Total votes | 445,915 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 501,024 | 89.00 | |||
| Source: MOI | |||||
Notes
- ^ As New Horizons
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p443