1981 Cypriot legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 24 May 1981.^[1] AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 12 of the 35 seats. Voter turnout was 95.7%.^[2]

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Party of Working People	95,364	32.77	12	+3
	Democratic Rally	92,886	31.92	12	+12
	Democratic Party	56,749	19.50	8	–13
	Movement for Social Democracy	23,772	8.17	3	–1
	Pan-Cyprian Fighting Front	8,115	2.79	0	New
	Union of the Centre	7,968	2.74	0	New
	New Democratic Front	5,584	1.92	0	New
	Independents	583	0.20	0	–1
Total		291,021	100.00	35	0

Valid votes		291,021	98.45
Invalid/blank votes		4,581	1.55
Total votes		295,602	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		308,729	95.75
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann^[3]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p442
^ Ker-Lindsay, James; Faustmann, Hubert (2009). The Government and Politics of Cyprus. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03911-096-4.

[1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p442

[3] Ker-Lindsay, James; Faustmann, Hubert (2009). The Government and Politics of Cyprus. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03911-096-4.

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