Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 26 May 1996.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally, which won 20 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 92.9%.[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Democratic Rally | 127,380 | 34.47 | 20 | 0 |
| Progressive Party of Working People | 121,958 | 33.00 | 19 | +1 |
| Democratic Party | 60,726 | 16.43 | 10 | –1 |
| Movement for Social Democracy | 30,033 | 8.13 | 5 | –2 |
| United Democrats | 13,623 | 3.69 | 2 | New |
| New Horizons | 6,317 | 1.71 | 0 | New |
| ADISOK | 5,311 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecological and Environmental Movement | 3,710 | 1.00 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 463 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 369,521 | 100.00 | 56 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 369,521 | 96.97 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 11,530 | 3.03 | |
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| Total votes | 381,051 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 409,996 | 92.94 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Election Resources |
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