1976 Northern Cypriot general election
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Presidential election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 74.84% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All 40 seats in the National Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 74.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Constitution |
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General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976.[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.[2]
Background
[edit]The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. A referendum in June 1975 approved a new constitution,[3] which provided for a presidential republic with a 40-seat unicameral National Council.
Results
[edit]President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rauf Denktaş | National Unity Party | 41,242 | 76.61 | |
Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu | Republican Turkish Party | 11,739 | 21.81 | |
Mustafa Lusignan | Independent | 427 | 0.79 | |
Servet Dedeçay | Independent | 423 | 0.79 | |
Total | 53,831 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 53,831 | 94.91 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,887 | 5.09 | ||
Total votes | 56,718 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 75,781 | 74.84 | ||
Source: YSK |
National Council
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Unity Party | 408,380 | 53.73 | 30 | |
Communal Liberation Party | 153,393 | 20.18 | 6 | |
Republican Turkish Party | 97,637 | 12.85 | 2 | |
Populist Party | 89,260 | 11.74 | 2 | |
Independents | 11,369 | 1.50 | 0 | |
Total | 760,039 | 100.00 | 40 | |
Valid votes | 51,880 | 92.07 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,466 | 7.93 | ||
Total votes | 56,346 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 75,824 | 74.31 | ||
Source: YSK |
References
[edit]- ^ James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p267
- ^ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p133 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
- ^ McHale, p107