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1976 Northern Cypriot general election
Presidential election
Turnout 74.84%
Parliamentary election
All 40 seats in the
National Council 21 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 74.31
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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
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
President
National Council
Party Votes % Seats
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
^ 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