Northern Cyprus general election, 1976

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

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Rauf Denktaş	National Unity Party	41,242	76.61
Ahmet Berberoglu	Republican Turkish Party	11,739	21.81
Other candidates		850	1.58
Invalid/blank votes		2,887	–
Total		56,718	100
Registered voters/turnout		75,781	78.44
Source: Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann

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
Other parties	11,369	1.50	0
Total	760,039	100	40
Valid votes	51,880	92.07
Invalid/blank votes	4,466	7.93
Total	56,346	100
Registered voters/turnout	75,824	74.31
Source: Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann

References

1. James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p267
2. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p133 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
3. McHale, p107