1981 Northern Cypriot general election

General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 June 1981.[1] Rauf Denktaş was re-elected President, whilst his National Unity Party remained the largest party in the National Council, although it lost its majority.

1981 Northern Cypriot general election
28 June 1981
Turnout88.62%
Presidential election
 
Candidate Rauf Denktaş Ziya Rızkı Özker Özgür
Party UBP TKP CTP
Popular vote 36,386 21,483 8,958
Percentage 51.71% 30.53% 12.73%
President before election

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

 President-elect

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

Parliamentary election
40 seats in the National Council
21 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
UBP Mustafa Çağatay 42.53% 18 -12
TKP Alpay Durduran 28.53% 13 +7
CTP Özker Özgür 15.05% 5 +3
DHP Nejat Konuk 8.09% 3 New
TBP İsmail Tezer 5.51% 1 New
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Mustafa Çağatay
UBP		 Nejat Konuk
DHP
Politics of Northern Cyprus
Constitution
Executive
List of cabinets of Northern Cyprus
Legislature
Assembly of the Republic
Speaker
Teberrüken Uluçay
Political parties
Elections
Administrative divisions
  • First level: Six districts
  • Second level: Twelve sub-districts
  • Third level: Twenty-eight municipalities
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions of / in Northern Cyprus

Results

President

Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.[2]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rauf DenktaşNational Unity Party36,38651.71
Ziya RızkıCommunal Liberation Party21,48330.53
Özker ÖzgürRepublican Turkish Party8,95812.73
Hüsamettin TanyarDemocratic People's Party3,3544.77
Servet DedeçayIndependent1800.26
Total70,361100.00
Valid votes70,36193.75
Invalid/blank votes4,6906.25
Total votes75,051100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,69388.62
Source: YSK

National Council
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Unity Party431,73242.5318–12
Communal Liberation Party289,55528.5313+7
Republican Turkish Party152,80515.055+3
Democratic People's Party82,1308.093New
Turkish Union Party55,8955.511New
National Goal Party1,5440.150New
Social Justice Party9900.100New
Independents4150.040New
Total1,015,066100.00400
Valid votes68,52491.27
Invalid/blank votes6,5578.73
Total votes75,081100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,72188.62
Source: YSK

References
  1. James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p167
  2. Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, pp118–129 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
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