2006 Cypriot legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 21 May 2006.[1] AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 18 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 89.0%.[2]

Quick facts 56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives, First party ...
2006 Cypriot legislative election

 2001
21 May 2006
2011 

56 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Demetris Christofias Nicos Anastasiades Tassos Papadopoulos
Party AKEL DISY DIKO
Last election 34.7%, 20 seats 34.0%, 19 seats 14.8%, 9 seats
Seats won 18 18 11
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 131,066 127,776 75,458
Percentage 31.1% 30.3% 17.9%
Swing Decrease 3.6pp Decrease 3.7pp Increase 3.1pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Yiannakis Omirou Demetris Syllouris George Perdikes
Party EDEK European Party Greens
Last election 6.5%, 4 seats 3.0%, 1 seat[a] 2.0%, 1 seat
Seats won 5 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 37,533 24,196 8,193
Percentage 8.9% 5.8% 2.0%
Swing Increase 2.4pp Increase 2.8pp Steady 0.0pp
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Results

More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Party of Working People131,06631.1318–2
Democratic Rally127,77630.3418–1
Democratic Party 75,45817.9211+2
Movement for Social Democracy37,5338.915+1
European Party24,1965.753+2
Ecological and Environmental Movement8,1931.9510
United Democrats6,5671.560–1
Free Citizens Movement5,1571.220New
European Democracy1,8440.440New
Political Hunting Movement1,1120.260New
LASOK9810.230New
Independents1,2040.2900
Total421,087100.00560
Valid votes421,08794.43
Invalid/blank votes24,8285.57
Total votes445,915100.00
Registered voters/turnout501,02489.00
Source: MOI
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