🗳️ Parliamentary elections 1960

1960-07-31

First elections of the new Republic. Greek (35) and Turkish Cypriot (15) seats were elected separately under plurality bloc voting; the Patriotic Front and AKEL had pre-agreed the split of the Greek-Cypriot seats. Vote counts exceed the electorate because each voter cast multiple votes.

Registered voters

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Turnout

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Valid votes

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Invalid + Blank

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National results

Patriotic Front

60.4%

82,889

30 seats

AKEL

37.7%

51,719

5 seats

Pancyprian Union of Fighters

4.8%

6,608

Independents (G/C)

5.3%

7,229

Cyprus Turkish National Union

68.8%

11,738

15 seats

Independents (T/C)

20.3%

3,460

Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Elections in Europe / parliament.cy