🗳️ Parliamentary elections 1970

1970-07-05

First elections after the 1963-64 intercommunal crisis; the 15 Turkish-Cypriot seats remained vacant. Under bloc voting, Eniaion won 15 seats with fewer votes than AKEL's 9.

Registered voters

263,875

Turnout

75.8%

200,141 votes

Valid votes

195,737

Invalid + Blank

4,404

National results

AKEL

35.7%

79,666

9 seats

Eniaion (Unified Party)

22.9%

51,082

15 seats

Progressive Front

16.0%

35,783

7 seats

EDEK

12.1%

26,908

2 seats

Democratic National Party

8.8%

19,655

Independents

4.6%

10,256

2 seats

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