1976 Northern Cypriot general election

20 June 1976

1981 →

Presidential election

Turnout

74.84%


Candidate	Rauf Denktaş	Ahmet Berberoğlu
Party	UBP	CTP
Popular vote	41,242	11,739
Percentage	76.61%	21.81%

President-elect

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

Parliamentary election

All 40 seats in the National Council
21 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

74.31

Party	Leader	%	Seats
UBP	Rauf Denktaş	53.73	30
TKP	Alpay Durduran	20.18	6
CTP	Ahmet Berberoğlu	12.85	2
Populist	Alper Orhon	11.74%	2

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Rauf Denktaş UBP	Nejat Konuk UBP

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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]

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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 Mithat Berberoğlu	Republican Turkish Party	11,739	21.81
	Mustafa Lusignan	Independent	427	0.79
	Servet Dedeçay	Independent	423	0.79
Total			53,831	100.00

Valid votes			53,831	94.91
Invalid/blank votes			2,887	5.09
Total votes			56,718	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			75,781	74.84
Source: YSK

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
	Independents	11,369	1.50	0
Total		760,039	100.00	40

Valid votes		51,880	92.07
Invalid/blank votes		4,466	7.93
Total votes		56,346	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		75,824	74.31
Source: YSK

References

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

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Presidential elections	1976 1981 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 <i>2025</i>
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By-elections	1991 2006 2010 2023
Local elections	1976 1980 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2013 2014 2018 2022
Referendums	1975 1985 2004 2014 2020
See also: Elections and referendums in Cyprus

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