1981 Northern Cypriot general election

28 June 1981

Turnout

88.62%

Presidential election

← 1976 1985 →

President before election

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

President-elect

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

Parliamentary election

← 1976 1985 →

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

	Leader	Vote %	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

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Mustafa Çağatay UBP	Nejat Konuk DHP

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

Results

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


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rauf Denktaş	National Unity Party	36,386	51.71
	Ziya Rızkı	Communal Liberation Party	21,483	30.53
	Özker Özgür	Republican Turkish Party	8,958	12.73
	Hüsamettin Tanyar	Democratic People's Party	3,354	4.77
	Servet Dedeçay	Independent	180	0.26
Total			70,361	100.00

Valid votes			70,361	93.75
Invalid/blank votes			4,690	6.25
Total votes			75,051	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			84,693	88.62
Source: YSK


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Unity Party	431,732	42.53	18	–12
	Communal Liberation Party	289,555	28.53	13	+7
	Republican Turkish Party	152,805	15.05	5	+3
	Democratic People's Party	82,130	8.09	3	New
	Turkish Union Party	55,895	5.51	1	New
	National Goal Party	1,544	0.15	0	New
	Social Justice Party	990	0.10	0	New
	Independents	415	0.04	0	New
Total		1,015,066	100.00	40	0

Valid votes		68,524	91.27
Invalid/blank votes		6,557	8.73
Total votes		75,081	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		84,721	88.62
Source: YSK

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

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See also: Elections and referendums in Cyprus