1970 Cypriot legislative election explained

Country:Republic of Cyprus
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1960 Cypriot legislative election
Previous Year:1960
Next Election:1976 Cypriot legislative election
Next Year:1976
Seats For Election:35 of 50 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout:75.85% (1.68pp)
Image1: AKEL
Leader1:Ezekias Papaioannou
Party1:Progressive Party of Working People
Last Election1:5 seats, 37.71%
Seats1:9
Seat Change1: 4
Swing1: 2.04 pp
Popular Vote1:79,666
Percentage1:35.67%
Leader2:Glafkos Clerides
Party2:Eniaion
Last Election2:New
Seats2:15
Seat Change2:New
Swing2:New
Popular Vote2:51,082
Percentage2:22.87%
Image3: PM
Leader3:Odysseus Ioannidis
Party3:Progressive Front
Last Election3:New
Seats3:7
Seat Change3:New
Swing3:New
Popular Vote3:35,783
Percentage3:16.02
Leader4:Vassos Lyssarides
Party4:EDEK
Last Election4:New
Seats4:2
Seat Change4:New
Swing4:New
Popular Vote4:26,908
Percentage4:12.05%
Image5: DEK
Leader5:Takis Evdokas
Party5:Democratic National Party (Cyprus)
Last Election5:New
Seats5:0
Seat Change5:New
Swing5:New
Popular Vote5:19,655
Percentage5:8.80%
President of the House of Representatives
Before Election:Glafcos Clerides
After Election:Glafcos Clerides

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 5 July 1970.[1] Out of the 50 available seats, 35 were filled through elections within the Greek community, while the remaining 15 were designated for the Turkish community. The Turkish community did not take part in this particular election.[2] The result was a victory for Eniaion, which won 15 of the 35 seats despite AKEL receiving a far larger share of the vote.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Web site: Cyprus. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 28 August 2023.