1981 Northern Cypriot general election explained
| Election Name: | 1981 Northern Cypriot general election |
| Country: | Northern Cyprus |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 28 June 1981 |
| Turnout: | 88.62% |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Previous Election: | 1976 Northern Cypriot general election | | Previous Year: | 1976 | | Next Election: | 1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election | | Next Year: | 1985 | | Candidate1: | Rauf Denktaş | | Party1: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) | | Popular Vote1: | 36,386 | | Percentage1: | 51.71% | | Candidate2: | Ziya Rızkı | | Colour2: | D11F1F | | Party2: | TKP | | Popular Vote2: | 21,483 | | Percentage2: | 30.53% | | Candidate3: | Özker Özgür | | Party3: | Republican Turkish Party | | Popular Vote3: | 8,958 | | Percentage3: | 12.73% | | President | | Before Election: | Rauf Denktaş | | Before Party: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) | | Posttitle: | President-elect | | After Election: | Rauf Denktaş | | After Party: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Parliamentary election | | Previous Election: | 1976 | | Next Election: | 1985 | | Seats For Election: | 40 seats in the National Council | | Majority Seats: | 21 | | Leader1: | Mustafa Çağatay | | Party1: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) | | Percentage1: | 42.53% | | Last Election1: | 30 | | Seats1: | 18 | | Leader2: | Alpay Durduran | | Colour2: | - D11F1F
| | Party2: | TKP | | Percentage2: | 28.53% | | Last Election2: | 6 | | Seats2: | 13 | | Leader3: | Özker Özgür | | Party3: | Republican Turkish Party | | Percentage3: | 15.05% | | Last Election3: | 2 | | Seats3: | 5 | | Leader4: | Nejat Konuk | | Colour4: | - FFCE00
| | Party4: | DHP | | Percentage4: | 8.09% | | Last Election4: | new | | Seats4: | 3 | | Leader5: | İsmail Tezer | | Colour5: | - 57A5D8
| | Party5: | TBP | | Percentage5: | 5.51% | | Last Election5: | new | | Seats5: | 1 | | Prime Minister | | Before Election: | Mustafa Çağatay | | Before Party: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) | | After Election: | Nejat Konuk | | After Party: | DHP |
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General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 June 1981.[1] 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
President
Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.[2]
National Council
Notes and References
- 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
