| Country: | Northern Cyprus |
| Previous Election: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2009 |
| Election Date: | 20 February 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Party1: | Republican Turkish Party |
| Leader1: | Mehmet Ali Talat |
| Percentage1: | 44.51 |
| Seats1: | 24 |
| Last Election1: | 19 |
| Party2: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| Leader2: | Derviş Eroğlu |
| Percentage2: | 31.67 |
| Seats2: | 19 |
| Last Election2: | 18 |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| Leader3: | Serdar Denktaş |
| Percentage3: | 13.47 |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Last Election3: | 7 |
| Party4: | BDH |
| Colour4: |
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| Leader4: | Mustafa Akıncı |
| Percentage4: | 5.84 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Last Election4: | 6 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Mehmet Ali Talat |
| Before Party: | Republican Turkish Party |
| After Election: | Mehmet Ali Talat |
| After Party: | Republican Turkish Party |
Early parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 February 2005, after the coalition government led by Mehmet Ali Talat lost its majority in the House of Representatives. The vote was a resounding victory for Mehmet Ali Talat's CTP-United Forces alliance, although it fell just short of a majority. The UBP, Democratic Party and BDH also crossed the 5% election threshold and won seats in the House.
The House had 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigated proportional representation. Under North Cyprus law, a party had to receive 5% of the total vote to get any seats in parliament.
Talat became Prime Minister, leading a coalition of the CTP and DP.
A by-election was held on 25 June 2006 to fill the positions left vacant by the death of Salih Miroğlu (UBP general secretary) and the election of Talat as president. The two parliamentary seats in contention were in Lefkoşa and Kyrenia.[1] This by-election was held together with municipal elections, and the United States Department of State reported that both "were generally free and fair".[2] Of the two vacant seats, one was held by the National Unity Party, the other by the CTP. The two elected candidates were Gülboy Beydağlı and Özkan Yorgancıoğlu, both of which belong to the CTP.[3] The latter thus increased its representation in the Assembly from 24 to 25 seats. The ruling coalition of the CTP and DP had difficulty forming a government after this by-election. When three deputies (two from the National Unity Party and one from the Democratic Party) resigned to form the new, progovernment Freedom and Reform Party in September, the coalition collapsed and Serdar Denktaş quit the government.[4] The CTP then formed a coalition government with the newly formed Freedom and Reform Party, in which it was the biggest partner, holding seven ministries.[5]