| Country: | Northern Cyprus |
| Previous Election: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | 23 January 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Party1: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| Leader1: | Faiz Sucuoğlu |
| Percentage1: | 39.54 |
| Seats1: | 24 |
| Last Election1: | 21 |
| Party2: | Republican Turkish Party |
| Leader2: | Tufan Erhürman |
| Percentage2: | 32.04 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Last Election2: | 12 |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| Percentage3: | 7.41 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Last Election3: | 3 |
| Party4: | People's Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| Leader4: | Kudret Özersay |
| Percentage4: | 6.68 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Last Election4: | 9 |
| Party5: | Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| Leader5: | Erhan Arıklı |
| Percentage5: | 6.39 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Map: | 2022 Northern Cyprus parliamentary election map.svg |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Faiz Sucuoğlu |
| Before Party: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) |
| After Election: | Faiz Sucuoğlu |
| After Party: | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) |
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 23 January 2022.[1] Going into the election, the government was led by Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu of the National Unity Party (UBP). The Sucuoğlu cabinet, was formed in November 2021 and was a minority coalition government of the National Unity Party (UBP) and the Democratic Party (DP). It functioned as a caretaker government until the snap election.[2]
The National Unity Party won 24 seats, gaining three compared to the previous elections in 2018. The main opposition party, the Republican Turkish Party won 18 seats, gaining six. Three other parties won seats; the Democratic Party and the People's Party both won three seats, while the Rebirth Party won two. The Communal Democracy Party lost all the seats it held.[3]
The fifty members of the Assembly were elected by proportional representation in six multi-member constituencies with an electoral threshold of 5%. Voters can vote for either a party list or individual candidates. If they choose the latter, they may cast as many votes as there are seats in each constituency. Voters are not limited to their constituency if they wish to vote for individual candidates; they may vote for candidates in any constituency so long as the total number of votes cast is between 24 and 50.[4] [5]
| District | UBP | CTP | DP | HP | YDP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazimağusa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Girne | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Güzelyurt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| İskele | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lefke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lefkoşa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| align=left colspan=10 | Source: Yeniduzen |
On 8 February President Ersin Tatar gave Faiz Sucuoğlu the task of forming a government, for which he had fifteen days to do so.[6] On 19 February Sucuoğlu stated an agreement had been reached to form a UBP–DP–YDP coalition government. The government will consist of eight ministers from the UBP, while the DP and YDP will have one each.[7] He presented his cabinet list to the president on 21 February.[8]
On 3 March the Assembly approved the government by a vote of 29–20, with one CTP member absent.[9]