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1976 Northern Cypriot general election
Presidential election
Turnout 74.84%
Parliamentary election
National Council Turnout 74.31
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976.[ 1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President , with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council .[ 2]
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. A referendum in June 1975 approved a new constitution ,[ 3]
Party Votes % Seats National Unity Party 408,380 53.73 30 Communal Liberation Party 153,393 20.18 6 Republican Turkish Party 97,637 12.85 2 Populist Party 89,260 11.74 2 Independents 11,369 1.50 0 Total 760,039 100.00 40 Valid votes 51,880 92.07 Invalid/blank votes 4,466 7.93 Total votes 56,346 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 75,824 74.31 Source: YSK
^ James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus , Peter Lang, p267
^ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe , Greenwood Press, p133 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
^ McHale, p107
