2014 European Parliament election in Cyprus
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Cyprus's component of the 2014 European Parliament election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2014.[2]
In total, 6 Members of the European Parliament were elected from Cyprus.[2]
Parties
[edit]Ten parties or coalitions contested the European Parliament election in Cyprus:[3]
- AKEL – Left – New Forces (Progressive Party of Working People)
- Democratic Party (DIKO)
- Democratic Rally (DISY) (in coalition with European Party (EVROKO))
- National Popular Front (ELAM)
- Citizens' Alliance
- EDEK Movement for Social Democracy – Green Party (coalition)
- Action (D.R.A.Sy-Eylem)
- Animal Party Cyprus
- Message of Hope
- Cyprus Socialist Party[4]
There were also eight independent candidates.[5]
Opinion polls
[edit]| Date(s) conducted |
Polling organisation/client | Sample size | DISY-EVROKO | AKEL | DIKO | EDEK-KOP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2014 | ANT1 TV | 25% | 16% | 8% | 5% | 9% over AKEL | ||
| 12 April 2014 | CyBC | 35% | 22% | 11% | 8% | 13% over AKEL |
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Rally–European Party | 97,732 | 37.75 | 2 | 0 | |
| AKEL–Left–New Forces | 69,852 | 26.98 | 2 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 28,044 | 10.83 | 1 | 0 | |
| EDEK–Green Party | 19,894 | 7.68 | 1 | 0 | |
| Citizens' Alliance | 17,549 | 6.78 | 0 | New | |
| Message of Hope | 9,907 | 3.83 | 0 | New | |
| ELAM | 6,957 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Animal Party Cyprus | 2,288 | 0.88 | 0 | New | |
| Action | 2,220 | 0.86 | 0 | New | |
| Cyprus Socialist Party | 278 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 4,193 | 1.62 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 258,914 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 258,914 | 97.01 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,977 | 2.99 | |||
| Total votes | 266,891 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 606,916 | 43.97 | |||
| Source: MOI | |||||
Elected MEPs
[edit]The following candidates were elected:
- Democratic Rally – European Party coalition – Eleni Theocharous and Christos Stylianides
- AKEL – Left – New Forces – Takis Hadjigeorgiou and Neoklis Sylikiotis
- Democratic Party – Costas Mavrides
- EDEK – Green Party coalition – Dimitris Papadakis[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2014 European elections - Results by country - Cyprus - European Parliament".
- ^ a b "Announcements for EP election candidates on Friday". Cyprus Mail. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Psillides, Constantinos (3 May 2014). "Update: 61 candidates to contest 6 MEP seats". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "European Elections 2014". www.euroelections2014.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
- ^ "European Elections 2014". www.euroelections2014.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
- ^ "European Elections 2014". www.euroelections2014.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
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