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.
1981 Northern Cypriot general election|
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| Turnout | 88.62% |
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Presidential election |
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Parliamentary election |
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40 seats in the National Council
21 seats needed for a majority |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| National Unity Party | 431,732 | 42.53 | 18 | –12 |
| Communal Liberation Party | 289,555 | 28.53 | 13 | +7 |
| Republican Turkish Party | 152,805 | 15.05 | 5 | +3 |
| Democratic People's Party | 82,130 | 8.09 | 3 | New |
| Turkish Union Party | 55,895 | 5.51 | 1 | New |
| National Goal Party | 1,544 | 0.15 | 0 | New |
| Social Justice Party | 990 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 415 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Total | 1,015,066 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 68,524 | 91.27 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 6,557 | 8.73 | |
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| Total votes | 75,081 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 84,721 | 88.62 | |
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| Source: YSK |
- ^ 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 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
