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Cyprus 1976 legislative election

What was the result of the 1976 legislative election in Cyprus?

Democratic Party won 21 of 35 seats with 71.2% of the vote. 85.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Cyprus
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Democratic Party won 21 of 35 seats with 71.2% of the vote; 85.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Democratic Party 21 71.2%
  • Democratic Rally 0 27.6%
  • Progressive Party of Working People 9
  • EDEK Socialist Party 4
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
18 of 35 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 71.2%

    Share of the vote won by Democratic Party

    Democratic Party won 21 of 35 seats. A majority needs 18.

  2. 85.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Democratic Party2171.2163,207
Democratic Rally027.663,266
Independents11.22,751
Progressive Party of Working People9
EDEK Socialist Party4
Votes by party
  • Democratic Party 163,207
  • Democratic Rally 63,266
  • Independents 2,751
  • Progressive Party of Working People
  • EDEK Socialist Party

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

85.3% of the 272,898 registered voters cast a ballot (232,765 ballots). 229,224 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Democratic Party71.2% of votes60.0% of seats
  • Democratic Rally27.6% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 29.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 1.7 by votes and 2.3 by seats; Democratic Party led Democratic Rally by 43.6 points of the vote.

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