Cyprus 2001 legislative election
What was the result of the 2001 legislative election in Cyprus?
Progressive Party of Working People won 20 of 56 seats with 34.7% of the vote. 91.8% 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 : Progressive Party of Working People won 20 of 56 seats with 34.7% of the vote; 91.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.2 points on 1996.
- Progressive Party of Working People 20 +1 seat 34.7% +1.7 points
- Democratic Rally 19 −1 seat 34.0% −0.5 points
- Democratic Party 9 −1 seat 14.8% −1.6 points
- EDEK Socialist Party 4 −1 seat 6.5% −1.6 points
- New Horizons 1 +1 seat 3.0% +1.3 points
- United Democrats 1 −1 seat 2.6% −1.1 points
- Fighting Democratic Movement 1 2.2%
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation 1 +1 seat 2.0% +1.0 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Cyprus 1996 legislative election, party by party.
- Progressive Party of Working People20
- Democratic Rally19
- Democratic Party9
- EDEK Socialist Party4
- Fighting Democratic Movement1
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation1
- New Horizons1
- United Democrats1
Key numbers
34.7%
Share of the vote won by Progressive Party of Working People
Progressive Party of Working People won 20 of 56 seats. A majority needs 29.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Progressive Party of Working People
The largest gain in seats compared with 1996. Democratic Party lost 1 seat.
91.8%
Voter turnout
Down 1.2 points on 1996.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Party of Working People | 20 | +1 | 34.7 | +1.7 | 142,648 |
| Democratic Rally | 19 | −1 | 34.0 | −0.5 | 139,721 |
| Democratic Party | 9 | −1 | 14.8 | −1.6 | 60,986 |
| EDEK Socialist Party | 4 | −1 | 6.5 | −1.6 | 26,767 |
| New Horizons | 1 | +1 | 3.0 | +1.3 | 12,333 |
| United Democrats | 1 | −1 | 2.6 | −1.1 | 10,635 |
| Fighting Democratic Movement | 1 | 2.2 | 8,860 | ||
| Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation | 1 | +1 | 2.0 | +1.0 | 8,129 |
± is the change against the Cyprus 1996 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Progressive Party of Working People 142,648
- Democratic Rally 139,721
- Democratic Party 60,986
- EDEK Socialist Party 26,767
- New Horizons 12,333
- United Democrats 10,635
- Fighting Democratic Movement 8,860
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation 8,129
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?
91.8% of the 467,543 registered voters cast a ballot (428,981 ballots), down 1.2 points on 1996. 410,987 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1976 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Progressive Party of Working People34.7% of votes35.7% of seats
- Democratic Rally34.0% of votes33.9% of seats
- Democratic Party14.8% of votes16.1% of seats
- EDEK Socialist Party6.5% of votes7.1% of seats
- New Horizons3.0% of votes1.8% of seats
- United Democrats2.6% of votes1.8% of seats
- Fighting Democratic Movement2.2% of votes1.8% of seats
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation2.0% of votes1.8% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Progressive Party of Working People led Democratic Rally by 0.7 points of the vote.
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