Cyprus 2011 legislative election
What was the result of the 2011 legislative election in Cyprus?
Democratic Rally won 20 of 56 seats with 34.3% of the vote. 78.7% 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 Rally won 20 of 56 seats with 34.3% of the vote; 78.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 10.3 points on 2006.
- Democratic Rally 20 +2 seats 34.3% +3.9 points
- Progressive Party of Working People 19 +1 seat 32.7% +1.5 points
- Democratic Party 9 −2 seats 15.8% −2.2 points
- EDEK Socialist Party 5 0 seats 8.9% 0.0 points
- European Party 2 −1 seat 3.9% −1.9 points
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation 1 0 seats 2.2% +0.3 points
- ELAM 0 1.1%
- 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 2006 legislative election, party by party.
- Democratic Rally20
- Progressive Party of Working People19
- Democratic Party9
- EDEK Socialist Party5
- European Party2
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation1
Key numbers
34.3%
Share of the vote won by Democratic Rally
Democratic Rally won 20 of 56 seats. A majority needs 29.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Democratic Rally
The largest gain in seats compared with 2006. Democratic Party lost 2 seats.
78.7%
Voter turnout
Down 10.3 points on 2006.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Rally | 20 | +2 | 34.3 | +3.9 | 138,682 |
| Progressive Party of Working People | 19 | +1 | 32.7 | +1.5 | 132,171 |
| Democratic Party | 9 | −2 | 15.8 | −2.2 | 63,763 |
| EDEK Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 36,113 |
| European Party | 2 | −1 | 3.9 | −1.9 | 15,711 |
| Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | +0.3 | 8,960 |
| ELAM | 0 | 1.1 | 4,354 |
± is the change against the Cyprus 2006 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Democratic Rally 138,682
- Progressive Party of Working People 132,171
- Democratic Party 63,763
- EDEK Socialist Party 36,113
- European Party 15,711
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation 8,960
- ELAM 4,354
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?
78.7% of the 531,463 registered voters cast a ballot (418,247 ballots), down 10.3 points on 2006. 404,577 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1976.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Democratic Rally34.3% of votes35.7% of seats
- Progressive Party of Working People32.7% of votes33.9% of seats
- Democratic Party15.8% of votes16.1% of seats
- EDEK Socialist Party8.9% of votes8.9% of seats
- European Party3.9% of votes3.6% of seats
- Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation2.2% 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 3.9 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Democratic Rally led Progressive Party of Working People by 1.6 points of the vote.
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