2021 Cypriot legislative election Turnout 65.72% ( 1.02 pp )
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Averof Neophytou
Andros Kyprianou
Nikolas Papadopoulos
Party
DISY
AKEL
DIKO
Leader since
2013
2009
2013
Last election
18 seats, 30.7%
16 seats, 25.7%
9 seats, 14.5%
Seats won
17
15
9
Seat change
1
1
0
Popular vote
107,825
79,913
40,395
Percentage
27.77%
22.34%
11.29
Swing
3.6pp
3.4pp
3.2pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
ELAM
EDEK-SYPOL
Leader
Christos Christou
Marinos Sizopoulos
Marios Garoyian
Party
ELAM
Movement for Social Democracy - Citizens' Alliance
DIPA
Leader since
2008
2015
2016
Last election
3 seats, 3.7%
EDEK: 3 seats, 6.2% SYPOL: 3 seats, 6.0%
New Party
Seats won
4
4
4
Seat change
2
2
New Party
Popular vote
24,255
24,022
21,832
Percentage
6.78%
6.72%
6.10%
Swing
3pp
New Party
Seventh party
KOSP
Leader
Charalambos Theopemptou
Party
KOSP
Leader since
2020
Last election
2 seat, 4.8%
Seats won
3
Seat change
1
Popular vote
15,762
Percentage
4.41%
Swing
2.6pp
Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 30 May 2021 to elect 56 of the 80 Members of the House of Representatives .[1]
Electoral system [ ]
The 80 members of the House of Representatives are elected from six multi-member constituencies, with the number of seats allocated according to the population of each area. Of the 80, 56 are elected by Greek Cypriots and 24 by Turkish Cypriots . However, since 1964, the Turkish Cypriot seats are unfilled and the House of Representatives has de facto had 56 seats since its enlargement in the 1980s.
The elections are held using open list proportional representation ; voters vote for a party and can then cast one preferential vote for a candidate on their party's list for every four seats available in their constituency (party leaders or other candidates heading coalitions are not required to receive preferential votes to be elected). Seats are allocated using the Hare quota , with any remaining seats allocated to lists that won at least one seat or parties that received at least 3.6% of the vote.[2]
Parties [ ]
Opinion polls [ ]
Date
Polling Firm
DISY
AKEL
DIKO
EDEK
SYPOL
KA
KOSP
ELAM
DIPA
Anex
Others
Lead
14-20 May 2021
Symmetron
26.3
24.9
12.4
6.2
6.2
6.7
4.9
1.4
5-15 May 2021
IMR/UNic
21.0
19.0
9.5
5.5
1.5
5.5
5.5
3.0
2.5
6.5[a]
2.0
10-14 May 2021
Prime
25.7
23.4
13.0
5.7
1.5
5.4
6.8
3.5
3.4
11.5
2.3
5-13 May 2021
Noverna
26.1
24.8
10.7
5.8
1.4
7.0
8.5
4.3
4.4
7.0[b]
1.3
6-12 May 2021
Prime
18.8
17.3
9.5
4.2
1.8
4.6
4.9
2.8
2.5
7.2[c]
1.5
4-12 May 2021
CYMAR Archived 2021-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
26.9
22.9
14.3
6.0
1.7
7.1
6.2
2.7
3.5
8.7[d]
4.0
4-7 May 2021
Pulse
25.0
23.0
12.0
6.0
3.0
7.0
7.0
3.5
3.5
9.0[e]
2.0
7-23 Apr 2021
Noverna
28.4
26.9
12.9
6.1
0.9
6.5
6.5
3.1
3.4
5.3[f]
1.5
13-17 Apr 2021
Cypronetwork
25.8
22.7
14.0
6.8
2.9
7.6
6.2
2.5
6.5
5.0[g]
3.1
12-16 Apr 2021
Prime
26.3
24.0
13.3
5.1
1.8
6.1
6.6
3.4
4.6
7.8[h]
2.3
31 Mar-16 Apr 2021
IMR/UNic
27.2
24.5
13.6
6.8
1.4
6.8
6.1
4.1
5.4
4.1
2.7
2-9 Apr 2021
Symmetron
26.4
23.9
14.5
5.8
1.5
7.4
5.8
4.1
5.8
4.8[i]
2.5
26 Mar-9 Apr 2021
CYMAR
28.1
24.6
12.0
4.8
0.7
6.5
8.5
2.6
5.4
6.8[j]
3.5
9 Mar - 4 Apr 2021
Conread
26.9
22.1
14.1
6.1
0.6
6.1
6.2
2.2
8.3
7.4[k]
4.8
8-20 Mar 2021
IMR/UNic
26.0
23.3
14.4
5.5
2.1
8.2
6.2
4.1
6.8
3.4
2.7
8-18 Mar 2021
Pulse
25.8
21.2
13.6
6.1
1.5
9.1
4.5
3.0
4.5
10.7
4.8
8-12 Mar 2021
Prime
23.9
21.3
11.9
4.8
-
1.9
6.1
5.8
3.0
1.9
10.4
2.6
25 Feb - 2 Mar 2021
GPO
28.1
26.3
13.8
4.8
1.6
8.4
9.2
3.4
3.4
2.6
2.3
12-19 Feb 2021
Symmetron
26.9
22.0
14.2
5.5
2.0
7.7
5.7
3.9
3.0
2.6[l]
4.9
1-6 Feb 2021
Prime
28.4
24.5
13.5
5.4
0.9
7.0
6.7
2.8
3.3
7.5
3.9
20-25 Jan 2021
Interview
30.0
20.5
12.0
4.8
4.8
4.0
4.8
4.3
-
14.8
9.5
16-23 Oct 2020
Prime
30.5
26.1
13.2
6.2
-
1.8
6.0
6.2
2.5
-
7.5
4.4
26 May
EP election 2019
29.0%
27.5%
13.8%
10.6%
3.3%
-
with SYPOL
8.3%
3.8%
-
5.7%
1.5
22 May
Election 2016
30.7%
25.7%
14.5%
6.2%
6.0%
5.2%
4.8%
3.7%
-
-
1.1%
1.6
Campaign [ ]
Anti-government demonstrations have been taking place that resulted in clashes with the police.[3]
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus , the campaign and voting process is not expected to be significantly altered.[citation needed ]
Results [ ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Democratic Rally 99,328 27.77 17 –1 Progressive Party of Working People 79,913 22.34 15 –1 Democratic Party 40,395 11.29 9 0 National Popular Front 24,255 6.78 4 +2 Movement for Social Democracy –Citizens' Alliance 24,022 6.72 4 –2 Democratic Front 21,832 6.10 4 New Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation 15,762 4.41 3 +1 Active Citizens – United Cypriot Hunters Movement 11,712 3.27 0 New Independents Movement 10,095 2.82 0 New Solidarity Movement 8,254 2.31 0 –3 Famagusta for Cyprus 5,596 1.56 0 New Awakening 2020 4,839 1.35 0 New People's Breath 4,585 1.28 0 0 Animal Party Cyprus 3,593 1.00 0 0 Patriotic Coalition 376 0.11 0 New Independents 3,155 0.88 0 0 Total 357,712 100.00 56 0 Valid votes 357,712 97.57 Invalid/blank votes 8,896 2.43 Total votes 366,608 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 557,836 65.72 Source: Ministry of Interior
Notes [ ]
^ Hunters’ Party 1.5%
^ Animal Party Cyprus 1.8%, Hunters’ Party 2.1%, Famagusta for Cyprus 0.9%, People's Breath 0.5%
^ Hunters’ Party 2.2%
^ Famagusta for Cyprus 2.7%, Hunters’ Party 2.0%, Animal Party Cyprus 1.4%, A2020 0.4%, People's Breath 0.3%
^ Famagusta for Cyprus 2.0%, Hunters’ Party 2.0%, A2020 1.5%
^ 1.2%, Famagusta for Cyprus 0.9%, People's Breath 1.4%
^ 1.5%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.0%
^ 1.8%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.6%, A2020 1.6%
^ 1.5%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.3%
^ 1.0%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.2%, A2020 0.6%, People's Breath 0.4%
^ People's Breath 0.5%
^ 2.0%
References [ ]