1985 Cypriot legislative election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 8 December 1985.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 978-3-8329-5609-7Dimitras Panayote Elias 1986 The Cypriot parliamentary elections of 1985 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0261379486900065 Electoral Studies 5 2 183–186 10.1016/0261-3794(86)90006-5 0261-3794 subscription The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally, which won 19 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 95%.Nohlen & Stöver, p442 The main issue in the election was the failed negotiations at the United Nations between the president of Cyprus Spyros Kyprianou and Rauf Denktaş, the president of the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus. These elections were the first for an enlarged House of Representatives, with the size of the assembly increased from 35 to 56 seats. Results File:Cyprus 1985.png Democratic Rally 107223 19 +7 Democratic Party 88322 16 +8 Progressive Party of Working People 87628 15 +3 Movement for Social Democracy 35371 6 +3 Independents 923 0 0 8353 +21 346549 Nohlen & Stöver References Legislative election Cyprus Category:Legislative elections in Cyprus Cyprus