1976 Northern Cypriot general election

none Northern Cyprus 20 June 1976 1981 Northern Cypriot general election 1981 yes Presidential election 74.84% Rauf Denktaş Rauf Denktash.jpg National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) 41,242 76.61% Ahmet Berberoğlu 3x4.svg Republican Turkish Party 11,739 21.81% President President-elect Rauf Denktaş National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) yes Parliamentary election yes 74.31 All 40 seats in the National Council 21 Rauf Denktaş National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) 53.73 30 Alpay Durduran #D11F1F TKP 20.18 6 Ahmet Berberoğlu Republican Turkish Party 12.85 2 Alper Orhon #00335A Populist 11.74% 2 Prime Minister Rauf Denktaş National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) Nejat Konuk National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976.James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p267 Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p133 0-313-23804-9 Background The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. A referendum in June 1975 approved a new constitution,McHale, p107 which provided for a presidential republic with a 40-seat unicameral National Council. Results President Rauf Denktaş National Unity Party 41242 Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu Republican Turkish Party 11739 Mustafa Lusignan Independent 427 Servet Dedeçay Independent 423 2887 75781 YSK National Council National Unity Party 408380 30 Communal Liberation Party 153393 6 Republican Turkish Party 97637 2 Populist Party 89260 2 #00335A Independents 11369 0 51880 4466 0 75824 YSK References Northern Cyprus General Category:Presidential elections in Northern Cyprus Category:Elections in Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus