General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 June 1981. Rauf Denktaş was re-elected President, whilst his National Unity Party remained the largest party in the National Council, although it lost its majority.
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| Turnout | 88.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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40 seats in the National Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
President
Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rauf Denktaş | National Unity Party | 36,386 | 51.71 | |
| Ziya Rızkı | Communal Liberation Party | 21,483 | 30.53 | |
| Özker Özgür | Republican Turkish Party | 8,958 | 12.73 | |
| Hüsamettin Tanyar | Democratic People's Party | 3,354 | 4.77 | |
| Servet Dedeçay | Independent | 180 | 0.26 | |
| Total | 70,361 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 70,361 | 93.75 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,690 | 6.25 | ||
| Total votes | 75,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 84,693 | 88.62 | ||
| Source: YSK | ||||
National Council
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| National Unity Party | 431,732 | 42.53 | 18 | –12 | |
| Communal Liberation Party | 289,555 | 28.53 | 13 | +7 | |
| Republican Turkish Party | 152,805 | 15.05 | 5 | +3 | |
| Democratic People's Party | 82,130 | 8.09 | 3 | New | |
| Turkish Union Party | 55,895 | 5.51 | 1 | New | |
| National Goal Party | 1,544 | 0.15 | 0 | New | |
| Social Justice Party | 990 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 415 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,015,066 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 68,524 | 91.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,557 | 8.73 | |||
| Total votes | 75,081 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 84,721 | 88.62 | |||
| Source: YSK | |||||
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