1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 9 June 1985.^[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was re-elected with over 70% of the vote.^[1]

1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election

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Nominee Rauf Denktaş Özker Özgür Alpay Durduran Party Independent CTP TKP Popular vote 55,349 14,412 7,520 Percentage 70.22% 18.28% 9.54%

President before election Rauf Denktaş UBP Elected President Rauf Denktaş Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rauf Denktaş	Independent	55,349	70.22
	Özker Özgür	Republican Turkish Party	14,412	18.28
	Alpay Durduran	Communal Liberation Party	7,520	9.54
	Arif Hasan Tahsin Desem	Independent	694	0.88
	Servet Sami Dedeçay	Independent	514	0.65
	Ayhan Kaymak	Independent	337	0.43
Total			78,826	100.00
Valid votes			78,826	97.52
Invalid/blank votes			2,002	2.48
Total votes			80,828	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			94,277	85.73
Source: YSK

References

1. David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p32