Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 July 2013, a year earlier than necessary.[1] The Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 21 of the 50 seats.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Background
The government of Prime Minister İrsen Küçük collapsed in May 2013 after eight MPs left his National Unity Party and the government lost a vote of no confidence. On 23 June Sibel Siber became interim prime minister, forming a government consisting of the Republican Turkish Party, the Democratic Party and the Communal Democracy Party. The new government was approved by a vote of 26–11 in the Assembly.[2]
Electoral system
The fifty members of the Assembly were elected by proportional representation in five multi-member constituencies with an electoral threshold of 5%. Voters could either vote for a party list or for individual candidates. If they chose the latter, they could cast as many votes as there were seats in a constituency.[3]
Campaign
Five parties with 250 candidates registered to contest the election, as well as seven independents.[4]
Though election campaigns in Northern Cypriot elections are usually related to the Cyprus dispute, this main focus of the 2013 elections concerns about the National Unity Party's Turkish-backed economic programmes and austerity.[5]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican Turkish Party | 477,209 | 38.36 | 21 | +6 | |
| National Unity Party | 339,864 | 27.32 | 14 | –12 | |
| Democratic Party | 288,021 | 23.15 | 12 | +7 | |
| Communal Democracy Party | 92,110 | 7.40 | 3 | +1 | |
| United Cyprus Party | 39,827 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 7,110 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,244,141 | 100.00 | 50 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 111,920 | 93.31 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,020 | 6.69 | |||
| Total votes | 119,940 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 172,803 | 69.41 | |||
| Source: YSK | |||||
References
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