1990 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 May 1990.[1] The opposition Republican Turkish Party, Communal Liberation Party, Democratic People's Party, Social Democratic Party and New Dawn Party ran in an alliance known as the Party for Democratic Struggle to oppose the ruling National Unity Party (UBP).[2] The UBP received 54.7% of the vote and won 34 of the 50 seats, whilst the DMP took the remaining 16 seats.

1990 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
Northern Cyprus
6 May 1990
50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
26 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
UBP Derviş Eroğlu 54.7 34 +10
DMP (CTP–TKP–YDP–DHP) 44.5 16 -10
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Derviş Eroğlu
UBP		 Derviş Eroğlu
UBP
Politics of Northern Cyprus
Constitution
Executive
List of cabinets of Northern Cyprus
Legislature
Assembly of the Republic
Speaker
Teberrüken Uluçay
Political parties
Elections
Administrative divisions
  • First level: Six districts
  • Second level: Twelve sub-districts
  • Third level: Twenty-eight municipalities
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions of / in Northern Cyprus

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Unity Party954,59254.6834+10
Party for Democratic Struggle776,41844.4716–10
New Cyprus Party14,7190.840New
Independents1810.010New
Total1,745,910100.00500
Valid votes94,40397.42
Invalid/blank votes2,5042.58
Total votes96,907100.00
Registered voters/turnout101,30695.66
Source: YSK

Aftermath

Following the election, the 12 MPs who were members of the Republican Turkish Party and Communal Liberation Party started boycotting the Assembly of the Republic,[2] claiming that Turkey had putting money into the election campaign to support the government.[3] Following by-elections for the 12 vacant seats in October 1991, they were replaced in the Assembly by UBP members, who then held 46 of the 50 seats.[2]

References
  1. David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p33
  2. Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan, p177
  3. December's Parliamentary Elections In Northern Cyprus: Before And After (Aug 03) Archived 2014-03-08 at the Wayback Machine ERPIC
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