1993 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

1993 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

12 December 1993

50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic 26 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– UBP Derviş Eroğlu 29.9 16 −18 DP Hakkı Atun 29.2 16 New CTP Özker Özgür 24.2 13 TKP Alpay Durduran 13.3 5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Derviş Eroğlu UBP Hakkı Atun DP

Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 12 December 1993. Although the ruling National Unity Party (UBP) received the most votes, a government was formed by the opposition Democratic Party and the Republican Turkish Party, making this the first time the National Unity Party had lost power.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Unity Party	535,316	29.86	16	–18
	Democratic Party	523,487	29.20	16	New
	Republican Turkish Party	433,134	24.16	13	–
	Communal Liberation Party	237,950	13.27	5	–
	Nationalist Justice Party	35,496	1.98	0	New
	New Cyprus Party	21,590	1.20	0	0
	Unity and Sovereignty Party	5,890	0.33	0	New
	Independents	69	0.00	0	0
Total		1,792,932	100.00	50	0
Valid votes		96,011	95.19
Invalid/blank votes		4,856	4.81
Total votes		100,867	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		107,820	93.55
Source: YSK