2006 Cypriot legislative election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2006 Cypriot legislative election

| country = Cyprus

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2001 Cypriot legislative election

| previous_year = 2001

| next_election = 2011 Cypriot legislative election

| next_year = 2011

| seats_for_election = 56 of 80 seats in the House of Representatives

| election_date = 21 May 2006

| image1 = 150x150px

| leader1 = Demetris Christofias

| leader_since1 = 1988

| party1 = Progressive Party of Working People

| last_election1 = 20 seats, 34.7%

| seats1 = 18

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 2

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.6%

| popular_vote1 = 131,066

| percentage1 = 31.1%

| image2 = 150x150px

| leader2 = Nicos Anastasiades

| leader_since2 = 1997

| party2 = Democratic Rally

| last_election2 = 19 seats, 34.0%

| seats2 = 18

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 3.7%

| popular_vote2 = 127,776

| percentage2 = 30.3%

| image3 = 150x150px

| leader3 = Tassos Papadopoulos

| leader_since3 = 2000

| party3 = Democratic Party (Cyprus)

| last_election3 = 9 seats, 14.8%

| seats3 = 11

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 2

| swing3 = {{increase}} 3.1%

| popular_vote3 = 75,458

| percentage3 = 17.9%

| image4 = 150x150px

| leader4 = Yiannakis Omirou

| leader_since4 = 2001

| party4 = Movement for Social Democracy

| last_election4 = 4 seats, 6.5%

| seats4 = 5

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 1

| swing4 = {{increase}} 2.4%

| popular_vote4 = 37,533

| percentage4 = 8.9%

| image5 = 150x150px

| leader5 = Demetris Syllouris

| leader_since5 = 2006

| party5 = European Party (Cyprus)

| last_election5 = 3.0%, 1 seat{{efn|As New Horizons}}

| seats5 = 3

| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 2

| swing5 = {{increase}} 2.8%

| popular_vote5 = 24,196

| percentage5 = 5.8%

| image6 = 150x100px

| leader6 = George Perdikes

| leader_since6 = 1996

| party6 = Ecological and Environmental Movement

| last_election6 = 1 seat, 2.0%

| seats6 = 1

| seat_change6 = {{steady}} 0

| swing6 = {{steady}} 0.0%

| popular_vote6 = 8,193

| percentage6 = 2.0%

}}{{Politics of Cyprus}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 21 May 2006.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} AKEL and the Democratic Rally both won 18 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 89.0%.Nohlen & Stöver, p443

Results

{{Election results

|image=File:Cyprus Parliament 2006.svg

|party1=Progressive Party of Working People|votes1=131066|seats1=18|sc1=–2

|party2=Democratic Rally|votes2=127776|seats2=18|sc2=–1

|party3=Democratic Party |votes3=75458|seats3=11|sc3=+2

|party4=Movement for Social Democracy|votes4=37533|seats4=5|sc4=+1

|party5=European Party|votes5=24196|seats5=3|sc5=+2

|party6=Ecological and Environmental Movement|votes6=8193|seats6=1|sc6=0

|party7=United Democrats|votes7=6567|seats7=0|sc7=–1

|party8=Free Citizens Movement|votes8=5157|seats8=0|sc8=New

|party9=European Democracy|votes9=1844|seats9=0|sc9=New

|party10=Political Hunting Movement|votes10=1112|seats10=0|sc10=New

|party11=LASOK|votes11=981|seats11=0|sc11=New

|party12=Independents|votes12=1204|seats12=0|sc12=0

|total_sc=0

|invalid=24828

|electorate=501024

|source=[http://results.elections.moi.gov.cy/English/PARLIAMENTARY_ELECTIONS_2006/Islandwide MOI]

}}

Notes

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References