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
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{{Cypriot elections}}
Category:2000s in Cypriot politics