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2021 Cypriot legislative election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Republic of Cyprus

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 2016 Cypriot legislative election

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = Next Cypriot legislative election

| next_year = 2026

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

| election_date = {{Start date|2021|5|30|df=yes}}

| turnout = 65.72% ({{decrease}} 1.02 pp)

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Averof2014.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader1 = Averof Neophytou

| party1 = Democratic Rally

| last_election1 = 30.69%, 18 seats

| seats1 = 17

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.92pp

| popular_vote1 = 99,328

| percentage1 = 27.77%

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Andros-Kyprianou-2011.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader2 = Andros Kyprianou

| party2 = Progressive Party of Working People

| last_election2 = 25.67%, 16 seats

| seats2 = 15

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 3.33pp

| popular_vote2 = 79,913

| percentage2 = 22.34%

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Nikolas Papadopoulos.jpg|bSize = 125|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader3 = Nikolas Papadopoulos

| party3 = Democratic Party (Cyprus)

| last_election3 = 14.49%, 9 seats

| seats3 = 9

| seat_change3 = {{steady}}

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 3.20pp

| popular_vote3 = 40,395

| percentage3 = 11.29

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Christos Christou (2023-01-13).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader4 = Christos Christou

| party4 = ELAM (Cyprus)

| last_election4 = 3.71%, 3 seats

| seats4 = 4

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 2

| swing4 = {{increase}} 3.07pp

| popular_vote4 = 24,255

| percentage4 = 6.78%

| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Επίσκεψη ΥΠΕΞ Ν. Κοτζιά στην Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Λευκωσία, 26-28.10.2015) (21897204854) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader5 = Marinos Sizopoulos

| party5 = EDEK–SYPOL

| last_election5 = EDEK: 6.18%, 3 seats
SYPOL: 6.01%, 3 seats

| seats5 = 4

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 2

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 5.44pp

| popular_vote5 = 24,022

| percentage5 = 6.72%

| image6 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Marios Garoyian (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| leader6 = Marios Garoyian

| party6 = Democratic Front (Cyprus)

| last_election6 = –

| seats6 = 4

| seat_change6 = New party

| swing6 = New party

| popular_vote6 = 21,832

| percentage6 = 6.10%

| image7 =

KOSP

| leader7 = Charalambos Theopemptou

| party7 = Movement of Ecologists — Citizens' Cooperation

| last_election7 = 4.81%, 2 seat

| seats7 = 3

| seat_change7 = {{increase}} 1

| swing7 = {{decrease}} 0.40pp

| popular_vote7 = 15,762

| percentage7 = 4.41%

| map_image = 2021 Cypriot Legislative Election.svg

| map_caption = Results by district

| title = President of the House of Representatives

| before_election = Adamos Adamou

| before_party = Progressive Party of Working People

| after_election = Annita Demetriou

| after_party = Democratic Rally

| elected_members = List of members of the parliament of Cyprus, 2021–2026

| outgoing_members = List of members of the House of Representatives (Cyprus), 2016–2021

}}{{Politics of Cyprus}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 30 May 2021 to elect 56 of the 80 Members of the House of Representatives.{{Cite web|title=Elections: Cyprus Parliament 2021|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3638/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=IFES Election Guide}}

Electoral system

The 80 members of the House of Representatives are elected from six multi-member constituencies, with the number of seats allocated according to the population of each area. Of the 80, 56 are elected by Greek Cypriots and 24 by Turkish Cypriots. However, since 1964, the Turkish Cypriot seats are unfilled and the House of Representatives has de facto had 56 seats since its enlargement in the 1980s. Each constituency corresponds to the six districts of Cyprus.

The elections are held using open list proportional representation; voters vote for a party and can then cast one preferential vote for a candidate on their party's list for every four seats available in their constituency (party leaders or other candidates heading coalitions are not required to receive preferential votes to be elected). Seats are allocated using the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated to lists that won at least one seat or parties that received at least 3.6% of the vote.{{Cite web|title=IPU PARLINE database: CYPRUS (Vouli Antiprosopon), Electoral system|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2081_B.htm|access-date=2021-02-14|website=archive.ipu.org}} The current seat allocation for the 2021 election was as follows:

class="wikitable"

!style="text-align: left;"|Districts !!style="text-align: right;"|Seats

Nicosiastyle="text-align: right;"|20
Limassolstyle="text-align: right;"|12
Famagustastyle="text-align: right;"|11
Larnacastyle="text-align: right;"|6
Paphosstyle="text-align: right;"|4
Kyreniastyle="text-align: right;"|3
style="text-align: left;"| Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 56

Parties

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"

! colspan="2" |Party

!Ideology

!Leader

bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Rally}}" |

|Democratic Rally (DISY)

|Liberal conservatism

|Averof Neophytou

bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Party of Working People}}" |

|Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL)

|Communism, Marxism-Leninism, Cypriotism

|Andros Kyprianou

bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (Cyprus)}}" |

|Democratic Party (DIKO)

|Greek Cypriot nationalism, Centrism

|Nikolas Papadopoulos

bgcolor="{{party color|Movement for Social Democracy}}" |

|Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK)

|Greek Cypriot nationalism, Social democracy

|Marinos Sizopoulos

bgcolor="{{party color|Movement of Ecologists — Citizens' Cooperation}}" |

|Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Cooperation (KOSP)

|Green politics, Social democracy

|Charalambos Theopemptou

bgcolor="#{{party color|ELAM (Cyprus)}}" |

|National Popular Front (ELAM)

|Ultranationalism

|Christos Christou

bgcolor="{{party color|Citizens' Alliance (Cyprus)}}" |

|Citizens' Alliance (SYPOL)

|Populism, Social democracy

|Giorgos Lillikas

bgcolor="#004B91" |

|Solidarity Movement (KA)

|National conservatism, Euroscepticism

|Eleni Theocharous

bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Front (Cyprus)}}" |

|Democratic Front (DIPA)

|Centrism

|Marios Garoyian

bgcolor="#442464" |

|Generation Change (GA)

|Social liberalism, Centrism

|Anna Theologou

Opinion polls

class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; line-height:16px; margin-bottom:0"
style="height:42px; background:#e9e9e9;"

! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| Date

! style="width:90px;" rowspan="2"| Polling Firm

! style="font-size:95%"| DISY

! style="font-size:95%"| AKEL

! style="font-size:95%"| DIKO

! style="font-size:95%"| EDEK

! style="font-size:95%"| SYPOL

! style="font-size:95%"| KA

! style="font-size:95%"| KOSP

! style="font-size:95%"| ELAM

! style="font-size:95%"| DIPA

! style="font-size:95%"| GA

! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:#1569C7; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#B31B1B; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#FF7E00; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#164F46; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#9AB973; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#004B91; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#7FFF00; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#000000; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#FF7E00; width:40px;"|

! style="background:#442464; width:40px;"|

14–20 May 2021

| [https://m.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/boyleytikes-ekloges/boyleytikes-dimoskopiseis-grafika/dimoskopisi-k-syrriknosi-ton-megalon-adynamia-kefalaiopoiisis-ton-mikrwn Symmetron]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.3

| 24.9

| 12.4

| colspan="2" |6.2

|

| 6.2

| 6.7

| 4.9

|

|

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 1.4

5–15 May 2021

| [https://riknews.com.cy/article/2021/5/22/ti-katedeixe-e-teleutaia-megale-demoskopese-tou-rik-gia-tis-bouleutikes-ekloges/ IMR/UNic]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 21.0

| 19.0

| 9.5

| colspan="2" |5.5

| 1.5

| 5.5

| 5.5

| 3.0

| 2.5

| 6.5{{efn|Hunters’ Party 1.5%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.0

10–14 May 2021

| [https://www.sigmalive.com/news/politics/vouleftikes2021/786863/vouleftikes-2021ta-apotelesmata-tis-dimoskopisis-sigma-9-meres-prin-tin-kalpi Prime]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 25.7

| 23.4

| 13.0

| colspan="2" |5.7

| 1.5

| 5.4

| 6.8

| 3.5

| 3.4

| 11.5

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.3

5–13 May 2021

| [https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/kypros/dimoskopisi-politi-i-proteyoysa-machi-metaxy-disy-akel/ Noverna]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.1

| 24.8

| 10.7

| colspan="2" |5.8

| 1.4

| 7.0

| 8.5

| 4.3

| 4.4

| 7.0{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 1.8%, Hunters’ Party 2.1%, Famagusta for Cyprus 0.9%, People's Breath 0.5%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 1.3

6–12 May 2021

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20210519174940/https://cyprustimes.com/vouleftikes/dimoskopisi-cyprus-times-maches-se-tria-metopa-stis-voyleytikes/ Prime]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 18.8

| 17.3

| 9.5

| colspan="2" |4.2

| 1.8

| 4.6

| 4.9

| 2.8

| 2.5

| 7.2{{efn|Hunters’ Party 2.2%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 1.5

4–12 May 2021

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20210521084832/https://www.ant1.com.cy/news/vouleutikes-2021/%CE%94%CE%97%CE%9C%CE%9F%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%A0%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%95%CE%99%CE%A3/article/423957/analutika-i-deuteri-megali-dimoskopisi-tou-ad1-gia-tis-vouleutikes-ekloges-/?expandedarticle=true CYMAR]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.9

| 22.9

| 14.3

| colspan="2" |6.0

| 1.7

| 7.1

| 6.2

| 2.7

| 3.5

| 8.7{{efn|Famagusta for Cyprus 2.7%, Hunters’ Party 2.0%, Animal Party Cyprus 1.4%, A2020 0.4%, People's Breath 0.3%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 4.0

4–7 May 2021

| [https://www.alphanews.live/dimoskopisi-alpha-ola-anoihta-gia-tin-protia-mahi-gia-tin-tetarti-thesi Pulse]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 25.0

| 23.0

| 12.0

| colspan="2" |6.0

| 3.0

| 7.0

| 7.0

| 3.5

| 3.5

| 9.0{{efn|Famagusta for Cyprus 2.0%, Hunters’ Party 2.0%, A2020 1.5%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.0

7-23 Apr 2021

| [https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/kypros/dimoskopisi-noverna-gia-logariasmo-toy-politi-poia-kommata-mpainoyn-sti-nea-voyli/ Noverna]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 28.4

| 26.9

| 12.9

| colspan="2" |6.1

| 0.9

| 6.5

| 6.5

| 3.1

| 3.4

| 5.3{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 1.2%, Famagusta for Cyprus 0.9%, People's Breath 1.4%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 1.5

13-17 Apr 2021

| [https://politis.com.cy/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cards.pdf Cypronetwork]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 25.8

| 22.7

| 14.0

| colspan="2" |6.8

| 2.9

| 7.6

| 6.2

| 2.5

| 6.5

| 5.0{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 1.5%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.0%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 3.1

12-16 Apr 2021

| [https://politis.com.cy/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/4%CE%B7-%CE%94%CE%97%CE%9C%CE%9F%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%A0%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%A4%CE%97%CE%9B%CE%95%CE%9F%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%A3%CE%99%CE%93%CE%9C%CE%91-22%CE%91%CE%A0%CE%A1%CE%99%CE%9B%CE%99%CE%9F%CE%A5-2021.pdf Prime]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.3

| 24.0

| 13.3

| colspan="2" |5.1

| 1.8

| 6.1

| 6.6

| 3.4

| 4.6

| 7.8{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 1.8%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.6%, A2020 1.6%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.3

31 Mar-16 Apr 2021

| [https://riknews-live-3b6a59f16159442b91f0247e09-b5029b8.divio-media.org/documents/DHMOSKOPISI_RIK_2021.pdf IMR/UNic]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 27.2

| 24.5

| 13.6

| colspan="2" |6.8

| 1.4

| 6.8

| 6.1

| 4.1

| 5.4

| 4.1

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.7

2-9 Apr 2021

| [https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/dimoskopiseis/1-to-toxiko-klima-enisxyei-elam-theologoy Symmetron]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.4

| 23.9

| 14.5

| colspan="2" |5.8

| 1.5

| 7.4

| 5.8

| 4.1

| 5.8

| 4.8{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 1.5%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.3%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.5

26 Mar-9 Apr 2021

| [https://www.philenews.com/eidiseis/politiki/article/1171908/dimoskopisi-ant1-polykommatiki-boyli-i-katanomi-edron CYMAR]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 28.1

| 24.6

| 12.0

| colspan="2" |4.8

| 0.7

| 6.5

| 8.5

| 2.6

| 5.4

| 6.8{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 1.0%, Famagusta for Cyprus 1.2%, A2020 0.6%, People's Breath 0.4%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 3.5

9 Mar - 4 Apr 2021

| [https://www.philenews.com/eidiseis/politiki/article/1161668/dimoskopisi-f-ntermpi-se-ola-ta-metopa Conread]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.9

| 22.1

| 14.1

| colspan="2" |6.1

| 0.6

| 6.1

| 6.2

| 2.2

| 8.3

| 7.4{{efn|People's Breath 0.5%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 4.8

8-20 Mar 2021

| [https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/boyleytikes-ekloges/dimoskopisi-rik-stis-dyo-monades-diafora-disy-akel IMR/UNic]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.0

| 23.3

| 14.4

| colspan="2" |5.5

| 2.1

| 8.2

| 6.2

| 4.1

| 6.8

| 3.4

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.7

8-18 Mar 2021

| [https://www.alphanews.live/dimoskopisi-alpha-poio-komma-kanei-tin-megali-ekplixi-grafika Pulse]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 25.8

| 21.2

| 13.6

| colspan="2" |6.1

| 1.5

| 9.1

| 4.5

| 3.0

| 4.5

| 10.7

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 4.8

8-12 Mar 2021

| [https://www.sigmalive.com/news/politics/755232/deite-ti-nea-megali-dimoskopisi-tou-sigma-gia-tis-vouleftikes-tou-mai Prime]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 23.9

| 21.3

| 11.9

| 4.8

| -

| 1.9

| 6.1

| 5.8

| 3.0

| 1.9

| 10.4

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.6

25 Feb - 2 Mar 2021

| [https://dialogos.com.cy/diafthora-oikonomia-plittoyn-kairia-tin-kyvernisi/ GPO]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 28.1

| 26.3

| 13.8

| colspan="2" |4.8

| 1.6

| 8.4

| 9.2

| 3.4

| 3.4

| 2.6

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 2.3

12-19 Feb 2021

| [https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/dimoskopiseis/1-se-kathestws-eleytheris-ptwsis-i-kybernisi Symmetron]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 26.9

| 22.0

| 14.2

| colspan="2" |5.5

| 2.0

| 7.7

| 5.7

| 3.9

| 3.0

| 2.6{{efn|Animal Party Cyprus 2.0%}}

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 4.9

1-6 Feb 2021

| [https://www.sigmalive.com/news/politics/738794/deite-ti-megali-dimoskopisi-tou-sigma-gia-tis-vouleftikes-ekloges-tou-maiou Prime]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 28.4

| 24.5

| 13.5

| colspan="2" |5.4

| 0.9

| 7.0

| 6.7

| 2.8

| 3.3

| 7.5

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 3.9

20-25 Jan 2021

| [https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/kypros/dimoskopisi-tis-interview-gia-logariasmo-toy-p-apogoiteymenoi-oi-polites-proto-komma-o-disy/ Interview]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 30.0

| 20.5

| 12.0

| colspan="2" |4.8

| 4.8

| 4.0

| 4.8

| 4.3

| -

| 14.8

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 9.5

16-23 Oct 2020

| [https://www.philenews.com/eidiseis/politiki/article/1058539 Prime]

| style="background:#C8D9EC"| 30.5

| 26.1

| 13.2

| 6.2

| -

| 1.8

| 6.0

| 6.2

| 2.5

| -

| 7.5

| style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 4.4

26 May

! EP election 2019

! style="background:#C8D9EC"| 29.0%

! 27.5%

! 13.8%

! 10.6%

! 3.3%

! -

! {{small|with SYPOL}}

! 8.3%

! 3.8%

! -

! 5.7%

! style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 1.5

22 May

! Election 2016

! style="background:#C8D9EC"| 30.7%

! 25.7%

! 14.5%

! 6.2%

! 6.0%

! 5.2%

! 4.8%

! 3.7%

! -

! -

! 1.1%

! style="background:#1569C7; color:white;"| 1.6

Campaign

Anti-government demonstrations have been taking place that resulted in clashes with the police.{{Cite web|title="I saw chaos": Cypriot demonstrator injured by police water cannon|url=https://news.yahoo.com/saw-chaos-cypriot-demonstrator-injured-090822748.html|access-date=2021-02-24|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en-US}}

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus, the campaign and voting process is not expected to be significantly altered.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Results

File:CYP 2021 election results.png

{{See also|List of members of the parliament of Cyprus, 2021–2026}}{{Election results

|image=File:Cyprus 2021.svg

|party1=Democratic Rally|votes1=99328|seats1=17|sc1=–1

|party2=Progressive Party of Working People|votes2=79913|seats2=15|sc2=–1

|party3=Democratic Party|votes3=40395|seats3=9|sc3=0

|party4=National Popular Front|votes4=24255|seats4=4|sc4=+2

|party5=Movement for Social Democracy–Citizens' Alliance|votes5=24022|seats5=4|sc5=–2

|party6=Democratic Front|votes6=21832|seats6=4|sc6=New

|party7=Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation|votes7=15762|seats7=3|sc7=+1

|party8=Active Citizens – Movement of Cypriot United Hunters|votes8=11712|seats8=0|sc8=New

|party9=Generation Change|votes9=10095|seats9=0|sc9=New|color9=#402666

|party10=Solidarity Movement|votes10=8254|seats10=0|sc10=–3

|party11=Famagusta for Cyprus|votes11=5596|seats11=0|sc11=New|color11=#0A55AB

|party12=Awakening 2020|votes12=4839|seats12=0|sc12=New|color12=#000000

|party13=People's Breath|votes13=4585|seats13=0|sc13=0|color13=#95D163

|party14=Animal Party Cyprus|votes14=3593|seats14=0|sc14=0

|party15=Patriotic Coalition|votes15=376|seats15=0|sc15=New|color15=#3B7DA8

|party16=Independents|votes16=3155|seats16=0|sc16=0

|invalid=6826

|blank=2070

|total_sc=0

|electorate=557836

|source=[http://results.elections.moi.gov.cy/greek/parliamentary_elections_2021/islandwide Ministry of Interior]

}}

Notes

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References

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