2022 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Northern Cyprus
| previous_election = 2018
| next_election =
| election_date = 23 January 2022
| seats_for_election = All 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
| majority_seats = 26
| party1 = National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)
| leader1 = Faiz Sucuoğlu
| percentage1 = 39.54
| seats1 = 24
| last_election1 = 21
| party2 = Republican Turkish Party
| leader2 = Tufan Erhürman
| percentage2 = 32.04
| seats2 = 18
| last_election2 = 12
| party3 = Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus)
| leader3 = {{ill|Fikri Ataoğlu|tr}}
| percentage3 = 7.41
| seats3 = 3
| last_election3 = 3
| party4 = People's Party (Northern Cyprus)
| leader4 = Kudret Özersay
| percentage4 = 6.68
| seats4 = 3
| last_election4 = 9
| party5 = Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus)
| leader5 = Erhan Arıklı
| percentage5 = 6.39
| seats5 = 2
| last_election5 = 2
| map = 2022 Northern Cyprus parliamentary election map.svg
| map_caption = Seats won by constituency
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Faiz Sucuoğlu
| before_party = National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)
| after_election = Faiz Sucuoğlu
| after_party = National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)
}}{{Politics of Northern Cyprus}}
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 23 January 2022.{{cite web |title=Komite onayladı: Erken seçim tarihi 23 Ocak 2022 olarak belirlendi |url=https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n400711-komite-onayladi-erken-secim-tarihi-23-ocak-2022-olarak-belirlendi |publisher=Kıbrıs Postası |access-date=27 December 2021 |language=tr |date=19 November 2021}} Going into the election, the government was led by Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu of the National Unity Party (UBP). The Sucuoğlu cabinet, was formed in November 2021 and was a minority coalition government of the National Unity Party (UBP) and the Democratic Party (DP). It functioned as a caretaker government until the snap election.{{cite web |title=KKTC'de Ulusal Birlik Partisi ve Demokrat Parti koalisyon hükümeti kuruldu |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/kktcde-ulusal-birlik-partisi-ve-demokrat-parti-koalisyon-hukumeti-kuruldu/2412843 |publisher=Anadolu Agency |access-date=27 December 2021 |date=5 November 2021}}
The National Unity Party won 24 seats, gaining three compared to the previous elections in 2018. The main opposition party, the Republican Turkish Party won 18 seats, gaining six. Three other parties won seats; the Democratic Party and the People's Party both won three seats, while the Rebirth Party won two. The Communal Democracy Party lost all the seats it held.{{Cite web|title=Pro-Ankara UBP wins majority in Turkish Cypriot polls|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/25/ubp-wins-turkish-cypriot-polls|access-date=2022-01-26|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}
Electoral system
The fifty members of the Assembly were elected by proportional representation in six multi-member constituencies with an electoral threshold of 5%. Voters can vote for either a party list or individual candidates. If they choose the latter, they may cast as many votes as there are seats in each constituency. Voters are not limited to their constituency if they wish to vote for individual candidates; they may vote for candidates in any constituency so long as the total number of votes cast is between 24 and 50.{{cite web|title="Karma oy kullanacaklar dikkatli olsun"|url=http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/kibris/karma-oy-kullanacaklar-dikkatli-olsun/34146|publisher=Kıbrıs|accessdate=8 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=IFES Election Guide | Elections: Northern Cyprus Parl 2013|url=http://www.electionguide.org/election.php?ID=2073|publisher=electionguide.org|accessdate=2016-09-11}}
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic 2022.svg
|party1=National Unity Party|votes1=2025768||seats1=24|sc1=+3
|party2=Republican Turkish Party|votes2=1631758|seats2=18|sc2=+6
|party3=Democratic Party|votes3=379658|seats3=3|sc3=0
|party4=People's Party|votes4=342263|seats4=3|sc4=–6
|party5=Rebirth Party|votes5=329497|seats5=2|sc5=0
|party6=Communal Democracy Party|votes6=225218|seats6=0|sc6=–3
|party7=Independence Path|votes7=99086|seats7=0|sc7=New|color7=#1B1B1B
|party8=Communal Liberation Party New Forces|votes8=79626|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=Independents|votes9=810|seats9=0|sc9=0
|total_sc=0
|valid=105412
|invalid=11593
|electorate=203792
|source=[http://www.ysk.gov.ct.tr/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/secim_sonuclari_ocak_2022_v2.zip YSK]
}}
=Seats by district =
| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!District !UBP!!CTP!!DP!!HP!!YDP!!Total | ||||||
| align=left|Gazimağusa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| align=left|Girne | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| align=left|Güzelyurt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| align=left|İskele | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| align=left|Lefke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| align=left|Lefkoşa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| align=left colspan=10|Source: [https://www.yeniduzen.com/iste-yeni-vekiller-149016h.htm Yeniduzen] |
Government formation
On 8 February President Ersin Tatar gave Faiz Sucuoğlu the task of forming a government, for which he had fifteen days to do so.{{Cite web|title=Sucuoğlu: Hükümet Çarşamba’ya kadar netleşecek|url=https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n411037-sucuoglu-hukumet-carsambaya-kadar-netlesecek|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Kıbrıs Postası|language=tr}} On 19 February Sucuoğlu stated an agreement had been reached to form a UBP–DP–YDP coalition government. The government will consist of eight ministers from the UBP, while the DP and YDP will have one each.{{Cite web|title=UBP-DP-YDP koalisyon hükümetinde mutabakata varıldı|url=https://evrenselkibris.net/ubp-dp-ydp-koalisyon-hukumetinde-mutabakata-varildi-179102.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Evrensel Gazete|language=tr}} He presented his cabinet list to the president on 21 February.{{Cite web|title=UBP-DP-YDP Hükümeti kuruldu: İşte yeni kabine!|url=https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n412064-ubpdpydp-hukumeti-kuruldu-iste-yeni-kabine|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Kıbrıs Postası|language=tr}}
On 3 March the Assembly approved the government by a vote of 29–20, with one CTP member absent.{{Cite web|title=Hükümet 29 kabul, 20 ret oyla güvenoyu aldı|url=https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n413491-hukumet-29-kabul-20-ret-oyla-guvenoyu-aldi|access-date=2022-03-03|website=Kıbrıs Postası|language=tr}}