2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 15 December 2003.[1] Having come fourth in the 1998 elections, the Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 19 of the 50 seats.[1]

2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
15 December 2003
50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
CTP Mehmet Ali Talat 35.2 19 +13
UBP Derviş Eroğlu 32.9 18 -6
DP Serdar Denktaş 12.9 7 -6
BDH Mustafa Akıncı 13.1 6 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Derviş Eroğlu
UBP		 Derviş Eroğlu
UBP
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Electoral system

Northern Cyprus is divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members of the Assembly by proportional representation.[1] Voters can cast as many votes in their district as there are seats.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Republican Turkish Party469,32335.1719+13
National Unity Party439,20332.9118–6
Democratic Party172,65012.947–6
Peace and Democracy Movement175,98113.196New
Nationalist Peace Party42,8073.210New
Solution and EU Party26,4391.980New
Cyprus Justice Party8,0450.600New
Independents1730.0100
Total1,334,621100.00500
Valid votes115,82395.14
Invalid/blank votes5,9174.86
Total votes121,740100.00
Registered voters/turnout141,59685.98
Source: YSK

Aftermath

Under the Turkish Cypriot constitution, the members of the new parliament must gather to be sworn in 10 days after the results are officially published. Soon after this first session, President Rauf Denktaş had to decide whom to ask building a government. As a result he asked Mehmet Ali Talat of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) to form the next government. Talat had 15 days to establish a coalition government. It was hard for him to build a government. The two blocs in the parliament, the "pro Annan plan" bloc and the "status quo" bloc, each had 25 seats in parliament. The National Unity Party refused Talat's offer to build a government together, and as a result the only way to build a government for Talat was to get the Democratic Party (DP) to join his government. After some unsuccessful talks, the DP agreed to build a coalition with the CTP. As a result a coalition relying on a narrow majority of 26 out of 50 seats was built.

References
  1. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Legislative elections of 15 December 2003 Adam Carr


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