1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 9 June 1985.[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was re-elected with over 70% of the vote.[1]

1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election
9 June 1985
 
Nominee Rauf Denktaş Özker Özgür Alpay Durduran
Party UBP CTP TKP
Popular vote 55,349 14,412 7,520
Percentage 70.22% 18.28% 9.54%
President before election

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

 Elected President

Rauf Denktaş
UBP

Northern Cyprus
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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Rauf DenktaşNational Unity Party55,34970.22
Özker ÖzgürRepublican Turkish Party14,41218.28
Alpay DurduranCommunal Liberation Party7,5209.54
Other candidates1,5451.96
Invalid/blank votes2,002–
Total80,828100
Registered voters/turnout94,27785.73
Source: Ker-Lindsay & Faustmann[2]
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References
  1. David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p32
  2. James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p267
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