1990 Northern Cypriot presidential election

1990 Northern Cypriot presidential election

6 May 1990

Nominee Rauf Denktaş İsmail Bozkurt Party Independent Independent Popular vote 61,404 29,568 Percentage 66.65% 32.09%

President before election Rauf Denktaş Independent Elected President Rauf Denktaş Independent

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 May 1990.[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was re-elected with around two-thirds of the vote.[2]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rauf Denktaş	Independent	61,404	66.65
	İsmail Bozkurt	Independent	29,568	32.09
	Alpay Durduran	New Cyprus Party	1,157	1.26
Total			92,129	100.00
Valid votes			92,129	97.42
Invalid/blank votes			2,443	2.58
Total votes			94,572	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			101,172	93.48
Source: YSK

References

1. David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p33
2. James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) The Government and Politics of Cyprus, Peter Lang, p168