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2014 European Parliament election in Cyprus

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2014 European Parliament election in Cyprus

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All 6 Cypriot seats to the European Parliament
Turnout43.97% [1](Decrease15.43%p)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Averof Neofytou Andros Kyprianou
Party DISY AKEL
Alliance EPP GUE/NGL
Last election 2 seats, 35.65% 2 seats, 34.90%
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0
Popular vote 97,732 69,852
Percentage 37.75% 26.98%
Swing Increase 2.10%p Decrease 7.92%p

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Nicolas Papadopoulos Yiannakis Omirou
Party DIKO EDEK
Alliance S&D S&D
Last election 1 seats, 12.28% 1 seats, 9.85%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0
Popular vote 28,044 19,894
Percentage 10.83% 7.68%
Swing Decrease 1.45%p Decrease 2.17%p

Largest party by district

Cyprus's component of the 2014 European Parliament election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2014.[2]

In total, 6 Members of the European Parliament were elected from Cyprus.[2]

Parties

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Ten parties or coalitions contested the European Parliament election in Cyprus:[3]

There were also eight independent candidates.[5]

Opinion polls

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Date(s)
conducted
Polling organisation/client Sample size DISY-EVROKO AKEL DIKO EDEK-KOP Others Lead
15 May 2014 ANT1 TV 25% 16% 8% 5% 9% over AKEL
12 April 2014 CyBC 35% 22% 11% 8% 13% over AKEL

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic RallyEuropean Party97,73237.7520
AKEL–Left–New Forces69,85226.9820
Democratic Party 28,04410.8310
EDEKGreen Party19,8947.6810
Citizens' Alliance17,5496.780New
Message of Hope9,9073.830New
ELAM6,9572.6900
Animal Party Cyprus2,2880.880New
Action2,2200.860New
Cyprus Socialist Party2780.110New
Independents4,1931.620New
Total258,914100.0060
Valid votes258,91497.01
Invalid/blank votes7,9772.99
Total votes266,891100.00
Registered voters/turnout606,91643.97
Source: MOI

Elected MEPs

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The following candidates were elected:

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2014 European elections - Results by country - Cyprus - European Parliament".
  2. ^ a b "Announcements for EP election candidates on Friday". Cyprus Mail. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ Psillides, Constantinos (3 May 2014). "Update: 61 candidates to contest 6 MEP seats". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "European Elections 2014". www.euroelections2014.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ "European Elections 2014". www.euroelections2014.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
  6. ^ "European Elections 2014". www.euroelections2014.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
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