EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION, 2004 (CYPRUS)

Elections to the European Parliament were held in Cyprus on June 13, 2004. This was the first time Cypriot voters had elected members of the European Parliament.They were election of the six deputies who would be representing the Republic of Cyprus at the European Parliament. The number of registered voters was 483,311 – out of which 503 were Turkish Cypriots and 2054 EU nationals – while the total number of people who voted was 350.387 or 72,50% of the registered voters. The number of polling stations was 1077, allocated to each polling district in the following manner: Nicosia 416, Limassol 323, Famagusta (free area) 50, Larnaca 169 and Paphos 119.
The six seats were contested by 59 candidates, belonging to parties or party coalitions or running as individuals. The conservative Democratic Rally and the left-wing Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) achieved the largest shares of the vote.

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Results

Type	Votes	%
Registered voters	483,311
Votes cast	350,387	72.5
Valid votes	334,268	95.4

Party	Abbreviation	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Rally	DISY	94,355	28.2	2
Progressive Party of Working People	AKEL	93,212	27.9	2
Democratic Party	DIKO	57,121	17.1	1
For Europe	GTE	36,112	10.8	1
others		53,468	16.0
Total		334,268	100	6

See Also

★ MEPs for Cyprus 2004-2009

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★ New MEPs elected, with good biographies