1970 Cypriot legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 5 July 1970. Out of the 50 available seats, 35 were filled through elections within the Greek community, while the remaining 15 were designated for the Turkish community. The Turkish community did not take part in this particular election. The result was a victory for Eniaion, which won 15 of the 35 seats despite AKEL receiving a far larger share of the vote.

1970 Cypriot legislative election

5 July 1970

35 of the 50 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout75.85% (1.68pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
AKEL Ezekias Papaioannou 35.67 9 +4
Eniaion Glafcos Clerides 22.87 15 New
Progressive Front Odysseus Ioannidis 16.02 7 New
EDEK Vassos Lyssarides 12.05 2 New
DEK Takis Evdokas 8.80 0 New
Independents 4.59 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the House of Representatives before President of the House of Representatives after
Glafcos Clerides Glafcos Clerides
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