2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 19 April 2009, a year earlier than necessary. The early election was decided upon by the ruling Republican Turkish Party. Winning the largest portion of the vote, the National Unity Party won the election, and the party chairman, Derviş Eroğlu, became Prime Minister.

2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
19 April 2009
All 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.06%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
UBP Derviş Eroğlu 43.97% 26 +7
CTP Ferdi Sabit Soyer 29.34% 15 −9
DP Serdar Denktaş 10.64% 5 −1
TDP Mehmet Çakıcı 6.87% 2 +1
ÖRP Turgay Avcı 6.20% 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Ferdi Sabit Soyer
CTP		 Derviş Eroğlu
UBP
Politics of Northern Cyprus
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  • First level: Six districts
  • Second level: Twelve sub-districts
  • Third level: Twenty-eight municipalities
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  • United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
  • Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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  • Visa requirements
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171,000 Cypriots were eligible to vote. It has been claimed that of these as many as 100,000 were originally Turkish immigrants.

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