2011 Cypriot legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 22 May 2011 to elect the 56 Members of the House of Representatives. They were won by the Democratic Rally, who increased their seats from 18 to 20. The governing Progressive Party of Working People also gained a seat, bringing them up to 19. The Democratic Party lost two of their 11 seats and the European Party lost one of their three seats. The Movement for Social Democracy held on to their five seats.

2011 Cypriot legislative election
22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)
56 of 59 seats to the House of Representatives
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nicos Anastasiades Andros Kyprianou Marios Garoyian
Party DISY AKEL DIKO
Leader since 1997 2009 2006
Last election 18 seats, 30.3% 18 seats, 31.3% 11 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 20 19 9
Seat change 2 1 2
Popular vote 138,682 132,171 63,763
Percentage 34.3% 32.7% 15.8%
Swing 3.8% 1.4% 2.22%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Greens
Leader Yiannakis Omirou Demetris Syllouris Ioanna Panayiotou
Party EDEK European Party Greens
Leader since 2001 2006
Last election 5 seats, 8.9% 3 seats, 5.8% 1 seats, 2%
Seats won 5 2 1
Seat change 0 1 0
Popular vote 36,113 15,711 8,960
Percentage 8.9% 3.9% 2.2%
Swing 0.03% 1.91% 0.25%
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