1976 Northern Cypriot general election

1976 Northern Cypriot general election

20 June 1976
Presidential election
Turnout	74.84%
Candidate Rauf Denktaş Ahmet Berberoğlu Party UBP CTP Popular vote 41,242 11,739 Percentage 76.61% 21.81%
President-elect Rauf Denktaş UBP
Parliamentary election
All 40 seats in the National Council 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74.31
Party Leader Vote % Seats UBP Rauf Denktaş 53.73 30 TKP Alpay Durduran 20.18 6 CTP Ahmet Berberoğlu 12.85 2 Populist Alper Orhon 11.74% 2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Rauf Denktaş UBP Nejat Konuk UBP

Politics of Northern Cyprus
Constitution
Executive President Ersin Tatar Prime Minister (list) Ersan Saner List of cabinets of Northern Cyprus
Legislature Assembly of the Republic Speaker Teberrüken Uluçay Political parties
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2020 2025 Parliamentary: 2018 2022
Administrative divisions First level: Six districts Second level: Twelve sub-districts Third level: Twenty-eight municipalities
Foreign relations United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus Turkish invasion of Cyprus Politics of Cyprus Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Diplomatic missions of / in Northern Cyprus Membership in international organizations
Other countries

General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976.^[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.^[2]

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. A referendum in June 1975 approved a new constitution,^[3] which provided for a presidential republic with a 40-seat unicameral National Council.