# 2021 Cypriot legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 30 May 2021 to elect 56 of the 80 Members of the House of Representatives.

## Electoral system

The 80 members of the House of Representatives are elected from six multi-member constituencies, with the number of seats allocated according to the population of each area. Of the 80, 56 are elected by Greek Cypriots and 24 by Turkish Cypriots. However, since 1964, the Turkish Cypriot seats are unfilled and the House of Representatives has de facto had 56 seats since its enlargement in the 1980s. Each constituency corresponds to the six districts of Cyprus.
The elections are held using open list proportional representation; voters vote for a party and can then cast one preferential vote for a candidate on their party's list for every four seats available in their constituency (party leaders or other candidates heading coalitions are not required to receive preferential votes to be elected). Seats are allocated using the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated to lists that won at least one seat or parties that received at least 3.6% of the vote. The current seat allocation for the 2021 election was as follows:
| Districts | Seats |
| Nicosia | 20 |
| Limassol | 12 |
| Famagusta | 11 |
| Larnaca | 6 |
| Paphos | 4 |
| Kyrenia | 3 |
| Total | 56 |

## Parties

| Party | Ideology | Leader |
| Democratic Rally (DISY) | Liberal conservatism | Averof Neophytou |
| Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) | Communism, Marxism-Leninism, Cypriotism | Andros Kyprianou |
| Democratic Party (DIKO) | Greek Cypriot nationalism, Centrism | Nikolas Papadopoulos |
| Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK) | Greek Cypriot nationalism, Social democracy | Marinos Sizopoulos |
| Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Cooperation (KOSP) | Green politics, Social democracy | Charalambos Theopemptou |
| National Popular Front (ELAM) | Ultranationalism | Christos Christou |
| Citizens' Alliance (SYPOL) | Populism, Social democracy | Giorgos Lillikas |
| Solidarity Movement (KA) | National conservatism, Euroscepticism | Eleni Theocharous |
| Democratic Front (DIPA) | Centrism | Marios Garoyian |
| Generation Change (GA) | Social liberalism, Centrism | Anna Theologou |

## Opinion polls

| Date | Polling Firm | DISY | AKEL | DIKO | EDEK | SYPOL | KA | KOSP | ELAM | DIPA | GA | Others | Lead |
| 14–20 May 2021 | Symmetron | 26.3 | 24.9 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | | 6.2 | 6.7 | 4.9 | | | 1.4 |
| 5–15 May 2021 | IMR/UNic | 21.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| 10–14 May 2021 | Prime | 25.7 | 23.4 | 13.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| 5–13 May 2021 | Noverna | 26.1 | 24.8 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
| 6–12 May 2021 | Prime | 18.8 | 17.3 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| 4–12 May 2021 | CYMAR | 26.9 | 22.9 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 4.0 |
| 4–7 May 2021 | Pulse | 25.0 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| 7-23 Apr 2021 | Noverna | 28.4 | 26.9 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 13-17 Apr 2021 | Cypronetwork | 25.8 | 22.7 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| 12-16 Apr 2021 | Prime | 26.3 | 24.0 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 2.3 |
| 31 Mar-16 Apr 2021 | IMR/UNic | 27.2 | 24.5 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| 2-9 Apr 2021 | Symmetron | 26.4 | 23.9 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| 26 Mar-9 Apr 2021 | CYMAR | 28.1 | 24.6 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 3.5 |
| 9 Mar - 4 Apr 2021 | Conread | 26.9 | 22.1 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| 8-20 Mar 2021 | IMR/UNic | 26.0 | 23.3 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| 8-18 Mar 2021 | Pulse | 25.8 | 21.2 | 13.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 4.8 |
| 8-12 Mar 2021 | Prime | 23.9 | 21.3 | 11.9 | 4.8 | - | 1.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 10.4 | 2.6 |
| 25 Feb - 2 Mar 2021 | GPO | 28.1 | 26.3 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 12-19 Feb 2021 | Symmetron | 26.9 | 22.0 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| 1-6 Feb 2021 | Prime | 28.4 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 3.9 |
| 20-25 Jan 2021 | Interview | 30.0 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | - | 14.8 | 9.5 |
| 16-23 Oct 2020 | Prime | 30.5 | 26.1 | 13.2 | 6.2 | - | 1.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 2.5 | - | 7.5 | 4.4 |
| 26 May | EP election 2019 | 29.0% | 27.5% | 13.8% | 10.6% | 3.3% | - | with SYPOL | 8.3% | 3.8% | - | 5.7% | 1.5 |
| 22 May | Election 2016 | 30.7% | 25.7% | 14.5% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.7% | - | - | 1.1% | 1.6 |

## Campaign

Anti-government demonstrations have been taking place that resulted in clashes with the police.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus, the campaign and voting process is not expected to be significantly altered.

## Results

| | Democratic Rally | 99,328 | 27.77 | 17 | –1 |
| | Progressive Party of Working People | 79,913 | 22.34 | 15 | –1 |
| | Democratic Party | 40,395 | 11.29 | 9 | 0 |
| | National Popular Front | 24,255 | 6.78 | 4 | +2 |
| | Movement for Social Democracy–Citizens' Alliance | 24,022 | 6.72 | 4 | –2 |
| | Democratic Front | 21,832 | 6.10 | 4 | New |
| | Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation | 15,762 | 4.41 | 3 | +1 |
| | Active Citizens – Movement of Cypriot United Hunters | 11,712 | 3.27 | 0 | New |
| | Generation Change | 10,095 | 2.82 | 0 | New |
| | Solidarity Movement | 8,254 | 2.31 | 0 | –3 |
| | Famagusta for Cyprus | 5,596 | 1.56 | 0 | New |
| | Awakening 2020 | 4,839 | 1.35 | 0 | New |
| | People's Breath | 4,585 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Animal Party Cyprus | 3,593 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Coalition | 376 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 3,155 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 357,712 | 100.00 | 56 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 357,712 | 97.57 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,826 | 1.86 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,070 | 0.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 366,608 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 557,836 | 65.72 | | |
| Source: Ministry of Interior ||||||