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30-05-2021 15:44

Parliamentary Elections 2021 – Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, on the turnout of voters until 3 p.m.

As the voting process continues, until 3.00 pm a total of 251,826 of our fellow citizens have cast their votes, which corresponds to 45,1% of the total of registered voters.

In comparison to the equivalent time during the previous Parliamentary Elections of 2016, the percentage has dropped by about 1%.

Moreover, voting as regards the special electoral list for our fellow citizens who have been registered as persons in confinement due to COVID-19, has also been completed. Specifically, 86 out of 91 people voted, which corresponds to 95%.

The percentage of voters and the respective figures of previous elections, are:

 

Parliamentary Elections 2021

Parliamentary

Elections 2016

Presidential Elections 2018

European Parliament Elections 2019

Overall

island-wide  :

 

45,1%

 

46%

 

51%

 

29%

Lefkosia         :

43,4%

46%

53%

34%

Lemesos        :

44,7%

47%

48%

30%

Ammochostos:

51,6%

45%

50%

31%

Larnaka         :

45,4%

45%

50%

32%

Pafos              :

49,5%

49%

53%

31%

Abroad           :

40,3%

39%

40%

38%

A video of the Chief Returning Officer's statement may be viewed here.

A transcript of the statement in Turkish may be viewed here.

(EK/MK)