1996 Cypriot legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 26 May 1996. The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally, which won 20 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 92.9%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Rally	127,380	34.47	20	0
	Progressive Party of Working People	121,958	33.00	19	+1
	Democratic Party	60,726	16.43	10	–1
	Movement for Social Democracy	30,033	8.13	5	–2
	United Democrats	13,623	3.69	2	New
	New Horizons	6,317	1.71	0	New
	ADISOK	5,311	1.44	0	0
	Ecological and Environmental Movement	3,710	1.00	0	New
	Independents	463	0.13	0	0
Total		369,521	100.00	56	0
Valid votes		369,521	96.97
Invalid/blank votes		11,530	3.03
Total votes		381,051	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		409,996	92.94
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Election Resources