Αρ. 11 Sunday, 30/5/2021
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.
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(EK/MK)