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09-06-2024 12:42
Elections 2024 – Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Elikkos A. Elia, on voter turnout until 12 noon, when the ballot boxes were temporarily closed
Ballot boxes in all 1,857 polling stations, which operate in the Republic of Cyprus and in Greece, were temporarily closed at 12 noon. Voting will recommence at 1 p.m.
Voter turnout continued smoothly, without any problems.
According to the available data, until 12 noon, 25.4% of registered voters voted, while at the corresponding time in the 2019 European Parliament Elections, 19% of registered voters had voted and in the 2016 Local Government Elections, 23.8% of registered voters had voted.
Voter turnout and the corresponding percentages of previous elections, per electoral constituency, are as follows:
|
|
Elections 2024 |
Εuropean Parliament Elections 2019 |
Local Government Elections 2016 |
Presidential Elections 2023 |
|
Lefkosia: |
21.3% |
23.9% |
23.2% |
37.0% |
|
Lemesos: |
30.4% |
18.2% |
21.9% |
30.4% |
|
Ammochostos: |
39.8% |
18.8% |
24.8% |
34.0% |
|
Larnaka: |
35.2% |
21.0% |
24.3% |
33.0% |
|
Pafos: |
40.0% |
21.3% |
31.0% |
34.2% |
|
Overseas: |
18.8% |
17.0% |
–––– |
18.9% |
|
Dedicated polling stations for Turkish Cypriots |
2.7% |
3.3% |
–––– |
–––– |
|
Total: |
25.4% |
19.0% |
23.8% |
33.7% |
For the Chief Returning Officer's statement in Turkish, click here.
(GS)
PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE
