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09-06-2024 15:41
Elections 2024 – Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Elikkos Elia, on voter turnout until 3 p.m.
Until 3 p.m., 269,727 persons had voted, a percentage corresponding to 38.6% of all registered voters.
In comparison to the corresponding 2019 European Parliament Elections, there is an increased turnout by 9.6 percentage points, while compared to the 2016 Local Government Elections, the turnout decreased by 5.4 percentage points.
Voter turnout by electoral constituency is as follows:
|
|
Elections 2024 |
European Parliament Elections 2019 |
Local Government Elections 2016 |
Presidential Elections 2023 |
|
Lefkosia: |
32.0% |
33.8% |
40.0% |
58.4% |
|
Lemesos: |
49.6% |
30.0% |
44.2% |
52.9% |
|
Ammochostos: |
57.8% |
31.1% |
52.1% |
55.4% |
|
Larnaka: |
51.1% |
31.9% |
43.9% |
54.9% |
|
Pafos: |
58.1% |
31.3% |
55.3% |
55.9% |
|
Overseas: |
39.0% |
38.2% |
–––– |
43.7% |
|
Dedicated polling stations for Turkish Cypriots: |
4.0% |
5.2% |
–––– |
–––– |
|
Total: |
38.6% |
29.0% |
44.0% |
55.6% |
It is noted that the turnout, excluding polling stations for Turkish Cypriots, amounts to 44.6%, compared to 32% in the corresponding 2019 European Parliament Elections.
As regards to the Turkish Cypriots’ turnout this time, it is reported that so far, 4,110 voters registered out of a total of 103,281, have exercised their right to vote, at the dedicated polling stations.
I would like to reiterate that voting continues until 6 p.m. I would like to call upon voters who didn’t vote so far that they shouldn’t wait until 6 p.m., so as to avoid creating queues. I should also mention that due to the timely preparation by the Ministry of Interior, the voting has been running smoothly and as a result no complaints have been reported by the voters in relation to having difficulty with the number of ballots.
For the Chief Returning Officer's statement in Turkish, click here.
(GS/NGian)
PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE
