Makarios III Presidential elections were held in Cyprus for the first time on 13 December 1959.

[1] Only two candidates contested the election; Makarios III, who was backed by EOKA, and Ioannis Clerides, a member of the Democratic Union who was also supported by AKEL.

[2][3] The result was a victory for Makarios III, who received 67% of the vote, although he did not take office until 16 August 1960.

[3] A separate election for Vice President of Cyprus took place.

[2] The elections were held using a two-round system; if no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round was to be held between the top two candidates.