1905 Greek legislative election

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1905 Greek legislative election
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  1902 20 February 1905 1906  

All 235 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
118 seats needed for a majority
  Theodoros Deligiannis.JPG Aspiotis kz George Theotokis.jpg Alexandros Zaimis 01.jpg
Leader Theodoros Diligiannis Georgios Theotokis Alexandros Zaimis
Seats won1445318

Prime Minister before election

Theodoros Deligiannis
Nationalist

Prime Minister after election

Theodoros Deligiannis
Nationalist

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 February 1905. [1] Supporters of Theodoros Deligiannis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 144 of the 235 seats. [2]

Deligiannis remained Prime Minister after the election, but he was assassinated on 13 June and was succeeded by Dimitrios Rallis. [3]

Results

PartySeats
Supporters of Theodoros Deligiannis 144
Supporters of Georgios Theotokis 53
Supporters of Alexandros Zaimis 18
Independents20
Total235
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p855
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p867