1906 Greek legislative election

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1906 Greek legislative election
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  1905 26 March 1906 August 1910  

All 177 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
89 seats needed for a majority
  Aspiotis kz George Theotokis.jpg Dimitrios G. Rallis.JPG
Leader Georgios Theotokis Dimitrios Rallis
Seats won112–11447

  Alexandros Zaimis 01.jpg Dimitrios Gounaris.jpg
Leader Alexandros Zaimis Dimitrios Gounaris
Seats won74–6

Prime Minister before election

Georgios Theotokis
New Party

Prime Minister after election

Georgios Theotokis
New Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 26 March 1906. [1] Supporters of Georgios Theotokis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with between 112 and 114 of the 177 seats. [2] Theotokis remained Prime Minister after the election, having originally assumed office on 21 December 1905. [3]

Results

PartySeats
Supporters of Georgios Theotokis 112–114
Supporters of Dimitrios Rallis 47
Supporters of Alexandros Zaimis 7
Supporters of Dragoumis and Gounaris 4–6
Independents6
Total177
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, p868