1929 Greek Senate election

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Senate elections were held in Greece on 21 April 1929. [1] The Senate was a new institution introduced with the Greek Constitution of 1927 and these were the first elections for it. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 92 directly-elected seats. [2] [3] It was regarded as a public approval of the policies of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Party 450,62454.4564
People's Party 157,30419.0110
Agricultural and Labour Party 54,3376.574
Independent Royal Supporters35,3444.270
Progressive Party 34,7124.193
Conservative Democratic Party 23,1712.805
Freethinkers' Party 22,5182.722
Farmers' Party 13,7201.662
United Front 14,0691.700
Independent Democrats9,8841.190
Progressive Union 9,8071.182
Independents1650.020
Industry representatives1,6760.2018
Elected by the Vouli2680.0310
Total827,599100.00120
Valid votes827,59998.66
Invalid/blank votes11,2661.34
Total votes838,865100.00
Source: Hellenic Parliament

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p863
  3. ↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Philip Stöver (2010). Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook. Baden-Baden: Nomos. p. 830. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
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