1977 Greek parliamentary election

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1977 Greek parliamentary election
Flag of Greece.svg
  1974 20 November 1977 1981  

All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
151 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Bezoek premier Karamanlis van Griekenland Van Agt in gesprek met Karamanlis, Bestanddeelnr 929-6548 (cropped).jpg Andreas Papandreou.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Konstantinos Karamanlis Andreas Papandreou Georgios Mavros
Party ND PASOK EDIK
Last election54.37%, 220 seats13.58%, 12 seats20.42%, 60 seats
Seats won1719316
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 49Increase2.svg 81Decrease2.svg 44
Popular vote2,146,3651,300,025612,782
Percentage41.84%25.34%11.95%
SwingDecrease2.svg12.53 pp Increase2.svg11.76 pp Decrease2.svg8.47 pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Charilaos Florakis.JPG Stefanos Stefanopoulos 1965.jpg
Leader Charilaos Florakis Stefanos Stefanopoulos Ilias Iliou
Party KKE EP SPAD
Last election9.47%, 8 seats
Seats won1152
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3New
Popular vote480,272349,988139,356
Percentage9.36%6.82%2.72%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.11 pp New

 Seventh party
  Mitsotakis 1992.jpg
Leader Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Party KNF
Last election
Seats won2
Seat changeNew
Popular vote55,494
Percentage1.08%
SwingNew

Prime Minister before election

Konstantinos Karamanlis
ND

Prime Minister after election

Konstantinos Karamanlis
ND

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 November 1977. [1] After Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis called for early elections, his New Democracy party lost a large number of seats, yet still retain an absolute majority in the Parliament. [2] The big surprise was the success of PASOK, whose socialistic rhetoric remained radical. Because of PASOK's success, the Centrists (Union of the Democratic Centre, EDIK, former Center Union - New Forces) led again by Georgios Mavros) lost half of their power. As a result, Andreas Papandreou, PASOK's leader, became a prominent figure in Greek politics. The Communists (Communist Party of Greece) and the Nationalists managed to amplify their support.

Contents

Future Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras first won a seat in parliament at this election.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Democracy 2,146,36541.84171−49
Panhellenic Socialist Movement 1,300,02525.3493+81
Union of the Democratic Centre 612,78611.9516+16
Communist Party of Greece 480,2729.3611
National Alignment 349,9886.825New
Progress and Left Forces Alliance 139,3562.722
Party of New Liberals 55,4941.082New
Revolutionary Communist Movement 11,8950.2300
Popular Democratic Unity8,8390.170New
International Workers' Union – Trotskyists1,0320.020New
Hellenic Christian-Social Union7770.020New
Communist Organisation "Fighter"3210.010New
Labour-Agricultural Party of Greece1700.000New
Farmer Smoke-Producers Party840.000New
Olympic Democracy190.000New
Independents22,3480.440New
Total5,129,771100.003000
Valid votes5,129,77198.77
Invalid/blank votes64,1201.23
Total votes5,193,891100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,403,73881.11
Source: Nohlen & Stöver




By constituency

ConstituencyNDPASOKEDIK [a] KKEEP [b] Alliance [c]
%±%±%±%±%±%±
Achaea40.00Decrease2.svg 12.0137.26Increase2.svg 12.455.67Decrease2.svg 8.628.14New6.46Increase2.svg 5.942.02Decrease2.svg 6.11
Aetolia-Akarnania49.24Decrease2.svg 10.6426.16Increase2.svg 10.3310.18Decrease2.svg 5.347.58New4.81Increase2.svg 3.361.25Decrease2.svg 5.77
Argolis46.01Decrease2.svg 22.0225.50Increase2.svg 9.8710.40Decrease2.svg 2.513.45New12.40Increase2.svg 10.930.99Decrease2.svg 0.94
Arkadia48.74Decrease2.svg 16.4121.45Increase2.svg 12.0312.21Decrease2.svg 9.725.03New11.20Increase2.svg 10.481.11Decrease2.svg 1.58
Arta39.32Decrease2.svg 25.3827.91Increase2.svg 12.5312.60Increase2.svg 0.746.86New12.06Increase2.svg 8.881.19Decrease2.svg 3.66
Athens A42.83Decrease2.svg 11.1922.58Increase2.svg 10.909.18Decrease2.svg 10.9311.51New6.65Increase2.svg 5.446.00Decrease2.svg 6.73
Athens B36.14Decrease2.svg 10.4427.58Increase2.svg 14.418.30Decrease2.svg 12.9716.09New5.13Increase2.svg 4.205.18Decrease2.svg 12.64
Attica45.10Decrease2.svg 17.5728.07Increase2.svg 16.1311.09Decrease2.svg 6.197.62New5.48Increase2.svg 4.721.80Decrease2.svg 5.28
Boeotia39.40Decrease2.svg 20.4130.96Increase2.svg 15.3911.99Decrease2.svg 3.427.37New7.98Increase2.svg 7.601.71Decrease2.svg 4.49
Cephalonia39.67Decrease2.svg 17.8724.05Increase2.svg 16.309.76Decrease2.svg 12.4213.06New11.32New2.12Decrease2.svg 10.00
Chalkidiki52.82Decrease2.svg 13.6725.31Increase2.svg 13.2110.70Decrease2.svg 5.764.16New4.31Increase2.svg 3.821.67Decrease2.svg 2.77
Chania16.01Increase2.svg 0.7523.44Increase2.svg 5.3320.55Decrease2.svg 17.3610.67New0.95Increase2.svg 0.091.98Decrease2.svg 7.52
Chios47.76Decrease2.svg 5.4315.67Increase2.svg 4.7827.03Decrease2.svg 2.255.40New2.01Increase2.svg 1.382.14Decrease2.svg 3.84
Corfu35.44Decrease2.svg 12.8332.07Increase2.svg 9.587.65Decrease2.svg 11.0110.03New9.96Increase2.svg 9.512.87Decrease2.svg 7.22
Corinthia47.09Decrease2.svg 16.6929.86Increase2.svg 11.909.73Decrease2.svg 4.693.88New6.16Increase2.svg 5.211.49Decrease2.svg 1.38
Cyclades54.95Decrease2.svg 7.9622.92Increase2.svg 12.4812.61Decrease2.svg 11.203.45New3.04Increase2.svg 2.442.38Increase2.svg 0.37
Dodecanese41.32Decrease2.svg 4.0327.71Increase2.svg 6.7025.06Decrease2.svg 5.732.72New2.05Increase2.svg 1.611.15Decrease2.svg 1.24
Drama39.66Decrease2.svg 18.9127.28Increase2.svg 9.407.25Decrease2.svg 8.423.60New10.23Increase2.svg 9.211.51Decrease2.svg 3.00
Elis35.24Decrease2.svg 17.9931.00Increase2.svg 16.2218.11Decrease2.svg 9.703.70New10.61Increase2.svg 10.100.95Decrease2.svg 1.65
Euboea42.72Decrease2.svg 15.9027.68Increase2.svg 13.4913.08Decrease2.svg 8.835.28New5.64Increase2.svg 5.131.05Decrease2.svg 3.52
Evros54.73Decrease2.svg 9.2421.76Increase2.svg 10.2513.01Decrease2.svg 6.053.70New4.34Increase2.svg 3.071.70Decrease2.svg 2.45
Evrytania46.43Decrease2.svg 17.8528.44Increase2.svg 15.3013.67Decrease2.svg 7.073.05New6.75New0.55Decrease2.svg 1.29
Florina47.03Decrease2.svg 23.6015.62Increase2.svg 9.6519.17Increase2.svg 0.664.80New8.07Increase2.svg 7.250.93Decrease2.svg 3.11
Grevena32.44Decrease2.svg 26.8718.09Increase2.svg 4.6226.98Increase2.svg 5.588.05New10.32Increase2.svg 9.911.02Decrease2.svg 4.37
Heraklion24.90Decrease2.svg 1.3535.36Increase2.svg 7.5625.09Decrease2.svg 13.657.23New0.72Increase2.svg 0.522.18Decrease2.svg 4.79
Imathia43.34Decrease2.svg 11.5830.62Increase2.svg 14.9910.94Decrease2.svg 9.708.45New4.16Increase2.svg 3.722.03Decrease2.svg 6.32
Ioannina46.26Decrease2.svg 15.7624.78Increase2.svg 15.158.57Decrease2.svg 11.378.11New7.57Increase2.svg 6.932.51Decrease2.svg 5.23
Karditsa36.52Decrease2.svg 16.0326.56Increase2.svg 13.3610.18Decrease2.svg 8.8110.96New14.29Increase2.svg 13.491.01Decrease2.svg 7.58
Kastoria44.21Decrease2.svg 19.1819.49Increase2.svg 14.839.97Decrease2.svg 12.102.82New13.49Increase2.svg 12.311.02Decrease2.svg 0.62
Kavala50.50Decrease2.svg 6.4923.30Increase2.svg 11.769.37Decrease2.svg 8.607.44New3.95Increase2.svg 3.503.83Decrease2.svg 7.80
Kilkis42.98Decrease2.svg 14.3023.61Increase2.svg 11.529.14Decrease2.svg 6.4810.20New11.35Increase2.svg 10.011.67Decrease2.svg 8.79
Kozani49.82Decrease2.svg 12.5023.70Increase2.svg 11.5513.58Decrease2.svg 5.425.60New5.38Increase2.svg 4.871.77Decrease2.svg 3.75
Laconia55.00Decrease2.svg 21.0416.23Increase2.svg 9.177.03Decrease2.svg 5.894.17New16.24Increase2.svg 15.320.88Decrease2.svg 2.16
Larissa36.90Decrease2.svg 16.7622.31Increase2.svg 8.9411.59Decrease2.svg 8.7615.06New10.31Increase2.svg 9.612.31Decrease2.svg 9.57
Lasithi29.61Decrease2.svg 0.6426.18Increase2.svg 5.7830.97Decrease2.svg 15.024.19New0.45Increase2.svg 0.160.67Decrease2.svg 1.46
Lefkada31.89Decrease2.svg 15.0716.58Increase2.svg 9.9018.71Increase2.svg 0.4918.05New8.17Increase2.svg 7.334.52Decrease2.svg 22.62
Lesbos42.77Decrease2.svg 0.1120.79Increase2.svg 5.657.96Decrease2.svg 8.8124.37New1.14Increase2.svg 0.492.20Decrease2.svg 22.34
Magnesia42.42Decrease2.svg 9.0319.54Increase2.svg 11.0514.16Decrease2.svg 11.0614.52New5.39New3.32Decrease2.svg 11.50
Messenia44.43Decrease2.svg 19.1323.37Increase2.svg 9.8310.94Decrease2.svg 6.366.08New14.05Increase2.svg 11.910.86Decrease2.svg 3.58
Pella44.21Decrease2.svg 16.3631.18Increase2.svg 14.1810.98Decrease2.svg 5.284.56New7.35Increase2.svg 6.081.36Decrease2.svg 3.42
Phocis54.88Decrease2.svg 11.5523.96Increase2.svg 15.473.88Decrease2.svg 14.734.90New10.59Increase2.svg 7.931.02Decrease2.svg 2.77
Phthiotis43.97Decrease2.svg 21.5722.68Increase2.svg 14.9214.16Decrease2.svg 6.475.74New11.01Increase2.svg 9.531.11Decrease2.svg 3.42
Pieria44.04Decrease2.svg 18.9823.81Increase2.svg 12.0815.05Decrease2.svg 2.296.56New8.29Increase2.svg 7.391.90Decrease2.svg 5.08
Piraeus A43.93Decrease2.svg 10.3623.87Increase2.svg 10.9710.97Decrease2.svg 8.5511.04New4.89Increase2.svg 3.904.20Decrease2.svg 8.06
Piraeus B32.41Decrease2.svg 7.2326.47Increase2.svg 14.0911.99Decrease2.svg 12.1119.34New2.99Increase2.svg 2.275.18Decrease2.svg 17.96
Preveza44.21Decrease2.svg 14.7634.37Increase2.svg 17.253.89Decrease2.svg 12.497.45New8.87Increase2.svg 6.371.21Decrease2.svg 3.80
Rethymno29.49Decrease2.svg 5.7024.28Increase2.svg 3.7613.93Decrease2.svg 4.714.57New0.51Increase2.svg 0.230.86Decrease2.svg 2.22
Rhodope35.73Decrease2.svg 8.9716.68Increase2.svg 9.0717.00Decrease2.svg 22.342.49New27.31Increase2.svg 20.600.78Decrease2.svg 0.84
Samos43.39Decrease2.svg 7.8310.88Increase2.svg 3.6721.54Decrease2.svg 2.9717.58New2.94Increase2.svg 2.283.07Decrease2.svg 13.30
Serres52.55Decrease2.svg 14.2223.10Increase2.svg 10.919.67Decrease2.svg 3.636.90New5.59Increase2.svg 5.251.82Decrease2.svg 5.55
Thesprotia34.10Decrease2.svg 27.5630.55Increase2.svg 16.3524.74Increase2.svg 3.074.55New5.32Increase2.svg 5.030.75Decrease2.svg 1.40
Thessaloniki A45.80Decrease2.svg 8.7022.12Increase2.svg 11.209.02Decrease2.svg 8.3011.98New4.18Increase2.svg 3.145.51Decrease2.svg 10.36
Thessaloniki B46.19Decrease2.svg 10.7527.55Increase2.svg 12.627.45Decrease2.svg 7.9210.01New5.32Increase2.svg 4.522.03Decrease2.svg 9.80
Trikala37.18Decrease2.svg 16.6422.34Increase2.svg 11.1619.46Decrease2.svg 1.7412.10New7.87Increase2.svg 7.251.13Decrease2.svg 8.49
Xanthi43.86Decrease2.svg 8.7122.45Increase2.svg 14.2223.99Increase2.svg 0.352.07New5.40Decrease2.svg 8.181.03Decrease2.svg 0.92
Zakynthos36.33Decrease2.svg 16.8120.39Increase2.svg 15.547.38Decrease2.svg 25.6715.79New15.25Increase2.svg 14.182.00Decrease2.svg 5.87

Aftermath

In 1979 Greece became European Community's 10th member, despite the opposition of PASOK and the Communists. In October 1980 Greece rejoined NATO military structure. In 1980, Konstantinos Karamanlis succeeded Konstantinos Tsatsos as President of the Republic. George Rallis became Prime Minister and new leader of ND.

Notes

  1. Compared to EK-ND and DEK
  2. Compared to EDE
  3. Compared to EA

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Clogg, Richard (1978). "European elections—Greece" . West European Politics. 1 (2). doi:10.1080/01402387808424203. ISSN   0140-2382.