Greek legislative election, 1881

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Greek legislative election, 1881
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  1879 20 December 1881 1885  

All 245 seats of the Greek Parliament
123 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Charilaos Trikoupis.gif Koumoundouros.png No image.png
Leader Charilaos Trikoupis Alexandros Koumoundouros Leonídas Deligeórgis
Party New Nationalist EK
Leader since187318651879
Last election85 seats100 seats20 seats
Seats won1251006
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 40Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 14

Prime Minister before election

Alexandros Koumoundouros
Nationalist

Elected Prime Minister

Alexandros Koumoundouros
Nationalist


Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 December 1881. [1] Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 125 of the 245 seats. [2] Trikoupis became Prime Minister on 15 March 1883. [3]

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis 125
Supporters of Koumoundouros and Deligiannis 100
Supporters of Epameinondas Deligiorgis 6
Democrats5–7
Independents7–9
Total245
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, p854
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p867
  4. 1 2 Immig, Nicole (2009). "The "New" Muslim Minorities in Greece: Between Emigration and Political Participation, 1881–1886". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 29 (4): 511–522. doi:10.1080/13602000903411408.