Greek legislative election, 1885

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Greek legislative election, 1885
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All 245 seats of the Greek Parliament
123 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Theodoros Deligiannis.JPG Charilaos Trikoupis.gif
Leader Theodoros Diligiannis Charilaos Trikoupis
Party Nationalist New
Leader since18821873
Last election100 seats125 seats
Seats won17040
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 70Decrease2.svg 85
Prime Minister before election

Charilaos Trikoupis
New

Elected Prime Minister

Theodoros Diligiannis
Nationalist

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 April 1885. [1] Supporters of Theodoros Deligiannis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 170 of the 245 seats. [2] Deligiannis became Prime Minister on 1 May. [3]

Greece republic in Southeast Europe

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, self-identified and historically known as Hellas, is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Nationalist Party 170
New Party 40
Democrats5
Independents30
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
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