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This is a list of the 300 members who were elected to the Hellenic Parliament in the September 2015 Greek legislative election.
Parliamentary Group | At Election | At Dissolution | |
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Syriza | 145 / 300 | 144 / 300 | |
New Democracy | 75 / 300 | 78 / 300 | |
Golden Dawn | 18 / 300 | 16 / 300 | |
Democratic Alignment | 17 / 300 | 19 / 300 | |
Communist Party of Greece | 15 / 300 | 15 / 300 | |
The River | 11 / 300 | 5 / 300 | |
Independent Greeks | 10 / 300 [lower-alpha 1] | Ceased to exist on (08/02/2019) | |
Union of Centrists | 9 / 300 | Ceased to exist on (30/05/2019) | |
Independents | 0 / 300 | 23 / 300 |
Note: The table of changes below records all changes in party affiliation.
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