1879 Greek legislative election explained

Country:Kingdom of Greece
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1875 Greek_legislative_election
Previous Year:1875
Next Election:1881 Greek legislative election
Next Year:1881
Seats For Election:All 207 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
Majority Seats:104
Election Date:23 September 1879
Image1:Alexandros Koumoundouros.png
Leader1:Alexandros Koumoundouros
Leader Since1:1865
Party1:Nationalist
Seats1:100
Colour1:00FFFF
Leader2:Charilaos Trikoupis
Leader Since2:1873
Party2:New Party
Seats2:85
Colour2:7CFC00
Leader3:Leonídas Deligeórgis
Leader Since3:1879
Party3:EK
Seats3:20
Colour3:6B8E23
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Alexandros Koumoundouros
Before Party:Nationalist
After Election:Alexandros Koumoundouros
After Party:Nationalist

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 23 September 1879.[1] Supporters of Alexandros Koumoundouros and Theodoros Deligiannis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 100 of the 207 seats.[2] Koumoundouros remained Prime Minister until 22 March the following year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p854
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p867