1936 Greek legislative election explained

Country:Kingdom of Greece
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1935 Greek legislative election
Previous Year:1935
Next Election:1946 Greek legislative election
Next Year:1946
Seats For Election:All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
Majority Seats:151
Election Date:26 January 1936
Image1:Themistoklis Sofoulis.jpg
Leader1:Themistoklis Sofoulis
Party1:Liberal Party (Greece)
Last Election1:Boycotted
Seats1:126
Seat Change1:New
Popular Vote1:474,651
Percentage1:37.26%
Leader2:Panagis Tsaldaris
Party2:People's Party (Greece)
Last Election2:255 seats
Seats2:72
Seat Change2: 183
Popular Vote2:281,597
Percentage2:22.10%
Image3:Georgios_Kondylis.jpg
Leader3:Georgios Kondylis
Party3:General Popular Radical Union
Last Election3:32 seats
Seats3:60
Seat Change3: 28
Popular Vote3:253,384
Percentage3:19.89%
Image4:Zachariadis.jpg
Leader4:Nikos Zachariadis
Party4:All People Front
Last Election4:0 seats
Seats4:15
Seat Change4: 15
Popular Vote4:73,411
Percentage4:5.76%
Image5:Georgios_Kaphantaris_1927.jpg
Leader5:Georgios Kafantaris
Party5:DS
Last Election5:Boycotted
Seats5:11
Seat Change5:New
Popular Vote5:53,693
Percentage5:4.21%
Colour5:FFFF00
Image6:Ioannis_Metaxas_1937_cropped.jpg
Leader6:Ioannis Metaxas
Party6:Freethinkers' Party
Last Election6:6 seats
Seats6:7
Seat Change6: 1
Popular Vote6:50,137
Percentage6:3.94%
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Konstantinos Demertzis
Before Party:Independent (politician)
After Election:Konstantinos Demertzis
After Party:Independent (politician)

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 26 January 1936.[1] The Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 126 of the 300 seats.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p859