1950 Greek legislative election explained

Country:Kingdom of Greece
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1946 Greek legislative election
Previous Year:1946
Next Election:1951 Greek legislative election
Next Year:1951
Seats For Election:All 250 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
Majority Seats:126
Election Date:5 March 1950
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Leader1:Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Party1:People's Party (Greece)
Seats1:62
Popular Vote1:317,312
Percentage1:18.79%
Leader2:Sofoklis Venizelos
Party2:Liberal Party (Greece)
Seats2:56
Popular Vote2:291,083
Percentage2:17.24%
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Leader3:Nikolaos Plastiras
Party3:National Progressive Center Union
Seats3:45
Popular Vote3:277,739
Percentage3:16.45%
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Leader4:Georgios Papandreou
Party4:Georgios Papandreou Party
Seats4:35
Popular Vote4:180,185
Percentage4:10.67%
Leader5:Alexandros Svolos
Party5:DP
Seats5:18
Popular Vote5:163,824
Percentage5:9.70%
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Leader6:Konstantinos Maniadakis
Party6:PAP
Seats6:16
Popular Vote6:137,618
Percentage6:8.15%
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Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Alexandros Diomidis
Before Party:Liberal Party (Greece)
After Election:Sofoklis Venizelos
After Party:Liberal Party (Greece)

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 5 March 1950.[1] The People's Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 62 of the 250 seats.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p860