Greek legislative election, 1926 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The first legislative elections of the Second Hellenic Republic

Second Hellenic Republic

The Second Hellenic Republic is the term used to describe the political regime of Greece from 1924 to 1935. It followed from the period of the constitutional monarchy under the monarchs of the House of Glücksburg, and lasted until its overthrow in a military coup d'état which restored the monarchy...

were held on 7 November 1926. At stake were 286 seats in the Greek Parliament, the Vouli.

The composition of the new parliament which emerged from these elections meant that the parties and factions had to work together to form a viable parliamentary government. On Kafandaris' initiative negotiations began among the main parties, leading to the swearing-in on the December 4, 1926 of a government under the premiership of Alexandros Zaimis

Alexandros Zaimis

Alexandros Zaimis was a former Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times.-Early Life and Family:...

who was not a member of parliament.

The parties which participated in this government were the Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Greece)

The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos...

, the Democratic Union, the People's Party

People's Party (Greece)

The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party. The party existed from 1920 until 1958....

and the Freethinkers' Party

Freethinkers' Party (Greece)

The Freethinkers' Party was a royalist party established by Ioannis Metaxas in 1922.The first programmatic declaration of the party was published in the daily Nea Imera on 13 October 1922.- Electoral results :...

. This government came to be known as the "Ecumenical government".

rowspan=2 colspan=3 valign=top|Summary of 7 November 1926 Greek Parliament

Hellenic Parliament

The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....

Liberal Party (Greece)

Komma Fileleftheron
|Eleftherios Venizelos

Eleftherios Venizelos

Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...

People's Party (Greece)

Laikon Komma
|Panagis Tsaldaris

Panagis Tsaldaris

Panagis Tsaldaris was a revered conservative politician and leader for many years of the conservative People's Party in the period before World War II...

Freethinkers' Party (Greece)

Komma Eleftherofronon
|Ioannis Metaxas

Ioannis Metaxas

Ioannis Metaxas was a Greek general, politician, and dictator, serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941...

Alexandros Papanastasiou

Alexandros Papanastasiou was a Greek politician, sociologist and Prime Minister.- Early years :Papanastasiou was the son of Member of Parliament Panagiotis Papanastasiou. He spent part of his childhood in Kalamata and Piraeus...

Communist Party of Greece

Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...

Party of the Chameria

The Party of the Chameria was a small, short-lived political party in Greece, which aimed to represent the Cham Albanians in the Greek Parliament. It was created by Ali Dino, a famous Prevezan cartoonist and MP.-1926 elections:...

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|align="right"|1,539
|align="right"|0.15
|align="center"|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|
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|Other anti-Venizelist parties
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|align="right"|57,093
|align="right"|5.94
|align="center"|
|align="center"|15
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|Other Venizelist parties
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|align="right"|83,033
|align="right"|8.64
|align="center"|
|align="center"|18
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|Remaining parties
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|align="right"|37,674
|align="right"|3.91
|align="center"|
|align="center"|2
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|Others
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|align="right"|31.849
|align="right"|3.31
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|align="center"|0
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|colspan="3"|No. of valid votes
|align="right"|961,226
|align="center"|100
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|align="center"|286
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|colspan="3"|Invalid votes
|align="right"|3,912
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|colspan="3"|Total
|align="right"|965,138
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|colspan="3"|Turnout
|align="right"|61.37%
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|colspan="3"|Electorate
|align="right"|1,572,469
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|colspan=9|Source: Lar's Election website; Foundation of the Hellenic World 1926 election data; National Research Foundation "Eleftherios K. Venizelos" 1926 election data
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