1879 Greek legislative election

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]

1879 Greek legislative election

23 September 1879
All 207 seats of the Greek Parliament 104 seats needed for a majority
Leader Alexandros Koumoundouros Charilaos Trikoupis Leonídas Deligeórgis Party Nationalist New Party EK Leader since 1865 1873 1879 Last election 92 seats 50 seats 30 seats Seats won 100 85 20 Seat change 8 35 10
Prime Minister before election Alexandros Koumoundouros Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Alexandros Koumoundouros Nationalist

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Supporters of Koumoundouros and Deligiannis			100
United Opposition			85
Independent			20
Independents			2
Total			207
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p854
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p867