1899 Greek legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 February 1899.[1] Although Charilaos Trikoupis died in 1896, his supporters emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 110 of the 235 seats,[2] Georgios Theotokis, his successor as a leader of the New Party became Prime Minister after the election.[3]

1899 Greek legislative election

7 February 1899
All 235 seats of the Greek Parliament 118 seats needed for a majority
Leader Georgios Theotokis Theodoros Diligiannis Party New Party Nationalist Leader since 1895 1882 Last election 20 seats 170 seats Seats won 110 74-76 Seat change 90 94-96
Prime Minister before election Alexandros Zaimis Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Georgios Theotokis New Party

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis			110
Supporters of Alexandros Zaimis			35
Supporters of Theodoros Deligiannis			35
Supporters of Leonidas Deligiorgis			20
Supporters of Dimitrios Rallis			4–6
Supporters of Konstantinos Karapanos			3–6
Independents			23–28
Total			235
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, p855
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p867