1946 Greek legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in
plebiscite
for the restoration of the Greek monarchy.
The elections were marked by the boycott of the
EAM-ELAS. The night before the elections, a communist band attacked a police station in Litochoro
. This event is considered the beginning of the three years civil war.
One of the reasons for the defeat of the centre-liberal parties was the division of the
Panayiotis Kanellopoulos
.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Alignment of Nationalists[a] | 610,995 | 55.12 | 206 | |
| National Political Union[b] | 213,721 | 19.28 | 68 | |
| Liberal Party | 159,525 | 14.39 | 48 | |
| National Party of Greece | 66,027 | 5.96 | 20 | |
| Union of Nationalists | 32,538 | 2.94 | 9 | |
| List of Independents | 12,036 | 1.09 | 2 | |
| Union of Agrarian Parties | 7,447 | 0.67 | 1 | |
| Party X | 1,848 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| Civil and Agricultural Party | 1,114 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| Parataxis of Orthodox Christian Greeks | 298 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Party of Reservists | 63 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Party for the National Union | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2,833 | 0.26 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,108,473 | 100.00 | 354 | |
| Valid votes | 1,108,473 | 98.82 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,223 | 1.18 | ||
| Total votes | 1,121,696 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Global Elections Database | ||||
- ^ Included the People's Party (156 seats), the National Liberal Party (34), the Reform Party (5) and others (11)
- ^ Included the Party of Venizelist Liberals (31 seats), the National Unionist Party (27), the Democratic Socialist Party (7) and others (3)
References
- ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p843
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p859
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