1996 Greek legislative election

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1996 Greek legislative election

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All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
151 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Costas Simitis Miltiadis Evert Aleka Papariga
Party PASOK ND KKE
Last election 46.88%, 170 seats 39.30%, 111 seats 4.54%, 9 seats
Seats won 162 108 11
Seat change Decrease 8 Decrease 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 2,813,245 2,584,765 380,167
Percentage 41.49% 38.12% 5.60%
Swing Decrease5.39pp Decrease1.18pp Increase1.06pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Nikos Konstantopoulos Dimitris Tsovolas
Party Synaspismos DIKKI
Last election 2.94%, 0 seats
Seats won 10 9
Seat change Increase 10 New
Popular vote 347,051 300,617
Percentage 5.12% 4.43%
Swing Increase2.18pp New

Map of electoral districts, showing the largest party by share of votes. Darker shades indicate stronger vote share.

Prime Minister before election

Costas Simitis
PASOK

Prime Minister after election

Costas Simitis
PASOK

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 22 September 1996.[1] The ruling PASOK of Costas Simitis was re-elected, defeating the liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Miltiadis Evert.

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
PASOK2,814,77941.49162–8
New Democracy2,586,08938.12108–3
Communist Party of Greece380,0465.6011+2
Synaspismos347,2365.1210+10
Democratic Social Movement300,9544.449New
Political Spring199,6862.940–10
Union of Centrists48,6590.7200
Union of Ecologists19,9310.2900
Party of Greek Hunters17,4720.2600
National Party–National Political Union16,4950.2400
Party of Hellenism12,2160.180New
Left Struggle10,4160.1500
Alternative Ecologists5,7080.080New
Golden Dawn4,5370.070New
Ecologists of Greece4,1380.0600
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece4,0190.060New
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece3,5340.0500
Pensioners-Labourers-Farmers-Youth Alliance2,5190.040New
Fighting Socialist Party of Greece2,1130.0300
Olympic Party1,6140.0200
Party of Greek Workers2380.000New
Greek Orthodox National Popular Revolutionary Party1630.000New
Christianity710.0000
Free Democracy640.000New
Hellenic White Movement of Contemporary Ideology490.0000
Panhellenic Orthodox Democratic Movement420.000New
Labour Class310.000New
Human Rights Party120.0000
Party of Responsible Citizens20.0000
Hellenic European Party10.0000
Independents6110.0100
Total6,783,445100.003000
Valid votes6,783,44597.15
Invalid/blank votes198,7592.85
Total votes6,982,204100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,145,59876.34
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7