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1950 Greek legislative election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Sofoklis Venizelos
Nikolaos Plastiras
Party
People's Party
Liberal
EPEK
Leader since
1936
1948
1949
Last election
156 seats, 55.12%
48 seats, 14.39%
31 seats, 19.28%
Seats won
62
56
45
Seat change
94
8
14
Popular vote
317,312
291,083
277,739
Percentage
18.79%
17.24%
16.45%
Swing
36.33%
2.85%
2.83%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
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Leader
Georgios Papandreou
Alexandros Svolos
Konstantinos Maniadakis
Party
KGP
DP
PAP
Leader since
1950
1950
1949
Last election
7 seats, 19.28%
New
9 seats, 2.94%
Seats won
35
18
16
Seat change
28
New
7
Popular vote
180,185
163,824
137,618
Percentage
10.67%
9.70%
8.15%
Swing
8.61%
New
5.21%
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 5 March 1950.[1] The People's Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 62 of the 250 seats.[2]
Results
Party
Votes
%
Seats
People's Party
317,312
18.8
62
Liberal Party
291,083
17.2
56
National Progressive Center Union
277,739
16.4
45
Georgios Papandreou Party
180,185
10.7
35
Democratic Alignment
163,824
9.7
18
Politically Independent Alignment
137,618
8.1
16
National Reconstruction Front
88,979
5.3
7
National Party of Greece
61,575
3.6
7
Party of Farmers and Labourers
44,308
2.6
3
New Party
42,157
2.5
1
National Party of Working People
26,925
1.6
0
Party for the National Union
14,256
0.8
0
Greek Working People's Party
9,132
0.5
0
National Resistance Party of Greece
8,260
0.5
0
Party Alliance of Greek Workers and Political Refresh Movement
8,127
0.5
0
List of Independents
2,979
0.2
0
Independent Liberal Party
3,087
0.2
0
Agricultural Party
2,191
0.1
0
Christian Labour Agricultural Party
1,027
0.1
0
Christian Political Union
429
0.0
0
Greek Drivers' Party
157
0.0
0
Independent Farmer Party
146
0.0
0
National Independent Party of War Wounded and Victims of Greece
145
0.0
0
Labour-Professional Party of Greece
97
0.0
0
Independent Agricultural Party of Greek People
63
0.0
0
Professional and Industrial Party of Greece
42
0.0
0
National Byzantine Party of Greece
20
0.0
0
Independents
6,742
0.4
0
Invalid/blank votes
7,223
–
–
Total
1,695,768
100
250
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
LK
18.79%
KF
17.24%
EPEK
16.45%
KGP
10.67%
DP
9.70%
PAP
8.15%
MEA
5.27%
EKE
3.65%
PAE
2.62%
KN
2.50%
Others
4.96%
Parliament seats
LK
24.80%
KF
22.40%
EPEK
18.00%
KGP
14.00%
DP
7.20%
PAP
6.40%
MEA
2.80%
EKE
2.80%
PAE
1.20%
KN
0.40%
References