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1872 Greek legislative election

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1872 Greek legislative election

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All 190 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
96 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alexandros Koumoundouros Thrasyvoulos Zaimis Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Party Nationalist English EK
Leader since 1865 1865 1865
Seats won 130 25 15

Prime Minister before election

Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
English

Prime Minister after election

Dimitrios Voulgaris
Nationalist

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 25 February 1872.[1] Supporters of Alexandros Koumoundouros and Dimitrios Voulgaris both won 65 seats of the 190 seats.[2] Voulgaris remained Prime Minister until 20 July, when he was replaced by Epameinondas Deligiorgis.[3]

Results

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PartySeats
Supporters of Alexandros Koumoundouros65
Supporters of Dimitrios Voulgaris65
Supporters of Epameinondas Deligiorgis15
Supporters of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis15
Supporters of Trikoupis and Lomvardos10
Independents20
Total190
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p853
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p867