1929 Greek Senate election

Senate elections were held in Greece on 21 April 1929.[1] The Senate was a new institution introduced with the Greek Constitution of 1927 and these were the first elections for it. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 92 seats.[2] It was regarded as a public approval of the policies of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Party450,62454.664
People's Party157,30419.110
Agricultural and Labour Party54,3376.64
Independent Royal Supporters35,3444.30
Progressive Party34,7124.23
Conservative Democratic Party23,1712.85
Freethinkers' Party22,5182.72
Farmers' Party13,7201.72
United Front14,0691.70
Independent Democrats9,8841.20
Progressive Union9,8071.22
Independents1650.00
Invalid/blank votes11,262
Total836,91710092
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p863
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