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1929 Greek Senate election

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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 directly-elected seats.[2] It was regarded as a public approval of the policies of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Party450,62454.4564
People's Party157,30419.0110
Agricultural and Labour Party54,3376.574
Independent Royal Supporters35,3444.270
Progressive Party34,7124.193
Conservative Democratic Party23,1712.805
Freethinkers' Party22,5182.722
Farmers' Party13,7201.662
United Front14,0691.700
Independent Democrats9,8841.190
Progressive Union9,8071.182
Independents1650.020
Industry representatives1,6760.2018
Elected by the Vouli2680.0310
Total827,599100.00120
Valid votes827,59998.66
Invalid/blank votes11,2661.34
Total votes838,865100.00
Source: Hellenic Parliament

References

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