August 1910 Greek legislative election

August 1910 Greek legislative election

21 August [O.S. 8 August] 1910
All 362 seats in the Hellenic Parliament 182 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Stefanos Dragoumis Eleftherios Venizelos Party UP ISC Seats won 211 122
Prime Minister before election Stefanos Dragoumis Independent Prime Minister after election Stefanos Dragoumis Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 21 August [O.S. 8 August] 1910.^[1] Eleftherios Venizelos had begun to dominate the political life of the country. He was listed as a candidate by his followers and was elected with the most votes at the Attica-Boeotia constituency.^[2] The United Parties won 211 of the 362 seats.^[3] Stefanos Dragoumis remained prime minister until his resignation on 18 October [O.S. 6 October] 1910, when Venizelos became prime minister.^[4][5] Because Venizelos did not have the confidence of Parliament, he agreed with King George to dissolve parliament. Fresh elections were held in November.

Results

Party		Seats
	United Parties	211
	Independent Supporters for Change	122
	Independents	29
Total		362
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. "1910-1920: Ο Βενιζέλος στην ελληνική και διεθνή πολιτική σκηνή". 21 November 2017.
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p855
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p868
5. FEK A 313/1910, http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGjMvHQD_V6sndtvSoClrL8VUSpgL_HkaB5MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx9hLslJUqeiQtpS7TPdBQw2IGgm0thEXOLSYFQ28-sUNpae5KH0Ix3k