Greek legislative election, 1881

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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 December 1881.[1] Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 125 of the 245 seats.[2] Trikoupis became Prime Minister on 15 March 1883.[3]

As the first election to take place after the annexation of Thessaly, by the terms of the Convention of Constantinople, the resulting parliament was the first to feature two Muslim MPs, representing the region's sizeable Muslim minority.[4] Nevertheless, despite the political equality guaranteed to them officially, several Muslim and Jewish citizens in Thessaly complained to the authorities that they were prevented from voting, either by being denied access to the voting stations, or not being registered in the electoral lists. The situation was further confused since the Muslim inhabitants of the area were not necessarily Greek citizens, with many opting to retain their Ottoman citizenship. In addition, according to press reports, the Ottoman authorities announced that any Muslim running for office in the elections would automatically lose their citizenship.[4]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis 125
Supporters of Koumoundouros and Deligiannis 100
Supporters of Epameinondas Deligiorgis 6
Democrats 5–7
Independents 7–9
Total 245
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p854
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p867
  4. 1 2 Immig, Nicole (2009). "The “New” Muslim Minorities in Greece: Between Emigration and Political Participation, 1881–1886". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 29 (4): 511–522. doi:10.1080/13602000903411408.
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