1981 European Parliament election in Greece
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1981 European Parliament election in Greece
24 seats in the European Parliament Ballot box used in the elections
18 October 1981
1984 →
24 seats in the European Parliament
European Parliament elections were held in Greece for the first time on 18 October 1981. The rest of the European Community voted in 1979 before Greece became a member state. Greece was allocated 24 seats in the Parliament.
Results
[edit ]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASOK | 2,278,030 | 40.12 | 10 | |
| New Democracy | 1,779,462 | 31.34 | 8 | |
| Communist Party of Greece | 729,052 | 12.84 | 3 | |
| Communist Party of Greece (Interior) | 300,841 | 5.30 | 1 | |
| KODISO–KAE | 241,666 | 4.26 | 1 | |
| Progressive Party | 111,245 | 1.96 | 1 | |
| Christian Democracy | 65,056 | 1.15 | 0 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre | 63,673 | 1.12 | 0 | |
| Liberal Party | 59,141 | 1.04 | 0 | |
| Greek Reformers Movement | 49,495 | 0.87 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,677,661 | 100.00 | 24 | |
| Valid votes | 5,677,661 | 98.70 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 74,688 | 1.30 | ||
| Total votes | 5,752,349 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,329,409 | 78.48 | ||
| Source: Dinkaves[1] | ||||
Elected MEPs
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Kōstas Dinkaves (1986) Ekloges stēn Hellada, 1844-1985, p204