All Greece elections

1961 Greek Parliamentary Election

29 October 1961 · Civil war and its long shadow · 300 seats, 151 for a majority

National Radical Union finished first with 176 of 300 seats on 50.8% of the vote. Turnout 81.6%.

Prime Minister before

Konstantinos Karamanlis

ERE

Prime Minister (continued)

Largest force

National Radical Union

176 of 300 seats

Turnout

81.6%

The result

Share of the Hellenic Parliament
National Radical Union176+5
2,347,82450.8%
Centre Union–Progressive Party100+54
1,555,44233.7%
All-Democratic Agricultural Front24-36
675,86714.6%
List of Independents00
41,5500.9%