1996_Greek_legislative_election

1996 Greek legislative election
All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament; 151 seats needed for a majority
	Map of electoral districts, showing the largest party by share of votes. Darker shades indicate stronger vote share.
Prime Minister before election; Costas Simitis; PASOK	Prime Minister after election ; Costas Simitis; PASOK

1996 Greek legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 22 September 1996.^[1] The ruling PASOK of Costas Simitis was re-elected, defeating the liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Miltiadis Evert.

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Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PASOK	2,814,779	41.49	162	–8
	New Democracy	2,586,089	38.12	108	–3
	Communist Party of Greece	380,046	5.60	11	+2
	Synaspismos	347,236	5.12	10	+10
	Democratic Social Movement	300,954	4.44	9	New
	Political Spring	199,686	2.94	0	–10
	Union of Centrists	48,659	0.72	0	0
	Union of Ecologists	19,931	0.29	0	0
	Party of Greek Hunters	17,472	0.26	0	0
	National Party–National Political Union	16,495	0.24	0	0
	Party of Hellenism	12,216	0.18	0	New
	Left Struggle	10,416	0.15	0	0
	Alternative Ecologists	5,708	0.08	0	New
	Golden Dawn	4,537	0.07	0	New
	Ecologists of Greece	4,138	0.06	0	0
	Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece	4,019	0.06	0	New
	Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece	3,534	0.05	0	0
	Pensioners-Labourers-Farmers-Youth Alliance	2,519	0.04	0	New
	Fighting Socialist Party of Greece	2,113	0.03	0	0
	Olympic Party	1,614	0.02	0	0
	Party of Greek Workers	238	0.00	0	New
	Greek Orthodox National Popular Revolutionary Party	163	0.00	0	New
	Christianity	71	0.00	0	0
	Free Democracy	64	0.00	0	New
	Hellenic White Movement of Contemporary Ideology	49	0.00	0	0
	Panhellenic Orthodox Democratic Movement	42	0.00	0	New
	Labour Class	31	0.00	0	New
	Human Rights Party	12	0.00	0	0
	Party of Responsible Citizens	2	0.00	0	0
	Hellenic European Party	1	0.00	0	0
	Independents	611	0.01	0	0
Total		6,783,445	100.00	300	0

Valid votes		6,783,445	97.15
Invalid/blank votes		198,759	2.85
Total votes		6,982,204	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,145,598	76.34
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

1996 Greek legislative election