1935 Greek legislative election

1935 Greek legislative election

9 June 1935
All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament 151 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Panagis Tsaldaris Ioannis Metaxas Party LK–ERK EV Last election 42.16%, 129 seats 2.26%, 6 seats Seats won 287 7 Seat change 158 1 Popular vote 669,434 152,285 Percentage 65.04% 14.80% Swing 22.88 pp 12.54 pp
Prime Minister before election Panagis Tsaldaris People's Party Prime Minister after election Panagis Tsaldaris People's Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 9 June 1935. The result was a victory for the People's Party–National Radical Party alliance, which won 287 of the 300 seats in Parliament.

The elections were held in a climate of tension between the liberal Republicans, represented by the Venizelist parties, and the pro-royalist People's Party, following the failed Venizelist coup attempt in March. In protest at the execution of two prominent Venizelist generals, the continued function of special courts, and at the new electoral law, which they had not approved, all Venizelist parties decided not to participate. Without opponents, the right-wing parties had no problem in dominating the Parliament, whose role would be to adopt a new constitution and decide about the restoration of monarchy in the person of the exiled King George II.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Party–National Radical Party	669,434	65.04	287	+158
	Union of Royalists	152,285	14.80	7	+1
	Communists and Allies	98,699	9.59	0	0
	Macedonian Union	29,664	2.88	0	New
	National Party	5,636	0.55	0	New
	National Union of Greece	2,590	0.25	0	New
	Independents	70,888	6.89	6	+6
Total		1,029,196	100.00	300	+52
Valid votes		1,029,196	94.39
Invalid/blank votes		61,166	5.61
Total votes		1,090,362	100.00
Source: Nohlen & Stöver