1881 Greek parliamentary election

none Kingdom of Greece state parliamentary 1879 Greek parliamentary election 1879 1885 Greek parliamentary election 1885 All 245 seats in the Hellenic Parliament 123 20 December 1881 130x130px Charilaos_Trikoupis.gif Charilaos Trikoupis 1873 New Party 125 7CFC00 Alexandros Koumoundouros.png Alexandros Koumoundouros 1865 Nationalist 100 00FFFF 100x100px Leonídas Deligeórgis 1879 EK 6 6B8E23 Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Alexandros Koumoundouros Nationalist Alexandros Koumoundouros Nationalist Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 December 1881.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 978-3-8329-5609-7 Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 125 of the 245 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p854 Trikoupis became Prime Minister on 15 March 1882.Nohlen & Stöver, p867 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. Nicole Immig 2009 The “New” Muslim Minorities in Greece: Between Emigration and Political Participation, 1881–1886 Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 29 4 511–522 10.1080/13602000903411408 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. Results Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis 125 Supporters of Koumoundouros and Deligiannis 100 Supporters of Leonidas Deligiorgis 6 Democrats 5–7 Independents 7–9 245 Nohlen & Stöver References Greece Category:Parliamentary elections in Greece Parliamentary Greece Category:1880s in Greek politics Category:Charilaos Trikoupis