1981 European Parliament election in Greece

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1981 European Parliament election in Greece
18 October 1981 1984 →
24 seats to the European Parliament

The 1981 European Parliament election in Greece was the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament in 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[]

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Summary of the results of Greece's 18 October 1981 election to the European Parliament
National party European party Leader(s) Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Andreas Papandreou 2,278,030 40.12 —
10 / 24
 —
New Democracy (ND) George Rallis 1,779,462 31.34 —
8 / 24
 —
Communist Party (ΚΚΕ) Harilaos Florakis 729,052 12.84 —
3 / 24
 —
Communist Party – Interior (KKE–E) Leonidas Kyrkos 300,841 5.30 —
1 / 24
 —
Party of Democratic Socialism (KODISO) + (ΚΑΕ) 241,666 4.26 —
1 / 24
 —
Progressive Party (KP) Spiros Markezinis 111,245 1.96 —
1 / 24
 —
Christian Democracy (CD) 65,056 1.15 —
0 / 24
 —
Union of the Democratic Centre (EDIK) 63,673 1.12 —
0 / 24
 —
Liberal Party (KF) Nikitas Venizelos 59.141 1.04 —
0 / 24
 —
Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 49,495 0.87 —
0 / 24
 —
Valid votes 5,677,661 98.70
Blank and invalid votes 74,683 1.30
Totals 5,752,344 100.00 —
24 / 24
 		—
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 7,059,778 81.48 —
Source:
Popular vote
PASOK
 
 40.12%
ND
 
 31.34%
KKE
 
 12.84%
KKE-ES
 
 5.30%
KODISO-KAE
 
 4.26%
KP
 
 1.96%
CD
 
 1.15%
EDIK
 
 1.12%
KF
 
 1.04%
Others
 
 0.87%

Elected MEPs[]

References[]

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