May 1915 Greek parliamentary election

May 1915 Greek parliamentary election
13 June [O.S. 31 May] 1915
All 316 seats in the Hellenic Parliament
159 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Eleftherios Venizelos Dimitrios Gounaris
Party Liberal National
Seats won 187 95
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Georgios Theotokis Dimitrios Rallis
Party Theotokis supporters Rallis supporters
Seats won 12 7
Prime Minister before election

Dimitrios Gounaris
National

Prime Minister after election

Dimitrios Gounaris
National

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 13 June [O.S. 31 May] 1915. The result was a landslide victory for Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party, which won 187 of the 316 seats in Parliament. Venizelos claimed that his victory was proof that the Greek people approved of his policy, favoring the Allies of World War I.

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