Greek legislative election, 1843

Greek legislative election, 1843

16 September 1843

All 243 seats to the Chamber of Deputies   Majority party Minority party   Leader Andreas Metaxas Yannis Makriyannis Party Russian-English-French Dissidents Leader's seat Corfu Athens Seats won 120 60

Prime Minister before election None (King Otto's direct rule) Subsequent Prime Minister Andreas Metaxas Russian Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 16 December 1843.^[1] The elected body was also tasked with drawing up a constitution, following the 3 September 1843 Revolution.^[2] The Three-Party Coalition won almost half the seats in the 243-seat Chamber.^[3]

Background

During and after the Greek War of Independence (1821–29), a series of elections for national assemblies had taken place, and promulgated a series of liberal constitutions that enshrined democratic principles. Nevertheless, the Kingdom of Greece, established in 1832 under the Bavarian prince Otto, disregarded the existence of the 1832 Constitution passed by the Fifth National Assembly. From 1832 until 1835, the kingdom was ruled by a Bavarian regency, and after that by Otto as an absolute monarchy.

This situation lasted until the 3 September 1843 Revolution, when an uprising by the garrison and populace of Athens forced King Otto to concede elections for a constitutional assembly. The election resulted in the "Third of September National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens". The new assembly promulgated the Greek Constitution of 1844 in February, which was ratified by Otto in March. After this the National assembly was dissolved and elections proclaimed for the first regular parliament.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Three-Party coalition			120
Supporters of Makriyannis			60
Supporters of Palamidis			30
Independents			33
Total			243
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p830
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p853