1996 Greek legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 22 September 1996. The ruling PASOK of Costas Simitis was re-elected, defeating the liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Miltiadis Evert.

1996 Greek legislative election

22 September 1996
All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament 151 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Costas Simitis Miltiadis Evert Aleka Papariga Party PASOK ND KKE Last election 46.88%, 170 seats 39.30%, 111 seats 4.54%, 9 seats Seats won 162 108 11 Seat change 8 3 2 Popular vote 2,813,245 2,584,765 380,167 Percentage 41.49% 38.12% 5.60% Swing 5.39 pp 1.18 pp 1.06 pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Nikos Konstantopoulos Dimitris Tsovolas Party Synaspismos DIKKI Last election 2.94%, 0 seats – Seats won 10 9 Seat change 10 New Popular vote 347,051 300,617 Percentage 5.12% 4.43% Swing 2.18 pp New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Costas Simitis PASOK Prime Minister after election Costas Simitis PASOK

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	/–
	PASOK	2,814,779	41.49	162	–8
	New Democracy	2,586,089	38.12	108	–3
	Communist Party of Greece	380,046	5.60	11	2
	Synaspismos	347,236	5.12	10	10
	Democratic Social Movement	300,954	4.44	9	New
	Political Spring	199,686	2.94	0	–10
	Union of Centrists	48,659	0.72	0	0
	Union of Ecologists	19,931	0.29	0	0
	Party of Greek Hunters	17,472	0.26	0	0
	National Party–National Political Union	16,495	0.24	0	0
	Party of Hellenism	12,216	0.18	0	New
	Left Struggle	10,416	0.15	0	0
	Alternative Ecologists	5,708	0.08	0	New
	Golden Dawn	4,537	0.07	0	New
	Ecologists of Greece	4,138	0.06	0	0
	Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece	4,019	0.06	0	New
	Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece	3,534	0.05	0	0
	Pensioners-Labourers-Farmers-Youth Alliance	2,519	0.04	0	New
	Fighting Socialist Party of Greece	2,113	0.03	0	0
	Olympic Party	1,614	0.02	0	0
	Party of Greek Workers	238	0.00	0	New
	Greek Orthodox National Popular Revolutionary Party	163	0.00	0	New
	Christianity	71	0.00	0	0
	Free Democracy	64	0.00	0	New
	Hellenic White Movement of Contemporary Ideology	49	0.00	0	0
	Panhellenic Orthodox Democratic Movement	42	0.00	0	New
	Labour Class	31	0.00	0	New
	Human Rights Party	12	0.00	0	0
	Party of Responsible Citizens	2	0.00	0	0
	Hellenic European Party	1	0.00	0	0
	Independents	611	0.01	0	0
Total		6,783,445	100.00	300	0
Valid votes		6,783,445	97.15
Invalid/blank votes		198,759	2.85
Total votes		6,982,204	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,145,598	76.34
Source: Nohlen & Stöver