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Greece 1981 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1981 European Parliament election in Greece?

PASOK won 10 of 24 seats with 40.1% of the vote. 78.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Greece
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : PASOK won 10 of 24 seats with 40.1% of the vote; 78.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • PASOK 10 40.1%
  • New Democracy 8 31.3%
  • Communist Party of Greece 3 12.8%
  • Communist Party of Greece (Interior) 1 5.3%
  • Party of Democratic Socialism 1 4.3%
  • Progressive Party 1 2.0%
  • Christian Democracy 0 1.1%
  • Union of the Democratic Centre 0 1.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote

Key numbers

  1. 40.1%

    Share of the vote won by PASOK

    It led New Democracy by 8.8 points of the vote.

  2. 78.6%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
PASOK1040.12,278,030
New Democracy831.31,779,462
Communist Party of Greece312.8729,052
Communist Party of Greece (Interior)15.3300,841
Party of Democratic Socialism14.3241,666
Progressive Party12.0111,245
Christian Democracy01.165,056
Union of the Democratic Centre01.163,673
Liberal Party01.059,141
Votes by party
  • PASOK 2,278,030
  • New Democracy 1,779,462
  • Communist Party of Greece 729,052
  • Communist Party of Greece (Interior) 300,841
  • Party of Democratic Socialism 241,666
  • Progressive Party 111,245
  • Christian Democracy 65,056
  • Union of the Democratic Centre 63,673
  • Liberal Party 59,141

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

78.6% of the 7,319,070 registered voters cast a ballot (5,752,789 ballots). 5,677,661 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • PASOK40.1% of votes41.7% of seats
  • New Democracy31.3% of votes33.3% of seats
  • Communist Party of Greece12.8% of votes12.5% of seats
  • Communist Party of Greece (Interior)5.3% of votes4.2% of seats
  • Party of Democratic Socialism4.3% of votes4.2% of seats
  • Progressive Party2.0% of votes4.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 3.3 by seats; PASOK led New Democracy by 8.8 points of the vote.

What else was on the same day?

Time and source Data as of