Parliamentary elections were held in

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

on 16 January 1861.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p829 Supporters of the

Athanasios Miaoulis Athanasios Miaoulis ( el, Αθανάσιος Μιαούλης, 1815 – 7 June 1867) was a Greece, Greek military officer and Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Hydra, Saronic Islands, Hydra in 1815 the son of the famous Greek admiral Andreas ...

-led coalition won a majority of the 138 seats. Miaoulis remained Prime Minister.Nohlen & Stöver, p866

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