Government and politics in Chania (Crete, Greece): official figures
In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in Chania was 53.7% (77,715 of 144,671 registered voters), 26th lowest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.
Who won Chania in the 2023 regional election?
Stavros Arnaoutakis, who became governor of Crete, led the first-round count in Chania with 69.0% of the valid vote in October 2023.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhich region is Chania in?
Chania votes for the regional council and governor of Crete, whose seat-winning list in 2023 was "ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΚΡΗΤΗ ΜΑΣ, Συνεχίζουμε" under Stavros Arnaoutakis.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyMore figures
- 6.8% of the ballots cast in Chania in the first round of the 2023 regional election were blank or invalid (5,278 ballots). Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- Crete settled its 2023 governorship in the first round, so voters in Chania were not called back for the 15 October runoff; Stavros Arnaoutakis won 69.0% of the valid vote in Chania. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Chania compares with other regional units in Greece
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Chania ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Argolida, Arkadia | 56.6% |
| 25 | Imathia | 56.0% |
| 26 | Grevena, Kozani | 55.9% |
| 27 | Chania | 53.7% |
| 28 | Thesprotia | 53.2% |
| 29 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 53.0% |
| 30 | Evrytania | 52.9% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr: Regional and municipal elections of 8 and 15 October 2023: official result data files for the 13 regions, their regional units and the eight largest municipalities (snom_synoptiki, snom_n_1-13, dhm_d files; zipped exactly as served) and the ekloges.ypes.gr home page, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8757355f5c7d…)
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