Government and politics in Achaia (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in Achaia was 58.0% (161,307 of 278,262 registered voters), 20th highest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.
Who won Achaia in the 2023 regional election?
Nektarios Farmakis, who became governor of Western Greece, led the first-round count in Achaia with 50.1% of the valid vote in October 2023.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhich region is Achaia in?
Achaia votes for the regional council and governor of Western Greece, whose seat-winning list in 2023 was "ΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΟΣ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΗΣ ΜΠΡΟΣΤΑ για όλους" under Nektarios Farmakis.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyMore figures
- 6.4% of the ballots cast in Achaia in the first round of the 2023 regional election were blank or invalid (10,342 ballots). Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- Western Greece settled its 2023 governorship in the first round, so voters in Achaia were not called back for the 15 October runoff; Nektarios Farmakis won 50.1% of the valid vote in Achaia. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Achaia compares with other regional units in Greece
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Achaia ranks 20 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Karditsa, Trikala | 58.4% |
| 18 | Ileia | 58.1% |
| 19 | Zakynthos | 58.0% |
| 20 | Achaia | 58.0% |
| 21 | Anatoliki Attiki | 57.0% |
| 22 | Ioannina | 56.8% |
| 23 | Magnisia, Sporades | 56.7% |
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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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