1880 Italian General Election
23 May 1880 · The Liberal monarchy · 508 seats, 255 for a majority
The Historical Left group emerged as the largest in Parliament, although left-wing dissidents won 119 of the 508 seats, becoming the third parliamentary group. Only 621,896 men of a total population of around 29 million were entitled to vote.
Prime Minister before
Benedetto Cairoli
Historical Left
Prime Minister (continued)
Benedetto Cairoli
Historical Left
Largest force
Historical Left
218 of 508 seats
Turnout
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The result
Historical Left
Agostino Depretis · 40.8% of votes · -196 seats
218
seats
Historical Right
37.9% of votes · +77 seats
171
seats
Dissident Left
19.7% of votes
119
seats