1909 Italian General Election
14 March 1909 · The Giolittian era · 508 seats, 255 for a majority
The right-wing leader Sidney Sonnino succeed to Giolitti's protégé Alessandro Fortis as prime minister in 1906. But his cabinet had a short lift; any way Sonnino formed an alliance with France on the colonial expansion in North Africa.
Prime Minister before
Giovanni Giolitti
Ministerials
Prime Minister (continued)
Giovanni Giolitti
Ministerials
Largest force
Ministerials
336 of 508 seats
Turnout
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The result
Ministerials
Giovanni Giolitti · 54.5% of votes · -3 seats
336
seats
Italian Radical Party
9.9% of votes · +8 seats
45
seats
Italian Socialist Party
19.0% of votes · +12 seats
41
seats
Constitutional opposition
5.9% of votes · -40 seats
36
seats
Italian Republican Party
4.5% of votes · 0 seats
24
seats
Italian Catholic Electoral Union
4.0% of votes · +13 seats
16
seats
Constitutional Independents
2.3% of votes
10
seats