1913 Italian General Election

First mass-suffrage election

2 November 1913 · The Giolittian era · 508 seats, 255 for a majority

General elections were held in Italy on 26 October 1913, with a second round of voting on 2 November. The Liberals (the former Ministeriali) narrowly retained an absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, while the Radical Party emerged as the largest opposition bloc.

Prime Minister before

Giovanni Giolitti

Liberal

Prime Minister (continued)

Giovanni Giolitti

Liberal

Largest force

Liberal Party

270 of 508 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Liberal Party

Giovanni Giolitti · 47.6% of votes

270

seats

Italian Radical Party

10.4% of votes · +14 seats

seats

Italian Socialist Party

17.6% of votes · +11 seats

seats

Constitutional Democratic Party

5.5% of votes

seats

Italian Catholic Electoral Union

4.2% of votes · +2 seats

seats

Italian Reformist Socialist Party

3.9% of votes

seats

Democratic Party

2.8% of votes

seats

Dissident Radicals

1.3% of votes

seats


Liberal Party	Giovanni Giolitti	270	—	2.387.947	47.6%	-6.8
Italian Radical Party	—	62	+14	522.522	10.4%	—
Italian Socialist Party	—	52	+11	883.409	17.6%	—
Constitutional Democratic Party	—	29	—	277.251	5.5%	—
Italian Catholic Electoral Union	—	20	+2	212.319	4.2%	—
Italian Reformist Socialist Party	—	19	—	196.406	3.9%	—
Democratic Party	—	11	—	138.967	2.8%	—
Dissident Radicals	—	11	—	65.671	1.3%	—

34 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.