All Italy elections

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

The result

Share of the Chamber
Liberal PartyGiovanni Giolitti270
2.387.94747.6%-6.8
Italian Radical Party62+14
522.52210.4%
Italian Socialist Party52+11
883.40917.6%
Constitutional Democratic Party29
277.2515.5%
Italian Catholic Electoral Union20+2
212.3194.2%
Italian Reformist Socialist Party19
196.4063.9%
Democratic Party11
138.9672.8%
Dissident Radicals11
65.6711.3%

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