1921 Italian General Election
15 May 1921 · Proportional revolution and the Fascist seizure · 535 seats, 268 for a majority
General elections were held in Italy on 15 May 1921. It was the first election in which the recently acquired regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Venezia Giulia, Zara and Lagosta island elected deputies, many of whom were from the Germanic and South Slavic ethnic groups.
Prime Minister before
Giovanni Giolitti
PLI
Prime Minister after
Ivanoe Bonomi
Reformist Socialist Party
Largest force
Italian Socialist Party
123 of 535 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Socialist Party | — | 123 | -33 | 1.631.435 | 24.7% | — | |
| PSI | Giovanni Bacci | 123 | -33 | 1.631.435 | 24.7% | -7.6 | |
| Italian People's Party | — | 108 | +8 | 1.347.305 | 20.4% | — | |
| National Bloc | — | 105 | — | 1.260.007 | 19.1% | — | |
| Italian Democratic Liberal Party | — | 68 | -28 | 684.855 | 10.4% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 43 | +2 | 470.605 | 7.1% | — | |
| Social Democracy | — | 29 | -31 | 309.191 | 4.7% | — | |
| Communist Party of Italy | — | 15 | — | 304.719 | 4.6% | — | |
| Reformist Democratic Party | — | 11 | — | 122.087 | 1.9% | — |