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

Italian Socialist Party
24.7% of votes · -33 seats
123
seats
PSI
Giovanni Bacci · 24.7% of votes · -33 seats
123
seats
Italian People's Party
20.4% of votes · +8 seats
108
seats
National Bloc
19.1% of votes
105
seats
Italian Democratic Liberal Party
10.4% of votes · -28 seats
68
seats
Liberal Party
7.1% of votes · +2 seats
43
seats
Social Democracy
4.7% of votes · -31 seats
29
seats
Communist Party of Italy
4.6% of votes
15
seats
Reformist Democratic Party
1.9% of votes
11
seats