1948 Italian General Election
The great Cold War election18 April 1948 · The First Republic · 574 seats, 172 for a majority
General elections were held in Italy on 18 April 1948 to elect the first Parliament of the Italian Republic.
Prime Minister before
Alcide De Gasperi
DC
Prime Minister (continued)
Alcide De Gasperi
DC
Largest force
Christian Democracy
305 of 574 seats
Turnout
92.2%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy | — | 305 | +98 | 12.740.042 | 48.5% | — | |
| DC | Attilio Piccioni | 305 | — | 12.740.042 | 48.5% | — | |
| Popular Democratic Front | — | 183 | -36 | 8.136.637 | 31.0% | — | |
| Socialist Unity | — | 33 | — | 1.858.116 | 7.1% | — | |
| National Bloc | — | 19 | -52 | 1.003.727 | 3.8% | — | |
| BN | Francesco Saverio Nitti | 19 | — | 1.003.727 | 3.8% | — | |
| Monarchist National Party | — | 14 | -2 | 729.078 | 2.8% | — | |
| PNM | Alfredo Covelli | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
| Italian Republican Party | — | 9 | -14 | 651.875 | 2.5% | — | |
| PRI | Randolfo Pacciardi | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| Italian Social Movement | — | 6 | — | 526.882 | 2.0% | — |