1953 Italian General Election

7 June 1953 · The First Republic · 590 seats, 122 for a majority

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Prime Minister before

Alcide De Gasperi

Prime Minister (continued)

Alcide De Gasperi

Largest force

263 of 590 seats

Turnout

93.8%

The result

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Guido Gonella · 40.1% of votes · -57 seats

263

seats

Christian Democracy

39.8% of votes · -19 seats

112

seats

Italian Communist Party

20.2% of votes · +6 seats

seats

PNM

Alfredo Covelli · 6.9% of votes · +26 seats

seats

MSI

Augusto De Marsanich · +23 seats

seats

Italian Socialist Party

11.9% of votes · -15 seats

seats

PSDI

Giuseppe Saragat · -14 seats

seats

Monarchist National Party

6.5% of votes · +10 seats

seats

Other parties

5.4% of votes

seats

Italian Social Movement

6.1% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Italian Democratic Socialist Party

4.3% of votes · -4 seats

seats


DC	Guido Gonella	263	-57	10.862.073	40.1%	-8.4
Christian Democracy	—	112	-19	9.660.210	39.8%	—
Italian Communist Party	—	52	+6	4.910.077	20.2%	—
PNM	Alfredo Covelli	40	+26	1.854.850	6.9%	+4.1
MSI	Augusto De Marsanich	29	+23	—	—	—
Italian Socialist Party	—	26	-15	2.891.605	11.9%	—
PSDI	Giuseppe Saragat	19	-14	—	—	—
Monarchist National Party	—	14	+10	1.581.128	6.5%	—
Other parties	—	14	—	1.313.380	5.4%	—
Italian Social Movement	—	9	+8	1.473.645	6.1%	—
Italian Democratic Socialist Party	—	4	-4	1.046.301	4.3%	—

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