1963 Italian General Election

28 April 1963 · The First Republic · 630 seats, 161 for a majority

The 1963 Italian general election was held in Italy on 28 April 1963. It was the first election with a fixed number of MPs to be elected, as decided by the second Constitutional Reform in February 1963.

Prime Minister before

Amintore Fanfani

Prime Minister after

Giovanni Leone

Largest force

Christian Democracy

260 of 630 seats

Turnout

92.9%

The result

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Christian Democracy

38.3% of votes · -13 seats

260

seats

Aldo Moro · 38.3% of votes · -13 seats

260

seats

Italian Communist Party

25.3% of votes · +16 seats

166

seats

Italian Socialist Party

13.8% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Italian Liberal Party

7.0% of votes · +22 seats

seats

PLI

Giovanni Malagodi · 7.0% of votes · +22 seats

seats

Italian Democratic Socialist Party

6.1% of votes · +11 seats

seats

PSDI

Giuseppe Saragat · +11 seats

seats

Italian Social Movement

5.1% of votes · +3 seats

seats

MSI

Arturo Michelini · +3 seats

seats

Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity

1.8% of votes · -17 seats

seats


Christian Democracy	—	260	-13	11.773.182	38.3%	—
DC	Aldo Moro	260	-13	11.773.182	38.3%	-4.1
Italian Communist Party	—	166	+16	7.767.601	25.3%	—
Italian Socialist Party	—	87	+3	4.255.836	13.8%	—
Italian Liberal Party	—	39	+22	2.144.270	7.0%	—
PLI	Giovanni Malagodi	39	+22	2.144.270	7.0%	+3.5
Italian Democratic Socialist Party	—	33	+11	1.876.271	6.1%	—
PSDI	Giuseppe Saragat	33	+11	—	—	—
Italian Social Movement	—	27	+3	1.570.282	5.1%	—
MSI	Arturo Michelini	27	+3	—	—	—
Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity	—	8	-17	536.948	1.8%	—