1972 Italian General Election
7 May 1972 · The First Republic · 630 seats, 162 for a majority
The 1972 Italian general election was held in Italy on 7 May 1972. The Christian Democracy (DC) remained stable with around 38% of the votes, as did the Communist Party (PCI) which obtained the same 27% it had in 1968.
Prime Minister before
Giulio Andreotti
DC
Prime Minister (continued)
Giulio Andreotti
DC
Largest force
Christian Democracy (DC)
266 of 630 seats
Turnout
93.2%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | Arnaldo Forlani | 266 | 0 | 12.912.466 | 38.7% | -0.4 | |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | — | 179 | +2 | 9.068.961 | 27.1% | — | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | — | 61 | — | 3.208.497 | 9.6% | — | |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | Giorgio Almirante | 56 | +32 | 2.894.722 | 8.7% | +4.2 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | Mario Tanassi | 29 | — | 1.718.142 | 5.1% | — | |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | Giovanni Malagodi | 20 | -11 | 1.300.439 | 3.9% | — | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | — | 15 | +6 | 954.357 | 2.9% | — | |
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | — | 3 | 0 | 153.674 | 0.5% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.