1976 Italian General Election
The Communist high-water mark20 June 1976 · The First Republic · 630 seats, 162 for a majority
Christian Democracy (DC) won roughly the same number of votes as it had four years prior. The Italian Communist Party performed well, winning seven percent more votes than the previous election, while minor parties lost votes to the Christian Democrats due to fears of communism.
Prime Minister before
Aldo Moro
DC
Prime Minister after
Giulio Andreotti
DC
Largest force
Christian Democracy (DC)
262 of 630 seats
Turnout
93.4%
The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | Benigno Zaccagnini | 262 | -4 | 14.209.519 | 38.7% | 0.0 | |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | — | 228 | +49 | 12.614.650 | 34.4% | — | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | — | 57 | -4 | 3.540.309 | 9.6% | — | |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | Giorgio Almirante | 35 | -21 | 2.238.339 | 6.1% | -2.6 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | Pier Luigi Romita | 15 | -14 | 1.239.492 | 3.4% | — | |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | Oddo Biasini | 14 | -1 | 1.135.546 | 3.1% | — | |
| Proletarian Democracy (DP) | — | 6 | — | 557.025 | 1.5% | — | |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | — | 5 | -15 | 480.122 | 1.3% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.