1913 Italian general election

1913 Italian general election

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All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 255 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Giovanni Giolitti Costantino Lazzari Ettore Sacchi Party Liberal Union PSI Radical Party Seats won 270 52 62 Seat change 59 11 14 Popular vote 2,387,947 883,409 522,522 Percentage 47.62% 17.62% 10.42% Swing 6.83pp 1.40pp 0.50pp
Prime Minister before election Giovanni Giolitti Liberal Union Elected Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti Liberal Union

General elections were held in Italy on 26 October 1913, with a second round of voting on 2 November.^[1] The Liberals (the former Ministeriali) narrowly retained an absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, while the Radical Party emerged as the largest opposition bloc. Both groupings did particularly well in Southern Italy, while the Italian Socialist Party gained eight seats and was the largest party in Emilia-Romagna.^[2] However, the election marked the beginning of the decline of Liberal establishment.

There were episodes of violence during the election.^[3]