1882 Italian general election

1882 Italian general election

29 October 1882 (first round)
5 November 1882 (second round)

All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
255 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Agostino Depretis Marco Minghetti
Party Historical Left Historical Right
Seats won 289 147
Seat change 71 24

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Agostino Bertani Giuseppe Zanardelli
Party Historical Far Left Dissident Left
Seats won 44 19
Seat change New 100

Constituencies used for the elections

Prime Minister before election

Agostino Depretis
Historical Left

Elected Prime Minister

Agostino Depretis
Historical Left

General elections were held in Italy on 29 October 1882, with a second round of voting on 5 November. The "ministerial" left-wing bloc emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 289 of the 508 seats.