1919 Italian general election

1919 Italian general election

16 November 1919

All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
255 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.58%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Nicola Bombacci Luigi Sturzo Vittorio Orlando
Party PSI PPI LDR
Seats won 156 100 91
Seat change 104 New New
Popular vote 1,834,792 1,167,354 904,195
Percentage 32.28% 20.53% 15.91%


Prime Minister before election

Francesco Saverio Nitti
Radical Party

Elected Prime Minister

Francesco Saverio Nitti
Radical Party

General elections were held in Italy on 16 November 1919. The fragmented Liberal governing coalition lost the absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, due to the success of the Italian Socialist Party and the Italian People's Party.

A new election law had expanded the voting rights to a larger section of the population and established a proportional representation system.