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1880 Italian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Kingdom of Italy |
| type | legislative |
| previous_election | 1876 Italian general election |
| previous_year | 1876 |
| next_election | 1882 Italian general election |
| next_year | 1882 |
| seats_for_election | All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies255 seats needed for a majority |
| election_date | 16 May 1880 (first round) |
| 23 May 1880 (second round) | |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Agostino Depretis.jpg |
| leader1 | Agostino Depretis |
| party1 | Historical Left |
| seats1 | **218** |
| seat_change1 | 196 |
| popular_vote1 | **146,096** |
| percentage1 | **40.76%** |
| swing1 | 29.45 pp |
| image2 | Marco Minghetti.jpg |
| leader2 | Marco Minghetti |
| party2 | Historical Right |
| seats2 | 171 |
| seat_change2 | 77 |
| popular_vote2 | 135,717 |
| percentage2 | 37.86% |
| swing2 | 9.66 pp |
| image3 | Giuseppe Zanardelli iii without oval frame.jpg |
| leader3 | Giuseppe Zanardelli |
| party3 | Dissident Left |
| seats3 | 119 |
| seat_change3 | *New* |
| popular_vote3 | 70,479 |
| percentage3 | 19.66% |
| swing3 | *New* |
| map_image | 1880 Italian general election map.svg |
| map_caption | Results by electoral college |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| before_election | Benedetto Cairoli |
| after_election | Benedetto Cairoli |
| before_party | Historical Left |
| after_party | Historical Left |
23 May 1880 (second round)
General elections were held in Italy on 16 May 1880, with a second round of voting on 23 May.
Campaign
The Historical Left was led by the Prime Minister of Italy, Agostino Depretis, longtime Prime Minister of Italy.
The bloc of the Historical Right was led by Marco Minghetti, a conservative politician and former Prime Minister, from Bologna.
A third large parliamentary group was the Dissident Left, composed by former members of the Left, which were against the alliance with the Right. Also known as La Pentarchia (The Pentarchy), its main leader was Giuseppe Zanardelli, a jurisconsult from Brescia.
Parties and leaders
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Left}} | Historical Left | Liberalism | |
| Historical Right}} | Historical Right | Conservatism | |
| Dissident Left}} | Dissident Left | Progressivism |
Results
The Historical Left group emerged as the largest in Parliament, although left-wing dissidents won 119 of the 508 seats, becoming the third parliamentary group. Only 621,896 men of a total population of around 29 million were entitled to vote. Benedetto Cairoli was confirmed Prime Minister by the king Umberto I.
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1047 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1082
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1049
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