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1886 Italian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Kingdom of Italy |
| type | legislative |
| previous_election | 1882 Italian general election |
| previous_year | 1882 |
| next_election | 1890 Italian general election |
| next_year | 1890 |
| seats_for_election | All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies255 seats needed for a majority |
| election_date | 23 May 1886 (first round) |
| 30 May 1886 (second round) | |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Agostino Depretis.jpg |
| leader1 | Agostino Depretis |
| party1 | Historical Left |
| seats1 | **292** |
| seat_change1 | 3 |
| image2 | Silvio Spaventa (cropped).jpg |
| leader2 | Silvio Spaventa |
| party2 | Historical Right |
| seats2 | 145 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| image4 | Felice Cavallotti.jpg |
| leader4 | Felice Cavallotti |
| party4 | Historical Far Left |
| seats4 | 45 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| image5 | Giuseppe Zanardelli iii without oval frame.jpg |
| leader5 | Giuseppe Zanardelli |
| party5 | Dissident Left |
| seats5 | 26 |
| seat_change5 | 7 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Elected Prime Minister |
| before_election | Agostino Depretis |
| after_election | Agostino Depretis |
| before_party | Historical Left |
| after_party | Historical Left |
30 May 1886 (second round)
General elections were held in Italy on 23 May 1886, with a second round of voting on 30 May. The "ministerial" left-wing bloc emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 292 of the 508 seats. As in 1882, the elections were held using small multi-member constituencies of between two and five seats.
Electoral system
As in 1882, the election was held using small multi-member constituencies with between two and five seats.
Campaign
The Historical Left was led by the Prime Minister of Italy, Agostino Depretis, a prominent member of the Italian politics for decades. Depretis had been head of the government since 1881 and also from 1876 to 1879.
The leader of the Historical Right was Antonio Starabba di Rudinì, a conservative marchese from Sicily.
The Historical Far-Left was led by Felice Cavallotti, a famous Italian poet.
The Left emerged as the largest in Italian Parliament, winning 292 of the 508 seats, before the Right, which gained 145 seats.
Parties and leaders
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Left}} | Historical Left | Liberalism | |
| Historical Right}} | Historical Right | Conservatism | |
| Historical Far Left}} | Historical Far Left | Radicalism | |
| Dissident Left}} | Dissident Left | Progressivism |
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook'', p. 1047 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1082
- Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1030
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