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1886 Italian general election

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FieldValue
countryKingdom of Italy
typelegislative
previous_election1882 Italian general election
previous_year1882
next_election1890 Italian general election
next_year1890
seats_for_electionAll 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies255 seats needed for a majority
election_date23 May 1886 (first round)
30 May 1886 (second round)
image_size130x130px
image1Agostino Depretis.jpg
leader1Agostino Depretis
party1Historical Left
seats1**292**
seat_change13
image2Silvio Spaventa (cropped).jpg
leader2Silvio Spaventa
party2Historical Right
seats2145
seat_change22
image4Felice Cavallotti.jpg
leader4Felice Cavallotti
party4Historical Far Left
seats445
seat_change41
image5Giuseppe Zanardelli iii without oval frame.jpg
leader5Giuseppe Zanardelli
party5Dissident Left
seats526
seat_change57
titlePrime Minister
posttitleElected Prime Minister
before_electionAgostino Depretis
after_electionAgostino Depretis
before_partyHistorical Left
after_partyHistorical 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

PartyIdeologyLeader
Historical Left}}Historical LeftLiberalism
Historical Right}}Historical RightConservatism
Historical Far Left}}Historical Far LeftRadicalism
Dissident Left}}Dissident LeftProgressivism

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook'', p. 1047 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1082
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1030
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