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1904 Italian general election

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FieldValue
countryKingdom of Italy
typelegislative
previous_election1900 Italian general election
previous_year1900
next_election1909 Italian general election
next_year1909
seats_for_electionAll 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
majority_seats255
election_date6 November 1904 (first round)
13 November 1904 (second round)
image_size130x130px
image1Giovanni Giolitti 2.jpg
leader1Giovanni Giolitti
party1Ministerials
seats1**339**
seat_change143
popular_vote1**777,345**
percentage1**50.90%**
swing11.38 pp
image2Sidney sonnino.jpg
leader2Sidney Sonnino
party2Constitutional opposition
seats276
seat_change240
popular_vote2212,584
percentage213.92%
swing27.49 pp
image3Filippo Turati 3.jpg
leader3Filippo Turati
party3Italian Socialist Party
seats329
seat_change34
popular_vote3326,016
percentage321.35%
swing38.35 pp
titlePrime Minister
posttitleElected Prime Minister
before_electionGiovanni Giolitti
after_electionGiovanni Giolitti
before_partyMinisterials
after_partyMinisterials

13 November 1904 (second round)

General elections were held in Italy on 6 November 1904, with a second round of voting on 13 November. The "ministerial" left-wing bloc remained the largest in Parliament, winning 339 of the 508 seats. The papal ban on Catholics voting was relaxed for the first time, and three Catholics were elected.

Background

After Giuseppe Saracco resignation as Prime Minister, Giuseppe Zanardelli was appointed as new head of the government; but he was unable to achieve much during his last term of office, as his health was greatly impaired. His Divorce Bill, although voted in the Chamber of Deputies, had to be withdrawn on account of the strong opposition of the country. He retired from the administration on 3 November 1903 and died on 26 December 1903.

The long-time liberal leader Giovanni Giolitti succeeded to Zanardelli. He courted the left and labour unions with social legislation, including subsidies for low-income housing, preferential government contracts for worker cooperatives, and old age and disability pensions. However, he, too, had to resort to strong measures in repressing some serious disorders in various parts of Italy, and thus he lost the favour of the Socialists.

Electoral system

The election was held using 508 single-member constituencies. However, prior to the election the electoral law was amended so that candidates needed only an absolute majority of votes to win their constituency, abolishing the second requirement of receiving the votes of at least one-sixth of registered voters.

Parties and leaders

PartyIdeologyLeader
Historical Left}}"MinisterialsLiberalism
Italian Socialist Party}}"Italian Socialist PartySocialism
Historical Right}}"Constitutional oppositionConservatism
Italian Radical Party}}"Italian Radical PartyRadicalism
Italian Republican Party}}"Italian Republican PartyRepublicanism
Italian Catholic Electoral Union}}"Italian Catholic Electoral UnionChristian democracy

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1047 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1083
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1031
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1039
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