Italian general election, 1880

Italian general election, 1880

16–23 May 1880

All 508 seats to the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Agostino Depretis Marco Minghetti Giuseppe Zanardelli Party Historical Left Historical Right Dissident left-wing Seats won 218 171 119 Seat change 206 77 new party Popular vote 146,096 135,797 70,479 Percentage 40.7% 37.9% 19.7% Swing 29.5% 9.7% new party

Prime Minister before election Benedetto Cairoli Historical Left Subsequent Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli Historical Left

General elections were held in Italy on 16 May 1880, with a second round of voting on 23 May.^[1]

The race

The Historical Left was led by the Prime Minister of Italy, Agostino Depretis, long time 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-wing, 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.

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.^[2] Only 621,896 men of a total population of around 29 million were entitled to vote.^[3] Benedetto Cairoli was confirmed Prime Minister by the king Umberto I.

Parties and leaders

Results

← Summary of May 1880 Chamber of Deputies election results →

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/−
	Historical Left	146,096	40.7	218	−196
	Historical Right	135,797	37.9	171	+77
	Dissident left-wing	70,479	19.7	119	New
	Others	6,147	1.7	0	±0
Invalid/blank votes		11,245	–	–	–
Total		369,624	100	508	±0
Registered voters/turnout		621,896	59.4	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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See also: Elections in Abruzzo Aosta Valley Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marche Molise Piedmont Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Tuscany Umbria Veneto