1953 Italian general election

1953 Italian general election

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All 590 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
296 seats needed for a majority
All 237 elective seats in the Senate
122 seats needed for a majority[a]
Registered30,272,236 (C· 27,172,871 (S)
Turnout28,406,479 (C· 93.8% (Increase1.6 pp)
25,483,201 (S· 93.8% (Increase1.6 pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Palmiro Togliatti Official (cropped).jpg
Pietro Nenni 1963.jpg
Leader Alcide De Gasperi Palmiro Togliatti Pietro Nenni
Party DC PCI PSI
Leader since 29 December 1944 15 May 1943[b] 16 May 1949[d]
Leader's seat Trento (C) Rome (C) Rome (C)
Seats won 263 (C) / 112 (S) 143 (C) / 52 (S) 75 (C) / 26 (S)
Seat change Decrease57 (C) / Decrease19 (S) Increase19 (C) / Increase20 (S) Increase30 (C) / Increase12 (S)
Popular vote 10,862,073 (C)
9,660,210 (S)
6,120,809 (C)
4,910,077 (S)
3,441,014 (C)
2,891,605 (S)
Percentage 40.1% (C)
39.8% (S)
22.6% (C)
20.2% (S)
12.7% (C)
11.9% (S)
Swing Decrease8.4 pp (C)
Decrease8.3 pp (S)
[c] [c]

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Alfredo Covelli 1963.jpg
Augusto De Marsanich (cropped).jpg
Giuseppe Saragat daticamera (cropped).jpg
Leader Alfredo Covelli Augusto De Marsanich Giuseppe Saragat
Party PNM MSI PSDI
Leader since 11 June 1946 10 January 1950 7 October 1952[e]
Leader's seat Benevento (C) L'Aquila (C) Turin (C)
Seats won 40 (C) / 14 (S) 29 (C) / 9 (S) 19 (C) / 4 (S)
Seat change Increase26 (C) / Increase10 (S) Increase23 (C) / Increase8 (S) Decrease14 (C) / Decrease4 (S)
Popular vote 1,854,850 (C)
1,581,128 (S)
1,582,154 (C)
1,473,645 (S)
1,222,957 (C)
1,046,301 (S)
Percentage 6.9% (C)
6.5% (S)
5.8% (C)
6.1% (S)
4.5% (C)
4.3% (S)
Swing Increase4.1 pp (C)
Increase4.8 pp (S)
Increase3.8 pp (C)
Increase5.4 pp (S)
Decrease2.6 pp (C)
Increase0.1 pp (S)


Prime Minister before election

Alcide De Gasperi
DC

Prime Minister after the election

Alcide De Gasperi
DC

The 1953 Italian general election was held in Italy on Sunday 7 June 1953.[1]


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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1048 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7