1880 Italian general election

1880 Italian general election
← 1876 16 May 1880 (first round)
23 May 1880 (second round)		 1882 →
All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
255 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Agostino Depretis Marco Minghetti Giuseppe Zanardelli
Party Historical Left Historical Right Dissident Left
Seats won 218 171 119
Seat change Decrease196 Increase77 New
Popular vote 146,096 135,717 70,479
Percentage 40.76% 37.86% 19.66%
Swing Decrease29.45pp Increase9.66pp New
Results by electoral college
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]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1047 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7