Acerbo Law

Acerbo Law
Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy
  • Amendments to the political electoral law, consolidated text 2 September 1919, n. 1495
Territorial extentKingdom of Italy
Enacted byChamber of Deputies
Enacted bySenate
Assented to byKing Victor Emmanuel III
Assented to18 November 1923
Legislative history
First chamber: Chamber of Deputies
Introduced byGiacomo Acerbo (PNF)
Passed21 July 1923
Second chamber: Senate
Passed14 November 1923
Amends
Royal Decree 2 September 1919, n. 1495
Repealed by
Law 17 May 1928, n.1019
Status: Repealed

The Acerbo Law was an Italian electoral law proposed by Baron Giacomo Acerbo and passed by the Italian Parliament in November 1923. The purpose of it was to give Mussolini's fascist party a majority of deputies. The law was used only in the 1924 general election, which was the last competitive election held in Italy until 1946.