Italian general election, 1904

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The Italian general election of 1904 was a parliamentary election in the Kingdom of Italy that consolidated Giovanni Giolitti’s liberal leadership and marked a key stage in the country’s early 20th-century political development.

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instanceOf general election
parliamentary election
afterPartyOfPrimeMinister Historical Left
beforePartyOfPrimeMinister Historical Left
chamberElected Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy
constitutionalFramework Albertine Statute
country Kingdom of Italy
electoralLevel legislative
electoralSystem single-member constituencies
two-round system
followedBy Italian general election, 1909
follows Italian general election, 1900
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Giovanni Giolitti
headOfGovernmentBeforeElection Giovanni Giolitti
languageOfOfficialActs Italian
legislatureTerm 24th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy
location Italy
mainLeader Giovanni Giolitti
Tommaso Tittoni NERFINISHED
leaders of the Historical Right opposition
mainOutcome consolidation of Giovanni Giolitti’s leadership
strengthening of liberal government
mainPoliticalForce Historical Left
liberal constitutional bloc
monarchDuringElection Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
oppositionForces Historical Right
Italian Socialist Party
radical and republican groups
partOf Italian general elections
history of the Kingdom of Italy
politicalContext Giolittian Era
linked to: Giolittianism

early 20th-century Italian politics
relatedTo Giolittian Era
linked to: Giolittianism

Giovanni Giolitti
History of liberalism in Italy
Italian Socialist Party
resultType parliamentary majority for Giolitti’s liberal bloc
scope national
significance illustrated limited nature of Italian suffrage before World War I
important step in integration of new social groups into Italian politics
key stage in consolidation of liberal parliamentary regime in Italy
marked consolidation of Giolitti’s centrist transformist majority
timePeriod early 20th century
voterTurnout low compared to total adult population
votingEligibility male citizens meeting tax and literacy requirements
votingMethod first-past-the-post in second round

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Giovanni Giolitti participantIn Italian general election, 1904
Italian general election, 1904 follows Italian general election, 1900
linked to: Italian general election, 1904
Italian general election, 1909 previousElection Italian general election, 1904