Italian general election, 1913

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The Italian general election of 1913 was a pivotal national vote in the Kingdom of Italy that expanded male suffrage and marked the height of Giovanni Giolitti’s liberal parliamentary dominance before the upheavals of World War I.

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instanceOf general election
parliamentary election
associatedAgreement Gentiloni Pact
category 1913 elections in Europe
Elections in Italy
coalitionSupport supported by Catholic voters through the Gentiloni Pact
country Kingdom of Italy
electoralSystem two-round system
endDate 1913-11-02
historicalContext prelude to World War I
historicalSignificance last pre–World War I general election in Italy
marked the height of Giovanni Giolitti’s liberal dominance
impact increased political participation of the lower middle classes and peasants
strengthened parliamentary liberalism before World War I
language Italian
leader1 Giovanni Giolitti
leader2 Costantino Lazzari
leader3 Ettore Sacchi
leader4 Vincenzo Ottorino Gentiloni
leader5 Luigi Federzoni NERFINISHED
leadingPoliticalFigure Giovanni Giolitti
legislatureElected Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy
location Italy
mainParty1 Liberal Union
mainParty2 Italian Socialist Party
mainParty3 Italian Radical Party
mainParty4 Italian Catholic Electoral Union
mainParty5 Italian Nationalist Association
nextElection Italian general election, 1919
numberOfSeats 508
numberOfVoters about 8.4 million registered male voters
partOf history of the Kingdom of Italy
party1 Liberal Union
party2 Italian Socialist Party
party3 Italian Radical Party
party4 Italian Catholic Electoral Union
party5 Italian Nationalist Association
previousElection Italian general election, 1909
primeMinisterAfterElection Giovanni Giolitti
primeMinisterBeforeElection Giovanni Giolitti
result victory of the Liberal governing bloc
seatsWonByItalianCatholicElectoralUnion 29
seatsWonByItalianNationalistAssociation 3
seatsWonByItalianRadicalParty 62
seatsWonByItalianSocialistParty 52
seatsWonByLiberalUnion 318
startDate 1913-10-26
suffrageExpansion extension of male suffrage
suffrageType universal male suffrage with some restrictions
timePeriod 20th century
voterTurnout approximately 58.3%

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Giovanni Giolitti participantIn Italian general election, 1913
Italian general election, 1909 nextElection Italian general election, 1913