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 NERFINISHED
category 1913 elections in Europe
Elections in Italy
coalitionSupport supported by Catholic voters through the Gentiloni Pact
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
leader2 Costantino Lazzari NERFINISHED
leader3 Ettore Sacchi NERFINISHED
leader4 Vincenzo Ottorino Gentiloni NERFINISHED
leader5 Luigi Federzoni NERFINISHED
leadingPoliticalFigure Giovanni Giolitti NERFINISHED
legislatureElected Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
location Italy
mainParty1 Liberal Union NERFINISHED
mainParty2 Italian Socialist Party NERFINISHED
mainParty3 Italian Radical Party NERFINISHED
mainParty4 Italian Catholic Electoral Union NERFINISHED
mainParty5 Italian Nationalist Association NERFINISHED
nextElection Italian general election, 1919 NERFINISHED
numberOfSeats 508
numberOfVoters about 8.4 million registered male voters
partOf history of the Kingdom of Italy
party1 Liberal Union NERFINISHED
party2 Italian Socialist Party NERFINISHED
party3 Italian Radical Party NERFINISHED
party4 Italian Catholic Electoral Union NERFINISHED
party5 Italian Nationalist Association NERFINISHED
previousElection Italian general election, 1909 NERFINISHED
primeMinisterAfterElection Giovanni Giolitti NERFINISHED
primeMinisterBeforeElection Giovanni Giolitti NERFINISHED
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