General elections in Italy 1880

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Turnout: 59.4%

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

40.7

37.9

19.7

1.7

Sinistra

Destra

SD

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to

 % p

 20th

 15th

 10

   5

   0

  -5

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

-29.5

+9.7

+19.7

+0.1

Sinistra

Destra

SD

Otherwise.

119

218

171

119 218 171 

A total of 508 seats

• SD : 119
• Sinistra : 218
• Destra : 171

The parliamentary elections in Italy in 1880 took place on May 16 and May 23, 1880 .

Results

Political party	Number of votes	%	Mandates
Historical left	146.096	40.7%	218
Historical rights	135,797	37.9%	171
La Pentarchia	70,479	19.7%	119
Others	6.147	1.7%	0
All in all	369,624	100	508

In this election they lost their absolute majority due to the split, but they continued to appoint the President of the Council of Ministers.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1082