1946 Italian general election in Veneto

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The Italian general election of 1946 took place on 2 June 1946.

The election was the first after the return of democracy. Christian Democracy (DC) was by far the largest party in Veneto (49.5%) and was especially strong in the provinces of Vicenza (61.1%), Padua (55.7%) and Treviso (53.5%). The Italian Socialist Party (PSI) came second (26.7%) and was stronger in the provinces of Rovigo (35.7%), Verona (33.3%) and Belluno (28.7%). The Italian Communist Party (PCI) was a distant third (13.6%), but came second in Rovigo (28.5%), where the parties of the left gained a large majority (56.5%). Rovigo, the southernmost province, was influenced by nearby "red" Emilia-Romagna.

Results

Constituent Assembly

Partyvotesvotes (%)seats
Christian Democracy 969,09549.622
Italian Socialist Party 523,44626.812
Italian Communist Party 267,18413.76
National Democratic Union 50,8392.6-
Action Party 40,4292.1-
Italian Republican Party 34,5511.8-
Common Man's Front 32,6821.7-
National Bloc of Freedom 19,2631.0-
Others16,0510.8-
Total1,953,990100.040

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

Province DC PSI PCI
Verona 48.833.310.5
Vicenza 61.124.18.1
Padua 55.723.212.8
Treviso 53.521.18.5
Belluno 51.728.710.1
Venice 40.326.221.1
Rovigo 28.035.728.5
Veneto 49.526.713.6

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

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