Italian general election, 1946 (Veneto)

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

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 969,095 49.6 22
Italian Socialist Party 523,446 26.8 12
Italian Communist Party 267,184 13.7 6
National Democratic Union 50,839 2.6 -
Action Party 40,429 2.1 -
Italian Republican Party 34,551 1.8 -
Common Man's Front 32,682 1.7 -
National Bloc of Freedom 19,263 1.0 -
Others 16,051 0.8 -
Total 1,953,990 100.0 40

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

ProvinceDCPSIPCI
Verona48.833.310.5
Vicenza61.124.18.1
Padua55.723.212.8
Treviso53.521.18.5
Belluno51.728.710.1
Venice40.326.221.1
Rovigo28.035.728.5
Veneto49.526.713.6

Source: Regional Council of Veneto