Sardinian regional election, 1949

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The Sardinian regional election of 1949 took place on 8 May 1949. The Italian Constitution of 1948 granted a special autonomy to Sardinia.

After the election Luigi Crespellani, a Christian Democrat, formed a government with the Sardinian Action Party, a social-democratic regionalist party, that eventually quit the government in 1951.[1]

Results

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 196,918 34.0 22
Italian Communist Party 112,311 19.4 13
Monarchist National Party 67,141 11.6 7
Sardinian Action Party 60,525 10.4 7
Sardinian Socialist Action Party 38,081 6.6 3
Italian Social Movement 35,402 6.1 3
Italian Socialist Party 34,858 6.0 3
Italian Workers' Socialist Party 16,829 2.9 1
Italian Liberal Party 11,775 2.0 1
Uomo Qualunque Front 4,838 0.9 -
Others 707 0.1 -
Total 579,385 100.0 60

Sources: Regional Council of Sardinia and Istituto Cattaneo

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