PolitPro

Italy Italy's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
Democrazia Cristiana
39.1 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
9
-1 compared to 1963
Voter Turnout
92.9 %
-0.1 percentage points compared to 1963
Advertisement Prefer ad-free? Get PolitPro+ now

Final Official Results of Italy's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Results of Italy's Parliamentary Election Held on 20 May 1968

DC
39.1
+0.8
PC
26.9
+1.6
PSDI
14.5
+8.4
PLI
5.8
-1.2
MSI
4.5
-0.6
PSIUP
4.5
+4.5
PRI
2.0
+0.6
PDIUM
1.3
-0.5
SVP
0.5
+0.1
Other
0.9
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 58.0% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Italy's Parliamentary Election

Advertisement Prefer ad-free? Get PolitPro+ now

Coalition Calculator: Possible Majorities Following Italy's Parliamentary Election

0
316
0 630
Majority 316

Parties

Select parties to test coalitions.

Scenarios: What if...?

Select all parties near the electoral threshold that should enter parliament. electoral threshold at 3%.

Advertisement

Who Governed Italy After the Election

Election Day 20/05/1968 Government formation 35 days Leone II 24/06/1968 – 12/12/1968 Rumor I 12/12/1968 – 05/08/1969 Rumor II 05/08/1969 – 27/03/1970 Rumor III 27/03/1970 – 06/08/1970 Colombo 06/08/1970 – 26/07/1972 Andreotti I Caretaker

Leone II

 24 June 1968 – 12 December 1968 · 5 months 18 days
266 of 630 seats

Rumor I

 12 December 1968 – 5 August 1969 · 7 months 24 days
275 of 630 seats

Rumor II

 5 August 1969 – 27 March 1970 · 7 months 22 days
266 of 630 seats

Rumor III

 27 March 1970 – 6 August 1970 · 4 months 10 days
366 of 630 seats

Colombo

 6 August 1970 – 26 July 1972 · 1 year 11 months
366 of 630 seats
All Elections

Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Behind each vote share we also show what percentage of all eligible voters backed a party – non-voters included.

Orientation Party Votes Electorate Seats Link
Centre-Right Democrazia Cristiana 39.1 % +0.8 36.3 % 266 +6
Far-Left Partito Comunista Italiano 26.9 % +1.6 25.0 % 177 +11
Centre-Left Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano 14.5 % +8.4 13.5 % 91 +58
Liberal Partito Liberale Italiano 5.8 % -1.2 5.4 % 31 -8
Far-Right Movimento Sociale Italiano 4.5 % -0.6 4.2 % 24 -3
Far-Left Partito Socialista Italiano di Unità Proletaria 4.5 % +4.5 4.2 % 23 +23
Liberal Partito Repubblicano Italiano 2.0 % +0.6 1.9 % 9 +3
Far-Right Partito Democratico Italiano di Unità Monarchica 1.3 % -0.5 1.2 % 6 -2
Regional SVP 0.5 % +0.1 0.5 % 4 +1
Unknown Other Parties 0.9 % +0.1 0.8 % 0 ±0

The Contenders: Parties in Italy's Parliamentary Election

Political Alignment
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
Democrazia Cristiana Christian Democratic Partito Comunista Italiano Left Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano Social Democratic Partito Liberale Italiano Liberal Movimento Sociale Italiano Right Populist Partito Socialista Italiano di Unità Proletaria Far-Left Partito Repubblicano Italiano Liberal Partito Democratico Italiano di Unità Monarchica Conservative Show all parties
All Parties

How Italy's Parliamentary Election Compares to Past Contests

1968 Voter Turnout 92.9%
1963 Voter Turnout 93.0%
1958 Voter Turnout 93.9%
1968: DC 39.1%, PC 26.9%, PSDI 14.5%, PLI 5.8%, MSI 4.5%, PSIUP 4.5%. 1963: DC 38.3%, PC 25.3%, PSDI 6.1%, PLI 7.0%, MSI 5.1%. 1958: DC 42.4%, PC 22.7%, PSDI 4.6%, PLI 3.5%, MSI 4.8%
All Elections

More from PolitPro

API & Data Access Access our data programmatically – for editorial teams, think tanks, and teams that need Election Trends directly in their workflow. Research Data Use our prepared datasets for research and teaching. App & Community Discuss current polls in a growing, respectful political community.

Data & Feedback

Political data changes daily. Noticed outdated info, a number, or a date? Write to us – preferably with a source, so we can quickly verify the change.

Report Correction Feedback Survey (1 Minute)

Support PolitPro

Your support protects PolitPro from the influence of lobby groups and parties.

Data Basis & Transparency

PolitPro

PolitPro combines scientific data and current poll values to make politics tangible for everyone. We use datasets from leading research projects and supplement them with our own research, analyses, and algorithms. This way, we make complex political contexts understandable and accessible to all. Supported by AI.

Advertisement Prefer ad-free? Get PolitPro+ now