1953 Italian general election in Veneto

The Italian general election of 1953 took place on 7 June 1953.

Christian Democracy (DC) lost some ground, but still gained a convincing 53.4% of the vote (62.2% in Vicenza, 59.9% in Treviso and 59.6% in Padua). The Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI) ran separate lists, gaining 14.6 and 14.2% of the vote. Veneto was thus one of the few regions of Italy where the Socialists were stronger than the PCI, even without counting the PSDI (5.6%). The PSI got its best results in the provinces of Venice (21.6%), Rovigo (19.8%) and Verona (18.2%), but not in the traditional Socialist stronghold of Belluno, where it was passed by the PSDI (12.3 against 11.0%). The PCI was stronger in Rovigo (28.2%) and Venice (19.7%).

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,181,214 53.4 27
Italian Socialist Party 324,578 14.7 7
Italian Communist Party 314,818 14.2 6
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 124,051 5.6 2
Italian Social Movement 79,306 3.6 1
Italian Liberal Party 66,934 3.0 1
Monarchist National Party 57,653 2.6 -
Popular Unity 21,013 1.0 -
Total 2,210,264 100.0 44

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

Province DC PSDI PSI PCI
Verona 53.4 4.7 18.2 10.8
Vicenza 62.2 4.4 9.2 9.4
Padua 59.6 4.0 11.1 14.2
Treviso 59.9 8.0 11.9 8.6
Belluno 53.7 12.3 11.3 11.6
Venice 43.2 6.0 21.6 19.7
Rovigo 39.6 4.6 19.8 28.2
Veneto 53.4 5.6 14.6 14.2

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Senate

Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,082,252 55.0 12
Italian Communist Party 288,421 14.7 3
Italian Socialist Party 273,233 13.9 3
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 108,157 5.5 1
Italian Social Movement 73,959 3.8 -
Monarchist National Party 50,743 2.6 -
Italian Liberal Party 47,470 2.4 -
Popular Unity 19,887 1.0 -
Italian Republican Party 15,028 0.8 -
Others 9,132 0.5 -
Total 1,968,282 100.0 19

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

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