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1865 Italian general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Kingdom of Italy |
| type | legislative |
| previous_election | 1861 Italian general election |
| previous_year | 1861 |
| next_election | 1867 Italian general election |
| next_year | 1867 |
| seats_for_election | All 443 seats in the Chamber of Deputies222 seats needed for a majority |
| election_date | 22 October 1865 (first round) |
| 29 October 1865 (second round) | |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Alfonso La Marmora.jpg |
| leader1 | Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora |
| party1 | Historical Right |
| seats1 | 183 |
| image2 | Urbano Rattazzi-lookingleft.jpg |
| leader2 | Urbano Rattazzi |
| party2 | Historical Left |
| seats2 | 156 |
| image3 | Giuseppe Mazzini.jpg |
| leader3 | Giuseppe Mazzini |
| party3 | Historical Far Left |
| seats3 | 14 |
| map_image | 1865 Italian general election map.svg |
| map_caption | Constituencies used for the elections |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Elected Prime Minister |
| before_election | Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora |
| after_election | Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora |
| before_party | Historical Right |
| after_party | Historical Right |
29 October 1865 (second round)
General elections were held in Italy on 22 October 1865, with a second round of voting taking place on 29 October. These were only the second general election in the history of Italy, the first one having taken place in 1861.
Electoral campaign
The Historical Right was led by the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, a long-time general who fought during the Italian unification.
On the other hand, the bloc of the Historical Left was led by Urbano Rattazzi, a liberal politician who was between the founders of the Italian left-wing parliamentary group.
In opposition to the two main blocs there were a third party known as The Extreme, a far-left coalition, under the leadership of Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian revolutionary and a key figure of the Unification.
On 22 and 29 October only 504,263 men of a total population of around 23 million were entitled to vote. Right-wing candidates emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament with around 41% of the 443 seats. They were largely aristocrats representing rentiers from the north of the country, and held moderate political views including loyalty to the crown and low government spending; the general La Marmora was appointed prime minister by the king Victor Emmanuel II.
Parties and leaders
| Party | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Right}} | Historical Right | Conservatism | |
| Historical Left}} | Historical Left | Liberalism | |
| Historical Far Left}} | Historical Far Left | Radicalism |
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1047 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1049
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1082
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1028
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