1946 Italian general election in 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

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### Constituent Assembly

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Party  | votes  | votes (%)  | seats

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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

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Province | DC | PSI | PCI

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Verona | 48.8 | 33.3 | 10.5
Vicenza | 61.1 | 24.1 | 8.1
Padua | 55.7 | 23.2 | 12.8
Treviso | 53.5 | 21.1 | 8.5
Belluno | 51.7 | 28.7 | 10.1
Venice | 40.3 | 26.2 | 21.1
Rovigo | 28.0 | 35.7 | 28.5
Veneto | 49.5 | 26.7 | 13.6

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

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