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1870 Italian general election
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General elections
were held in
Italy
on 20 November 1870, with a second round of voting on 27 November.
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They were a
snap election
, called by Prime Minister
Giovanni Lanza
to take advantage by the
Capture of Rome
and to give parliamentary representation to the future capital of
Italy
.
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Only 530,018 men of a total population of around 26 million were entitled to vote. 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.
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Campaign
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The
Historical Right
was led by the
Prime Minister of Italy
,
Giovanni Lanza
, a conservative politician from
Piedmont
.
The bloc of the
Historical Left
was led by
Urbano Rattazzi
, a liberal politician and former Prime Minister, who led the left-wing for more than a decade.
The electoral result was controversial; in terms of percentages,
Prime Minister
Giovanni Lanza
fully exploited the prestige of the
Capture of Rome
against his parliamentary opponents. However, the
turnout
further declined after the
Non expedit
of
Pope Pius IX
, so that less than 1% of the total population of the country took part to this election.
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The newly completed
Italian State
so revealed itself as a strict
oligarchy
with a deep fracture with its same population, creating a damage which was never really repaired.
After the election, Lanza was confirmed Prime Minister by the King.
Parties and leaders
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Results
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Party
| Votes
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| Seats
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| Historical Right
| | 233
| +82
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| Historical Left
| | 195
| ?30
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| Independents
| | 56
| ?18
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Invalidated
[a]
| | 24
| ?
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Total
| | 508
| +15
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Valid votes
| 229,934
| 95.42
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Invalid/blank votes
| 11,040
| 4.58
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Total votes
| 240,974
| 100.00
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Registered voters/turnout
| 530,018
| 45.47
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Source:
La Stampa
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Notes
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The electoral law did not limit the number of constituencies where a candidate could stand, so many politicians ran and won in two or more constituencies, which consequently needed
by-elections
to fill their seats.
References
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- ^
Dieter Nohlen
& Philip Stover (2010)
Elections in Europe: A data handbook
, p1047
ISBN
978-3-8329-5609-7
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La Stampa
, Monday, December 5, 1870.
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Nohlen & Stover, p1028
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The turnout was so low that many candidates that obtained a
landslide
in the first round, were obliged to the second round because the first one was annulled because the
quorum
of 50% of registered voters was not accomplished.