The Italian general election of 1948 took place on 18 April 1948.

The election was a triumph for Christian Democracy (DC), which won a thumping 60.5% throughout Veneto. The party did better in its traditional strongholds, Vicenza (71.8%), Padua (65.4%) and Treviso (64.9%). The Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which formed a joint list named Popular Democratic Front (FDP), won just 23.9% of the vote. Apart from Rovigo, where the FDP gained 48.2%, many Socialist votes went to DC and the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI), an outfit formed by those Socialists who had been opposed to the alliance with the Communists. The PSDI garnered 10.1% of the vote at the regional level, one of the highest tallies among regions, and was stronger in Belluno (15.9%), Treviso (12.6%) and Verona (10.1%).

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,327,040 60.5 29
Popular Democratic Front 525,900 24.0 11
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 221,937 10.1 4
National Bloc 37,510 1.7 -
Italian Social Movement 26,143 1.2 -
Italian Republican Party 17,892 0.8 -
Monarchist National Party 12,321 0.6 -
Others 7,943 0.4 -
Total 2,192,842 100.0 44

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

ProvinceDCPSDIFDP*
Verona62.410.122.3
Vicenza71.89.013.9
Padua65.47.621.9
Treviso64.912.615.2
Belluno61.115.915.7
Venice50.69.834.4
Rovigo38.49.648.2
Veneto60.510.123.9

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Senate

Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,153,598 61.8 14
Popular Democratic Front 446,984 24.0 4
Italian Democratic Socialist Party–PRI 181,396 9.7 1
National Bloc 70,481 3.8 -
Independents 13,729 0.7 -
Total 1,866,188 100.0 19

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

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