1886 Italian general election

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All 508 seats in theChamber of Deputies 255 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Agostino Depretis Silvio Spaventa Party Historical Left Historical Right Seats won 292 145 Seat change 3 2   Third party Fourth party   Leader Felice Cavallotti Giuseppe Zanardelli Party Historical Far Left Dissident Left Seats won 45 26 Seat change 1 7
Prime Minister before election Agostino Depretis Historical Left ElectedPrime Minister Agostino Depretis Historical Left

General elections were held in Italy on 23 May 1886, with a second round of voting on 30 May.^[1] The "ministerial" left-wing bloc emerged as the largest inParliament, winning 292 of the 508 seats.^[2] As in1882, the elections were held using small multi-member constituencies of between two and five seats.^[3]

As in1882, the election was held using small multi-member constituencies with between two and five seats.^[3]

TheHistorical Left was led by thePrime Minister of Italy,Agostino Depretis, a prominent member of the Italian politics for decades. Depretis had been head of the government since 1881 and also from 1876 to 1879.

The leader of theHistorical Right wasAntonio Starabba di Rudinì, a conservativemarchese fromSicily.

TheHistorical Far-Left was led byFelice Cavallotti, a famous Italian poet.

The Left emerged as the largest inItalian Parliament, winning 292 of the 508 seats, before the Right, which gained 145 seats.^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Historical Left			292	+3
	Historical Right			145	−2
	Historical Far Left			45	+1
	Dissident Left			26	+7
Total				508	0
Valid votes		1,399,072	98.82
Invalid/blank votes		16,729	1.18
Total votes		1,415,801	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,420,327	58.50
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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