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1972 Italian general election in Veneto

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The Italian general election of 1972 took place on 7 May 1972.

In Veneto Christian Democracy was, as usual, the largest party with 53.0% of the vote.

Results

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Chamber of Deputies

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Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,378,290 53.0 26
Italian Communist Party 450,193 17.3 9
Italian Socialist Party 251,607 9.7 4
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 159,583 6.1 2
Italian Social Movement 115,083 4.4 2
Italian Liberal Party 94,053 3.6 2
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 59,623 2.3 -
Italian Republican Party 55,880 2.2 1
Others 31,218 1.3 -
Total 2,598,530 100.0 46

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

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Province DC PSDI PSI PCI
Verona 54.3 5.8 10.5 14.8
Vicenza 65.4 5.1 7.6 9.5
Padua 57.7 4.7 6.6 16.7
Treviso 56.7 8.3 9.8 12.0
Belluno 46.8 11.3 13.7 14.3
Venice 39.6 5.4 12.1 27.1
Rovigo 41.2 6.0 9.9 31.7
Veneto 53.0 6.1 9.7 17.3

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Senate

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Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,245,628 53.4 14
Italian Communist PartyPSIUP 434,777 18.7 4
Italian Socialist Party 253,854 10.9 2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 157,802 6.8 1
Italian Social Movement 107,423 4.6 1
Italian Liberal Party 94,957 4.1 1
Italian Republican Party 36,446 1.6 -
Total 2,330,887 100.0 23

Source: Regional Council of Veneto