1953 Italian general election in Veneto

The Italian general election of 1953 took place on 7 June 1953.

Christian Democracy (DC) lost some ground, but still gained a convincing 53.4% of the vote (62.2% in Vicenza, 59.9% in Treviso and 59.6% in Padua). The Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI) ran separate lists, gaining 14.6 and 14.2% of the vote. Veneto was thus one of the few regions of Italy where the Socialists were stronger than the PCI, even without counting the PSDI (5.6%). The PSI got its best results in the provinces of Venice (21.6%), Rovigo (19.8%) and Verona (18.2%), but not in the traditional Socialist stronghold of Belluno, where it was passed by the PSDI (12.3 against 11.0%). The PCI was stronger in Rovigo (28.2%) and Venice (19.7%).

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party	votes	votes (%)	seats
Christian Democracy	1,181,214	53.4	27
Italian Socialist Party	324,578	14.7	7
Italian Communist Party	314,818	14.2	6
Italian Democratic Socialist Party	124,051	5.6	2
Italian Social Movement	79,306	3.6	1
Italian Liberal Party	66,934	3.0	1
Monarchist National Party	57,653	2.6	-
Popular Unity	21,013	1.0	-
Total	2,210,264	100.0	44

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

Province	DC	PSDI	PSI	PCI
Verona	53.4	4.7	18.2	10.8
Vicenza	62.2	4.4	9.2	9.4
Padua	59.6	4.0	11.1	14.2
Treviso	59.9	8.0	11.9	8.6
Belluno	53.7	12.3	11.3	11.6
Venice	43.2	6.0	21.6	19.7
Rovigo	39.6	4.6	19.8	28.2
Veneto	53.4	5.6	14.6	14.2

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Senate

Party	votes	votes (%)	seats
Christian Democracy	1,082,252	55.0	12
Italian Communist Party	288,421	14.7	3
Italian Socialist Party	273,233	13.9	3
Italian Democratic Socialist Party	108,157	5.5	1
Italian Social Movement	73,959	3.8	-
Monarchist National Party	50,743	2.6	-
Italian Liberal Party	47,470	2.4	-
Popular Unity	19,887	1.0	-
Italian Republican Party	15,028	0.8	-
Others	9,132	0.5	-
Total	1,968,282	100.0	19

Source: Regional Council of Veneto