1946 Italian local elections

none The 1946 Italian local elections were the first after the fall of fascism in Italy, leading to the re-establishment of all municipal administrations, after the municipalities had been run by mayors and temporary councils appointed by the AMGOT in the South and by the CLN in the North. Voters were able to elect the city councils of 5,722 municipalities for the first time since 1926. The first turn of municipal elections was held on 10 March (436 municipalities), 17 March (1,033 municipalities), 24 March (1,469 municipalities), 31 March (1,560 municipalities) and 7 April (1,139 municipalities). The second turn of elections was held on 6 October (272 municipalities), 13 October, 20 October (286 municipalities), 27 October (188 municipalities), 3 November, 10 November, 17 November and 24 November. The municipal elections of 10 March were the first in which women could vote and be able to stand as candidates.10 marzo 1946, la prima volta delle donne al voto in Italia Electoral system The electoral law enacted by Legislative Decree No. 1 of 1946 established a proportional representation system based on the D'Hondt method for municipalities with more than 30,000 inhabitants, while providing for a multi-member majoritarian system with limited voting — restricted to four-fifths of the seats — for all others. Results of the first turn of elections Municipal elections of 10 March Results summary of 434 municipalities. Party seats municipalities Christian Democracy (DC)178 Socialists and Communists 125 Independents 79 Labour Democratic Party (PDL)11 Italian Liberal Party (PLI)19 Concentration of the right10 Italian Republican Party (PRI)8 Common Man's Front (FUQ)3 Action Party (PdA)1Total Municipal elections of 17 March Results summary of 1,008 municipalities. Party seats municipalities Concentration of the left6,155350 Christian Democracy (DC)6,028329 Independents 1,69090 Concentration of the centre1,33367 Concentration of the right64544 Local parties49028 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP)44322 Italian Communist Party (PCI)42518 Labour Democratic Party (PDL)37625 Italian Liberal Party (PLI)31214 Combatants and Veterans23313 Italian Republican Party (PRI)1968 Common Man's Front (FUQ)1267 Action Party (PdA)661 Italian Democracy332Total18,5631,008 Municipal elections of 24 March Results summary of 1,459 municipalities. Party seats municipalities Christian Democracy (DC)9,808539 Concentration of the left9,515536 Independents 1,92897 Concentration of the centre1,39866 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP)98734 Italian Communist Party (PCI)80239 Local parties68243 Concentration of the right57430 Italian Liberal Party (PLI)48127 Labour Democratic Party (PDL)33817 Italian Republican Party (PRI)24712 Common Man's Front (FUQ)1267 Combatants and Veterans1967 Action Party (PdA)894 Italian Democracy141Total27,1851,459 In 7 municipalities there was no prevalence of any party. Municipal elections of 31 March Results summary of 1,505 municipalities. Party seats municipalities Christian Democracy (DC)10,158575 Concentration of the left9,336507 Independents 2,238125 Concentration of the centre1,36370 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP)1,10242 Italian Communist Party (PCI)1,09955 Local parties81850 Italian Liberal Party (PLI)43422 Concentration of the right34613 Labour Democratic Party (PDL)32116 Combatants and Veterans28218 Italian Republican Party (PRI)2058 Common Man's Front (FUQ)903 Action Party (PdA)35- Italian Democracy181Total Municipal elections of 7 April Results summary of 1,141 municipalities. Party seats municipalities Concentration of the left7,997450 Christian Democracy (DC)7,095376 Independents 1,68493 Concentration of the centre88346 Concentration of the right75838 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP)74734 Local parties72341 Italian Communist Party (PCI)56024 Italian Liberal Party (PLI)26010 Combatants and Veterans1847 Labour Democratic Party (PDL)1819 Italian Republican Party (PRI)1715 Common Man's Front (FUQ)551 Action Party (PdA)401 Italian Democracy121Total In 5 municipalities there was no prevalence of any party. Results of the second turn of elections June 2019 References Category:1946 elections in Italy Category:Municipal elections in Italy Category:March 1946 in Europe Category:April 1946 in Europe