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1979 Italian general election in Veneto

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The Italian general election of 1979 took place on 3 June 1979.

In Veneto Christian Democracy was, as usual, the largest party and obtained the majority of valid votes with 50.1% for the last time.

Results

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Chamber of Deputies

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Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,454,613 50.1 24
Italian Communist Party 630,999 21.7 11
Italian Socialist Party 277,673 9.6 4
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 127,438 4.4 2
Radical Party 107,916 3.7 2
Italian Social Movement 90,624 3.1 1
Italian Republican Party 84,080 2.9 1
Italian Liberal Party 54,642 1.9 1
Proletarian Unity Party 39,608 1.4 -
Others 38,094 1.3 -
Total 2,905,687 100.0 46

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Provincial breakdown

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Province DC PSDI PSI PCI
Verona 52.6 4.0 10.1 18.7
Vicenza 60.7 3.9 7.8 13.5
Padua 53.9 3.2 7.9 20.6
Treviso 52.5 5.6 9.5 17.7
Belluno 42.9 10.2 10.1 20.9
Venice 38.0 3.7 11.7 31.6
Rovigo 39.5 4.7 10.1 35.0
Veneto 50.1 4.4 9.6 21.7

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Senate

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Party votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,271,730 51.3 14
Italian Communist Party 559,493 22.6 4
Italian Socialist Party 246,138 9.9 2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 125,180 5.1 1
Italian Republican Party 77,906 3.1 -
Italian Social Movement 76,906 3.1 -
Italian Liberal Party 56,480 2.3 -
Radical PartyNew United Left 53,586 2.2 -
Others 10,669 0.4 -
Total 2,478,088 100.0 23

Source: Regional Council of Veneto