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Italy 1979 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1979 European Parliament election in Italy?

Christian Democracy won 29 of 81 seats with 36.5% of the vote. 85.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Italy
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian Democracy won 29 of 81 seats with 36.5% of the vote; 85.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Christian Democracy 29 36.5%
  • Italian Communist Party 24 29.6%
  • Italian Socialist Party 9 11.0%
  • Italian Social Movement 4 5.5%
  • Italian Democratic Socialist Party 4 4.3%
  • Radical Party 3 3.7%
  • Italian Liberal Party 3 3.6%
  • Italian Republican Party 2 2.6%
  • Proletarian Unity Party 1 1.2%
  • Proletarian Democracy 1 0.7%
  • South Tyrolean People's Party 1 0.6%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote

Key numbers

  1. 36.5%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Democracy

    It led Italian Communist Party by 6.9 points of the vote.

  2. 85.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Christian Democracy2936.512,774,320
Italian Communist Party2429.610,361,344
Italian Socialist Party911.03,866,946
Italian Social Movement45.51,909,055
Italian Democratic Socialist Party44.31,514,272
Radical Party33.71,285,065
Italian Liberal Party33.61,271,159
Italian Republican Party22.6896,139
Proletarian Unity Party11.2406,656
Proletarian Democracy10.7252,342
South Tyrolean People's Party10.6196,373
Valdostan Union00.5166,393
Votes by party
  • Christian Democracy 12,774,320
  • Italian Communist Party 10,361,344
  • Italian Socialist Party 3,866,946
  • Italian Social Movement 1,909,055
  • Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1,514,272
  • Radical Party 1,285,065
  • Italian Liberal Party 1,271,159
  • Italian Republican Party 896,139
  • Proletarian Unity Party 406,656
  • Proletarian Democracy 252,342
  • South Tyrolean People's Party 196,373
  • Valdostan Union 166,393

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

85.7% of the 42,203,405 registered voters cast a ballot (36,148,180 ballots). 35,042,601 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Democracy36.5% of votes35.8% of seats
  • Italian Communist Party29.6% of votes29.6% of seats
  • Italian Socialist Party11.0% of votes11.1% of seats
  • Italian Social Movement5.5% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Italian Democratic Socialist Party4.3% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Radical Party3.7% of votes3.7% of seats
  • Italian Liberal Party3.6% of votes3.7% of seats
  • Italian Republican Party2.6% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Proletarian Unity Party1.2% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Proletarian Democracy0.7% of votes1.2% of seats
  • South Tyrolean People's Party0.6% of votes1.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.2 by votes and 4.2 by seats; Christian Democracy led Italian Communist Party by 6.9 points of the vote.

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