Italy 1987 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 1987 parliamentary election in Italy?
Christian Democracy won 234 of 630 seats with 34.3% of the vote. 88.8% 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 234 of 630 seats with 34.3% of the vote; 88.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.8 points on 1983.
- Christian Democracy 234 +9 seats 34.3% +1.4 points
- Italian Communist Party 177 −21 seats 26.6% −3.3 points
- Italian Socialist Party 94 +21 seats 14.3% +2.9 points
- Italian Social Movement 35 −7 seats 5.9% −0.9 points
- Italian Republican Party 21 −8 seats 3.7% −1.4 points
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 17 −6 seats 3.0% −1.1 points
- Radical Party 13 +2 seats 2.6% +0.4 points
- Federation of the Greens 13 2.5%
- Italian Liberal Party 11 −5 seats 2.1% −0.8 points
- Proletarian Democracy 8 +1 seat 1.7% +0.2 points
- South Tyrolean People's Party 3 0 seats 0.5% 0.0 points
- Lombard League 1 0.5%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Italy 1983 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Christian Democracy234
- Italian Communist Party177
- Italian Socialist Party94
- Italian Social Movement35
- Italian Republican Party21
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party17
- Federation of the Greens13
- Radical Party13
- Italian Liberal Party11
- Proletarian Democracy8
- South Tyrolean People's Party3
- Sardinian Action Party2
- Lombard League1
- Valdostan Union1
Key numbers
34.3%
Share of the vote won by Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy won 234 of 630 seats. A majority needs 316.
+9 seats
Seats gained by Christian Democracy
The largest gain in seats compared with 1983. Italian Communist Party lost 21 seats.
88.8%
Voter turnout
Up 0.8 points on 1983.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy | 234 | +9 | 34.3 | +1.4 | 13,233,620 |
| Italian Communist Party | 177 | −21 | 26.6 | −3.3 | 10,250,644 |
| Italian Socialist Partywith List for Trieste | 94 | +21 | 14.3 | +2.9 | 5,501,696 |
| Italian Social Movement | 35 | −7 | 5.9 | −0.9 | 2,281,126 |
| Italian Republican Party | 21 | −8 | 3.7 | −1.4 | 1,428,663 |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 17 | −6 | 3.0 | −1.1 | 1,140,209 |
| Radical Party | 13 | +2 | 2.6 | +0.4 | 987,720 |
| Federation of the Greens | 13 | 2.5 | 969,218 | ||
| Italian Liberal Party | 11 | −5 | 2.1 | −0.8 | 809,946 |
| Proletarian Democracy | 8 | +1 | 1.7 | +0.2 | 641,901 |
| Liga Veneta | 0 | −1 | 0.8 | +0.4 | 298,402 |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 202,022 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard League | 1 | 0.5 | 186,255 | ||
| Sardinian Action Party | 2 | +1 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 169,978 |
| Valdostan Union | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 41,707 |
± is the change against the Italy 1983 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Democracy 13,233,620
- Italian Communist Party 10,250,644
- Italian Socialist Party 5,501,696
- Italian Social Movement 2,281,126
- Italian Republican Party 1,428,663
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1,140,209
- Radical Party 987,720
- Federation of the Greens 969,218
- Italian Liberal Party 809,946
- Proletarian Democracy 641,901
- Liga Veneta 298,402
- South Tyrolean People's Party 202,022
- Lombard League 186,255
- Sardinian Action Party 169,978
- Valdostan Union 41,707
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.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
88.8% of the 45,692,417 registered voters cast a ballot (40,586,573 ballots), up 0.8 points on 1983. 38,571,508 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Christian Democracy34.3% of votes37.1% of seats
- Italian Communist Party26.6% of votes28.1% of seats
- Italian Socialist Party14.3% of votes14.9% of seats
- Italian Social Movement5.9% of votes5.6% of seats
- Italian Republican Party3.7% of votes3.3% of seats
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party3.0% of votes2.7% of seats
- Radical Party2.6% of votes2.1% of seats
- Federation of the Greens2.5% of votes2.1% of seats
- Italian Liberal Party2.1% of votes1.7% of seats
- Proletarian Democracy1.7% of votes1.3% of seats
- South Tyrolean People's Party0.5% of votes0.5% of seats
- Sardinian Action Party0.4% of votes0.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.6 by votes and 4.1 by seats; Christian Democracy led Italian Communist Party by 7.7 points of the vote.
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