Italy 1992 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 1992 parliamentary election in Italy?
Christian Democracy won 206 of 630 seats with 29.7% of the vote. 87.3% 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 206 of 630 seats with 29.7% of the vote; 87.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.5 points on 1987.
- Christian Democracy 206 −28 seats 29.7% −4.6 points
- Democrats of the Left 107 16.1%
- Italian Socialist Party 92 −2 seats 13.6% −0.7 points
- Lega Nord 55 8.7%
- Communist Refoundation Party 35 5.6%
- Italian Social Movement 34 −1 seat 5.4% −0.5 points
- Italian Republican Party 27 +6 seats 4.4% +0.7 points
- Italian Liberal Party 17 +6 seats 2.9% +0.8 points
- Federation of the Greens 16 2.8%
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 16 −1 seat 2.7% −0.3 points
- The Network 12 1.9%
- Radical Party 7 −6 seats 1.2% −1.4 points
- 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 1987 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Christian Democracy206
- Democrats of the Left107
- Italian Socialist Party92
- Lega Nord55
- Communist Refoundation Party35
- Italian Social Movement34
- Italian Republican Party27
- Italian Liberal Party17
- Federation of the Greens16
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party16
- The Network12
- Radical Party7
- South Tyrolean People's Party3
- Federalism1
- Liga Veneta1
- Valdostan Union1
Key numbers
29.7%
Share of the vote won by Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy won 206 of 630 seats. A majority needs 316.
+6 seats
Seats gained by Italian Republican Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1987. Christian Democracy lost 28 seats.
87.3%
Voter turnout
Down 1.5 points on 1987.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy | 206 | −28 | 29.7 | −4.6 | 11,637,569 |
| Democrats of the Left | 107 | 16.1 | 6,317,962 | ||
| Italian Socialist Partywith List for Trieste | 92 | −2 | 13.6 | −0.7 | 5,343,808 |
| Lega Nord | 55 | 8.7 | 3,395,384 | ||
| Communist Refoundation Party | 35 | 5.6 | 2,201,428 | ||
| Italian Social Movement | 34 | −1 | 5.4 | −0.5 | 2,107,272 |
| Italian Republican Party | 27 | +6 | 4.4 | +0.7 | 1,723,756 |
| Italian Liberal Party | 17 | +6 | 2.9 | +0.8 | 1,121,854 |
| Federation of the Greens | 16 | 2.8 | 1,093,037 | ||
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 16 | −1 | 2.7 | −0.3 | 1,066,672 |
| The Network | 12 | 1.9 | 730,293 | ||
| Radical Party | 7 | −6 | 1.2 | −1.4 | 486,344 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.8 | 320,061 | ||
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 198,431 |
| Federalism | 1 | 0.4 | 154,987 | ||
| Liga Veneta | 1 | +1 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 152,396 |
| Valdostan Union | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 41,404 |
± is the change against the Italy 1987 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Democracy 11,637,569
- Democrats of the Left 6,317,962
- Italian Socialist Party 5,343,808
- Lega Nord 3,395,384
- Communist Refoundation Party 2,201,428
- Italian Social Movement 2,107,272
- Italian Republican Party 1,723,756
- Italian Liberal Party 1,121,854
- Federation of the Greens 1,093,037
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party 1,066,672
- The Network 730,293
- Radical Party 486,344
- Largest party without seats 320,061
- South Tyrolean People's Party 198,431
- Federalism 154,987
- Liga Veneta 152,396
- Valdostan Union 41,404
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?
87.3% of the 47,435,689 registered voters cast a ballot (41,404,415 ballots), down 1.5 points on 1987. 39,243,506 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Christian Democracy29.7% of votes32.7% of seats
- Democrats of the Left16.1% of votes17.0% of seats
- Italian Socialist Party13.6% of votes14.6% of seats
- Lega Nord8.7% of votes8.7% of seats
- Communist Refoundation Party5.6% of votes5.6% of seats
- Italian Social Movement5.4% of votes5.4% of seats
- Italian Republican Party4.4% of votes4.3% of seats
- Italian Liberal Party2.9% of votes2.7% of seats
- Federation of the Greens2.8% of votes2.5% of seats
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party2.7% of votes2.5% of seats
- The Network1.9% of votes1.9% of seats
- Radical Party1.2% of votes1.1% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.6 by votes and 5.7 by seats; Christian Democracy led Democrats of the Left by 13.6 points of the vote.
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