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Italy 2022 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2022 parliamentary election in Italy?

Brothers of Italy won 118 of 400 seats with 26.0% of the vote. 63.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Brothers of Italy won 118 of 400 seats with 26.0% of the vote; 63.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 9.2 points on 2018.

  • Brothers of Italy 118 +87 seats 26.0% +21.6 points
  • Democratic Party 69 −43 seats 19.1% +0.3 points
  • Five Star Movement 52 −175 seats 15.4% −17.9 points
  • Lega Nord 66 −58 seats 8.8% −8.6 points
  • Forza Italia 44 −62 seats 8.1% −5.9 points
  • Italia Viva 21 7.8%
  • Italian Democratic Socialists / Party 11 3.6%
  • More Europe 3 +1 seat 2.8% +0.1 points
  • Union of the Centre 9 +5 seats 0.9% −0.4 points
  • South Tyrolean People's Party 3 −1 seat 0.4% 0.0 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 2018 parliamentary election, party by party.

201 of 400 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 26.0%

    Share of the vote won by Brothers of Italy

    Brothers of Italy won 118 of 400 seats. A majority needs 201.

  2. +87 seats

    Seats gained by Brothers of Italy

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2018. Five Star Movement lost 175 seats.

  3. 63.8%

    Voter turnout

    Down 9.2 points on 2018.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Brothers of Italy118+8726.0+21.67,302,517
Democratic Party69−4319.1+0.35,356,180
Five Star Movement52−17515.4−17.94,333,972
Lega Nord66−588.8−8.62,464,005
Forza Italia44−628.1−5.92,278,217
Italia Viva217.82,186,747
Italian Democratic Socialists / Party113.61,018,669
More Europe3+12.8+0.1793,961
Italexit01.9534,579
Communist Refoundation Party001.4+0.3402,987
Sovereign and Popular Italy01.2348,097
Union of the Centre9+50.9−0.4255,505
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Unnamed party with one seat100.8+0.2212,685
South Tyrolean People's Party3−10.40.0117,010
Other parties (seats only)3

± is the change against the Italy 2018 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Brothers of Italy 7,302,517
  • Democratic Party 5,356,180
  • Five Star Movement 4,333,972
  • Lega Nord 2,464,005
  • Forza Italia 2,278,217
  • Italia Viva 2,186,747
  • Italian Democratic Socialists / Party 1,018,669
  • More Europe 793,961
  • Italexit 534,579
  • Communist Refoundation Party 402,987
  • Sovereign and Popular Italy 348,097
  • Union of the Centre 255,505
  • Unnamed party with one seat 212,685
  • South Tyrolean People's Party 117,010
  • Other parties (seats only)

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?

63.8% of the 46,021,956 registered voters cast a ballot (29,355,592 ballots), down 9.2 points on 2018. 28,042,874 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?

  • Brothers of Italy26.0% of votes29.5% of seats
  • Democratic Party19.1% of votes17.3% of seats
  • Lega Nord8.8% of votes16.5% of seats
  • Five Star Movement15.4% of votes13.0% of seats
  • Forza Italia8.1% of votes11.0% of seats
  • Italia Viva7.8% of votes5.3% of seats
  • Italian Democratic Socialists / Party3.6% of votes2.8% of seats
  • Union of the Centre0.9% of votes2.3% of seats
  • More Europe2.8% of votes0.8% of seats
  • South Tyrolean People's Party0.4% of votes0.8% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.6 by votes and 5.6 by seats; Brothers of Italy led Democratic Party by 6.9 points of the vote.

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