Senate of the Republic
Italy elections · 1948-04-18 · held
Senate of the Republic: 237 elected seats.
Related elections
Results: final · complete coverage · Source-scoped valid votes (22,657,290)
Turnout: 92.15%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy | 10899640 | 48.11% | 131 | — |
| Popular Democratic Front | 6969122 | 30.76% | 72 | — |
| National Bloc | 1222419 | 5.4% | 7 | — |
| Socialist Unity | 943219 | 4.16% | 8 | — |
| US – PRI | 607792 | 2.68% | 4 | — |
| Italian Republican Party | 594178 | 2.62% | 4 | — |
| Monarchist National Party | 393510 | 1.74% | 3 | — |
| Italian Social Movement | 164092 | 0.72% | 1 | — |
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 95406 | 0.42% | 2 | — |
| Peasants' Party of Italy | 65986 | 0.29% | 0 | — |
| Sardinian Action Party | 65743 | 0.29% | 1 | — |
| Federalist Movements' Union | 42880 | 0.19% | 0 | — |
| Nationalist Movement for the Social Democracy | 27152 | 0.12% | 0 | — |
| Republican Progressive Democratic Front | 13479 | 0.06% | 0 | — |
| Rural and Independent Concentration of Aosta Valley | 2868 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Independent Socialist Union | 2833 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Other parties | 2932 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Independents | 544039 | 2.4% | 4 | — |
Only elected Senate seats are recorded. Life senators and the transitional senators by right are excluded. Chamber and Senate electorates historically differed; their votes are never combined.