Senate of the Republic
Italy elections · 1979-06-03 · held
Senate of the Republic: 315 elected seats.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Source-scoped valid votes (31,330,795)
Turnout: 90.69%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy (DC) | 12010716 | 38.34% | 138 | — |
| Italian Communist Party (PCI) | 9855951 | 31.46% | 109 | — |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 3252410 | 10.38% | 32 | — |
| Italian Social Movement (MSI) | 1780950 | 5.68% | 13 | — |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | 1320729 | 4.22% | 9 | — |
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 1053251 | 3.36% | 6 | — |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) | 691718 | 2.21% | 2 | — |
| Radical Party (PR) | 413444 | 1.32% | 2 | — |
| Radical Party–New United Left (PR–NSU) | 365954 | 1.17% | 0 | — |
| National Democracy (DN) | 176966 | 0.56% | 0 | — |
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | 172582 | 0.55% | 3 | — |
| List for Trieste (LpT) | 61911 | 0.2% | 0 | — |
| New United Left (NSU) | 44094 | 0.14% | 0 | — |
| Valdostan Union (UV) | 37082 | 0.12% | 1 | — |
| Friuli Movement (MF) | 31490 | 0.1% | 0 | — |
| Others | 61547 | 0.19% | 0 | — |
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.