Italian general election, 1934

25 March 1934

All 535 seats to the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy

	Majority party

Leader	Benito Mussolini
Party	Fascist Party
Seats won	535 (Sole legal party)
Seat change	+/-0
Popular vote	10,045,477
Percentage	99,84%
Swing	1,54%

Composition of the Parliament

Head of Government before election

Benito Mussolini
Fascist Party

Subsequent Head of Government

Benito Mussolini
Fascist Party

General elections were held in Italy on 26 March 1934. Following a parliamentary reform enacted in 1928 by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, the elections were held in the form of a referendum, with the Grand Council of the National Fascist Party, now an official state organ, allowed to compose a single party list to be either approved or rejected by the voters. The list put forward was ultimately approved by 99.84% of voters.^[1] The overwhelming majority provoked Benito Mussolini to dub the election the "second referendum of Fascism."

Results

Choice		Votes	%
	National Fascist Party	10,045,477	99.84
	Against	15,201	0.16
	Invalid/blank votes	1,300	–
Total		10,061,978	100
Registered voters/turnout		10,526,504	95.59
Source: Direct Democracy

Popular vote

Fascist Party			99.84%
Against			0.16%

A ballot card, with the front page and the yes mark. The voters simply folded the card, disguising either the tricolor yes side or the blank no side to cast his vote for the other option.

References

↑ Italy, 24 May 1929: Fascist single list Direct Democracy (German)

Elections and referendums in Italy

General elections	1861 1865 1867 1870 1874 1876 1880 1882 1886 1890 1892 1895 1897 1900 1904 1909 1913 1919 1921 1924 1929 1934 1946 1948 1953 1958 1963 1968 1972 1976 1979 1983 1987 1992 1994 1996 2001 2006 2008 2013 next

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Referendums	1946 1974 1978 1981 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2005 2006 2009 2011 2016 (Apr) 2016 (Oct)

See also: Elections in Abruzzo Aosta Valley Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia–Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marche Molise Piedmont Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Tuscany Umbria Veneto

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