ITALIAN REPUBLIC
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 MAY 1972
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Source: Cattaneo Institute

Parties
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Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy)
Movimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social Movement)
Partito Comunista Italiano (Italian Communist Party)
Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party)
Partito Repubblicano Italiano (Italian Republican Party)
Partito Socialdemocratico Italiano (Italian Social-Democratic Party)
Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party)
Partito Socialista Italiano di Unita Proletaria (Italian Socialist Party of
 Proletarian Unity)

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
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NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Voters:                                   37,049,654
Votes cast:                               34,524,106  93.2
Invalid votes:                             1,109,327  03.2
Valid votes:                              33,414,779  96.8
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Party                                     Votes       %      Change     Seats
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Democrazia Cristiana                      12,913,866  38.7  (-00.4)     266
Movimento Sociale Italiano                 2,894,546  08.7  (+04.3)      56  +32
Partito Comunista Italiano                 9,069,774  27.2  (+00.3)     179  +02
Partito Liberale Italiano                  1,300,047  03.9  (-01.9)      20  -11
Partito Repubblicano Italiano                954,170  02.9  (+00.9)      10  +01
Partito Socialdemocratico Italiano         1,717,539  05.1               29
Partito Socialista Italiano UP               648,800  01.9  (-02.5)       5  -18
Partito Socialista Italiano                3,208,317  09.6  (-05.0)      61  -30
Others                                       707,720  02.1                4
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Total                                     33,414,779                    630
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The PSI and PSDI again contested the election as separate parties. The left-wing
socialists ran as the PSIUP. The PSI vote at this election is compared with the 
PSU vote in 1968. The PSIUP vote is compared with the PSI vote in 1968.