Democratic Party (Italy, 1913)

The Democratic Party (Partito Democratico, PD) was a social liberal political party in Italy.

Democratic Party
Partito Democratico
Founded1913
Dissolved1919
Split fromLiberal Union
Merged intoSocial Democracy
HeadquartersRome, Italy
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre-left

It emerged in 1913 from the left-wing of the dominant Liberal Union, of which it continued to be a government coalition partner until 1919. In the 1913 general election the party won 2.8% of the vote and 11 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1919 the PD was merged with other liberal parties and groupings in the Social Democracy party, that gained 10.9% and 60 seats in the 1919 general election, while other Democrats joined LiberalRadical joint lists.[1][2]

Electoral results

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Chamber of Deputies
Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Leader
1913 138,967 (#7) 2.8
11 / 508
several

References

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  1. ^ Francesco Leoni, Storia dei partiti politici italiani, Guida, Naples 2001
  2. ^ Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009