Italian general election, 1929
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The Italian general elections of 1929 were held on March 24, 1929. This is actually the first election in Italy with (gradual) women's suffrage
, although to a parliamentary reform enacted in 1928 by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
, elections were to be held as a simple 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.
A total of 9,460,737 Italians were eligible to vote, with a number of 8,661,820 registered as having visited the ballots, giving an official turnout of 91,5 %. Vote fraud and intimidation
was likely to be practiced.
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
, although to a parliamentary reform enacted in 1928 by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
, elections were to be held as a simple referendum, with the Grand Council
Grand Council of Fascism
The Grand Council of Fascism was the main body of Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy. A body which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government, it was created as a party body in 1923 and became a state body on 9 December 1928....
of the National Fascist Party
National Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...
, now an official state organ, allowed to compose a single party list to be either approved or rejected by the voters.
A total of 9,460,737 Italians were eligible to vote, with a number of 8,661,820 registered as having visited the ballots, giving an official turnout of 91,5 %. Vote fraud and intimidation
Intimidation
Intimidation is intentional behavior "which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It's not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened.Criminal threatening is the crime of intentionally or...
was likely to be practiced.
Results
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 98.33 % |
| No | 1.56 % |
| Not valid | 0.11 % |