1917 Italian general election (Discordiale)

General elections were held in Italy on 16 September 1917, with a second round of voting on 23 September. The Liberal coalition lost the absolute majority in the Chamber of Deputies, while the Italian Socialist Party continued its trend of gaining seats, with a 37 seats increase from the previous election.

Electoral System
The electoral system remained single-member constituencies with two-round majority voting.

Historical Background
The elections were marked by the power vacuum in the governing Liberal Union following the assassination of Prime Minister Giovanni Giollitti on 12 May 1916. The unity between the progressive Left and conservative Right wings of the party started to fracture, with member of the Right Tommaso Tittoni coming out as the dominant player of the coalition. The 1917 elections were also notable because of the participation of the Italian Nationalist Association, a right-wing party in the modern sense, which had gained notoriety following their advocation for Italy's entry into the World War.