Sicilian regional election, 1947

The Sicilian regional election of 1947 took place on 20 April 1947. They were the first-ever election of the Sicilian Parliament.

The electoral alliance between the Italian Communist Party and the Italian Socialist Party was the most voted list. However, after the election Giuseppe Alessi and, later, Franco Restivo, both Christian Democrats, governed the Region at the head of broad centrist coalitions.

Results

Electoral system: proportional representation with Hare quota

Party		Votes	% Vote	Seats
	Popular Democratic Front	591,870	30.4%	29
	Christian Democracy	400,084	20.5%	20
	Common Man's Front	287,698	14.8%	12
	Monarchist National Party	185,423	9.5%	10
	Sicilian Independence Movement	171,470	8.8%	9
	Italian Workers' Socialist Party	82,175	4.2%	4
	Italian Republican Party	74,570	3.8%	3
	National Democratic Union	40,149	2.1%	1
	Labour Democratic Party	30,179	1.5%	1
	Others	84,842	4.4%	0
	Total	1,948,460	100.0	90

Sources: Istituto Cattaneo and Sicilian Regional Assembly