The 1973 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 17 June 1973.
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, largely ahead of the Italian Communist Party which came second. After the election Christian Democrat Antonio Comelli formed a government with the Italian Socialist Party (which left in 1975), the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party.[1]
| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=White | Christian Democracy | 315,198 | 39.7 | 26 | ||
| bgcolor=Red | Italian Communist Party | 166,108 | 20.9 | 13 | ||
| bgcolor=Hotpink | Italian Socialist Party | 97,259 | 12.3 | 8 | ||
| bgcolor=Pink | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 64,259 | 8.2 | 4 | ||
| bgcolor=Black | Italian Social Movement | 59,585 | 7.5 | 4 | ||
| bgcolor=Blue | Italian Liberal Party | 28,883 | 3.6 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor=Yellowgreen | Friuli Movement | 23,648 | 3.0 | 2 | ||
| bgcolor=Lime | Italian Republican Party | 21,306 | 2.7 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Plum | Slovene Union | 10,185 | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor= | Others | 6,752 | 0.9 | align=right | - | |
| Total | 919,719 | 100.0 | 60 | |||