| Country: | Kingdom of Italy |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1900 Italian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1900 |
| Next Election: | 1909 Italian general election |
| Next Year: | 1909 |
| Seats For Election: | All 508 seats in the Chamber of Deputies255 seats needed for a majority |
| Election Date: | 6 November 1904 (first round) 13 November 1904 (second round) |
| Image1: | Giovanni Giolitti 2.jpg |
| Leader1: | Giovanni Giolitti |
| Party1: | Historical Left |
| Seats1: | 339 |
| Seat Change1: | 43 |
| Popular Vote1: | 777,345 |
| Percentage1: | 50.90% |
| Swing1: | 1.38pp |
| Leader2: | Filippo Turati |
| Party2: | Italian Socialist Party |
| Seats2: | 29 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 326,016 |
| Percentage2: | 21.35% |
| Swing2: | 8.35pp |
| Image3: | Tommaso Tittoni 01.jpg |
| Leader3: | Tommaso Tittoni |
| Party3: | Historical Right |
| Seats3: | 76 |
| Seat Change3: | 40 |
| Popular Vote3: | 212,584 |
| Percentage3: | 13.92% |
| Swing3: | 7.49pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Giovanni Giolitti |
| After Election: | Giovanni Giolitti |
| Before Party: | Historical Left |
| After Party: | Historical Left |
General elections were held in Italy on 6 November 1904, with a second round of voting on 13 November.[1] The "ministerial" left-wing bloc remained the largest in Parliament, winning 339 of the 508 seats.[2] The papal ban on Catholics voting was relaxed for the first time, and three Catholics were elected.[3]
After Giuseppe Saracco resignation as Prime Minister, Giuseppe Zanardelli was appointed as new head of the government; but he was unable to achieve much during his last term of office, as his health was greatly impaired. His Divorce Bill, although voted in the Chamber of Deputies, had to be withdrawn on account of the strong opposition of the country. He retired from the administration on 3 November 1903 and died on 26 December 1903.
The long-time liberal leader Giovanni Giolitti succeeded to Zanardelli. He courted the left and labour unions with social legislation, including subsidies for low-income housing, preferential government contracts for worker cooperatives, and old age and disability pensions. However, he, too, had to resort to strong measures in repressing some serious disorders in various parts of Italy, and thus he lost the favour of the Socialists.
The election was held using 508 single-member constituencies. However, prior to the election the electoral law was amended so that candidates needed only an absolute majority of votes to win their constituency, abolishing the second requirement of receiving the votes of at least one-sixth of registered voters.[4]