The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.
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All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Seat totals by Province. As this is a PR election, seat totals are determined by popular vote in each province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pier Luigi Bersani (Democratic Party of the Left), who had succeeded Enrico Boselli (Socialist Party) in 1994, was elected President of the Region, defeating Gianfranco Morra (Forza Italia) by a landslide.
For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term. This is precisely what happened in 1996, when Antonio La Forgia replaced Bersani, who had been appointed minister in Prodi I Cabinet, and again in 1999, when La Forgia was replaced by Vasco Errani.
Electoral system
editThe Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna (Assemblea Legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna) is composed of 50 members. 40 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 10 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the Council with PR, only 5 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 45. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes special seats are added to the Council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.[1]
Parties and candidates
edit| Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Previous result | Candidate | |||
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| Centre-left coalition | Democratic Party of the Left | 42.1 | 23 | Pier Luigi Bersani | ||
| Populars | 23.4 | 13 | ||||
| Federation of the Greens | 4.9 | 2 | ||||
| Italian Republican Party – Labour Federation | 4.8 | 2 | ||||
| Pact of Democrats | — | — | ||||
| Centre-right coalition | National Alliance | 3.0 | 1 | Gianfranco Morra | ||
| Forza Italia | — | — | ||||
| Christian Democratic Centre | — | — | ||||
| Northern League Emilia-Romagna (LNE+LNR) | 2.9 | 1 | Pierluigi Copercini | |||
| Pannella List | 1.0 | – | Carduccio Parizzi | |||
| Communist Refoundation Party | — | — | Renato Albertini | |||
Results
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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| Pier Luigi Bersani | 1,508,241 | 53.81 | 10 | ||||||
| Democratic Party of the Left | 1,106,929 | 43.02 | 20 | ||||||
| Populars | 144,398 | 5.61 | 2 | ||||||
| Pact of Democrats | 96,042 | 3.73 | 1 | ||||||
| Federation of the Greens | 82,178 | 3.19 | 1 | ||||||
| Italian Republican Party – Labour Federation | 34,802 | 1.35 | – | ||||||
| Total | 1,464,349 | 56.91 | 24 | ||||||
| Gianfranco Morra | 896,012 | 31.97 | – | ||||||
| Forza Italia – The People's Pole | 467,863 | 18.18 | 7 | ||||||
| National Alliance | 264,367 | 10.27 | 4 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Centre | 59,898 | 2.33 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 792,128 | 30.78 | 12 | ||||||
| Renato Albertini | 247,476 | 8.83 | – | Communist Refoundation Party | 196,274 | 7.63 | 3 | ||
| Pierluigi Copercini | 107,628 | 3.84 | – | Northern League Emilia-Romagna | 86,400 | 3.36 | 1 | ||
| Carduccio Parizzi | 43,633 | 1.56 | – | Pannella List | 33,995 | 1.32 | – | ||
| Total candidates | 2,802,990 | 100.00 | 10 | Total parties | 2,573,146 | 100.00 | 40 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections | |||||||||