1995 Emilia-Romagna regional election

The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.

1995 Emilia-Romagna regional election

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All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna
Turnout88.30% (Decrease4.68%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pier Luigi Bersani Gianfranco Morra
Party PDS FI
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
Seats won 34 12
Popular vote 1,508,241 896,012
Percentage 53.81% 31.97%

Seat totals by Province. As this is a PR election, seat totals are determined by popular vote in each province

President before election

Pier Luigi Bersani
PDS

President-elect

Pier Luigi Bersani
PDS

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

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The 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

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Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
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 PartyLabour 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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23 April 1995 Emilia-Romagna regional election results
 
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
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 PartyLabour 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
Popular vote
PDS
43.02%
FI–PP
18.18%
AN
10.27%
PRC
7.63%
PPI
5.61%
PdD
3.73%
LN
3.36%
FdV
3.19%
CCD
2.33%
Others
2.67%
President
Bersani
53.81%
Morra
31.97%
Albertini
8.83%
Copercini
3.84%
Parizzi
1.56%

References

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