1985 Piedmontese regional election
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The 1985 Piedmontese regional election took place on 12 May 1985.
Events
editIn the Regional Council of Piedmont, Christian Democracy resulted narrowly ahead of the Italian Communist Party, which had been ousted from the regional government by the Italian Socialist Party in 1983. After the election, the Socialists and Christian Democrats, along with the Italian Republican Party, the Italian Liberal Party, and the Italian Democratic Socialist Party, continued their Pentapartito alliance but this time the regional government was led by a Christian Democrat, Vittorio Beltrami.
Results
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| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy | 918,557 | 30.5 | 19 | |
| Italian Communist Party | 871,141 | 28.9 | 18 | |
| Italian Socialist Party | 389,170 | 12.9 | 8 | |
| Italian Social Movement | 165,691 | 5.5 | 3 | |
| Italian Republican Party | 158,597 | 5.3 | 3 | |
| Italian Liberal Party | 152,989 | 5.1 | 3 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 143,055 | 4.7 | 3 | |
| Civic Greens | 52,240 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Green List | 50,091 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Proletarian Democracy | 48,575 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Piedmontese Union – Venetian League | 33,978 | 1.1 | - | |
| Pensioners Italian Alliance | 23,927 | 0.8 | - | |
| Pensioners' National Party | 8,545 | 0.3 | - | |
| Total | 3,016,556 | 100.0 | 60 | |
Source: Ministry of the Interior