1995 Emilia-Romagna regional election

1995 Emilia-Romagna regional election

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All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna
Turnout	88.30% (4.68%)
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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

1. La Repubblica – Regional electoral law