Basilio Giordano

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Basilio Giordano
Italian Senator for North America and Central America
In office
2008–2013
PartyVotes%Senators
   People of Freedom 38,89644.961
   Democratic Party 38,10344.04
   Union of the Centre 7,3308.47
   The Right–Tricolour Flame 2,1932.53
Total valid votes86,522100.00
People of Freedom candidate preference votes
Basilio Giordano (elected)13,083
Augusto Sorriso8,699
Democratic Party candidate preference votes
(x)Renato Turano 15,223
Marina Piazzi7,431
Union of the Centre candidate preference votes
Massimo Seracini2,194
Vittorio Coco 1,791
The Right–Tricolour Flame candidate preference votes
Giuseppe Cirnigliaro544
Franco Misuraca461

Source: ARCHIVIO STORICO DELLE ELEZIONI - Consultazione dati: Senato 13/04/2008, Area ESTERO, Ripartizione AMERICA SETTENTRIONALE E CENTRALE, Ministerio dell'Interno, Government of Italy, accessed 27 July 2011. Voters were not required to give a preference vote for any candidate.

Montreal municipal
2001 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Saint-Léonard (three members elected)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Montreal Island Citizens Union Frank Zampino 20,27926.29
Montreal Island Citizens Union Yvette Bissonnet 18,43823.90
Montreal Island Citizens Union Dominic Perri 16,81821.80
Vision Montreal Vincenzo Arciresi7,5559.79
Vision Montreal Basilio Giordano 6,4178.32
Vision Montreal Louise Blackburn6,1908.02
White Elephant Party Denis Fournier8961.16
Independent Dolly N. Makambo 5570.72
Total valid votes77,150100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

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