Mayor of Venice

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Mayor of Venice
Sindaco di Venezia
CoA Citta di Venezia.png
Brugnaro 02-12-2021.jpg
Incumbent
Luigi Brugnaro
since 15 June 2015
Seat Ca' Farsetti
AppointerElectorate of Venice
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderDaniele Renier
Formation1806
DeputyAndrea Tomaello
Salary€85,000 annually
Website Comune di Venezia

The Mayor of Venice (Italian: sindaco di Venezia) is an elected politician who, along with the Venice City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of the municipality of Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Contents

The current office holder is Luigi Brugnaro, a centre-right wing independent businessman who has been in charge since 2015. The last election took place in 2020.

Overview

Ca' Loredan and Ca' Farsetti, Venice City Hall Palazzo Ca' Loredan Ca' Farsetti.JPG
Ca' Loredan and Ca' Farsetti, Venice City Hall

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Venice is a member of the City Council, but the six borough presidents are not considered Mayors because they are not the heads of separate municipalities.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Venice. In addition to electing the Mayor, the citizens of Venice also elect the members of the City Council. The City Council has the power to set policy guidelines for the Mayor and to remove him from office through a vote of no confidence.The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.

Since 1993, the Mayor of Venice has been elected directly by the city's voters. In cities with a population over 15,000, the voters can either choose the Mayor directly or vote for a party in the Mayor's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct vote for a candidate with a preferential vote system: the candidate with the most preferences wins. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.

The seat of the City Council is the city hall Ca' Loredan on the Canal Grande.

List of mayors of Venice

Podestà (1806–1866)

Podestà of Venice were appointed since 1806 to 1866 by the rulers of the city during the early- to mid-19th century: Napoleon and the Habsburgs.

Kingdom of Italy (1866–1946)

In 1860, the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Venice (Sindaco di Venezia), chosen by the City council:

 MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1 GiambattistaGiustinian.jpg Giambattista Giustinian
(1816–1888)		18661868 Right
2 GiuseppeGiovanelli.jpg Giuseppe Giovanelli
(1824–1886)		18681870 Right
3 AntonioFornoni.jpg Antonio Fornoni
(1825–1897)		18701875 Right
(1) GiambattistaGiustinian.jpg Giambattista Giustinian
(1816–1888)		18751878 Right
4 Italy politic personality icon.svg Dante Di Serego Alighieri
(1843–1895)		18781888 Right
5 Lorenzo Tiepolo.gif Lorenzo Tiepolo
(1845–1913)		18881890 Right
6 Riccardo Selvatico, promotore e presidente dell'Esposizione di Venezia.jpg Riccardo Selvatico
(1849–1901)		18901895 Left
7 Filippo Grimani 1902 Mistro.jpg Filippo Grimani
(1850–1921)		18951919 Right
8 Davide Giordano.jpg Davide Giordano
(1864–1954)		19191924 ANI
Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)
1 Pietro Orsi 19241929 PNF
2 Ettore Zorzi 19291930 PNF
3 Mario Alverà 19301938 PNF
4 Giovanni Marcello 19381943 PNF
5 Giovanni Battista Dall'Armi 19431945 PFR
Liberation (1945–1946)
9 GiovanniPonti.jpg Giovanni Ponti
(1896–1961)		19451946 DC

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Venice was chosen by the City Council.

 MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalitionElection
1 Gianquinto III legislatura.jpg Giovanni Battista Gianquinto
(1905–1987)		25 June 194621 January 1951 PCI
PCI  • PSI
1946
2 Angelo Spanio politico.jpg Angelo Spanio
(1892–1976)		21 January 195113 January 1955 DC
DC
1951
3 Italy politic personality icon.svg Roberto Tognazzi
(1899–1974)		13 January 195528 May 1960 DC
DC  • PSDI
1956
4 Italy politic personality icon.svg Giovanni Favaretto Fisca
(1902–1986)		28 May 196012 May 1970 DC 1960
DC  • PSI  • PSDI
1964
5 Giorgio Longo.jpg Giorgio Longo
(1924–2020)		12 May 197021 December 1975 DC 1970
6 Mario Rigo.jpg Mario Rigo
(1929–2019)		21 December 197518 January 1985 PSI
PCI  • PSI
1975
1980
7 Italy politic personality icon.svg Nereo Laroni
(1942–2019)		18 January 198511 March 1987 PSI
PCI  • PSI  • PRI
1985
8 Italy politic personality icon.svg Antonio Casellati
(1928–2020)		11 March 198725 January 1988 PRI
PCI  • PSI  • PRI  • FdV
9 Costante Degan.jpg Costante Degan
(1930–1988)		25 January 198812 February 1988 DC —
(8) Italy politic personality icon.svg Antonio Casellati
(1928–2020)		12 February 198811 May 1990 PRI
PCI  • PSI  • PSDI  • PRI  • FdV
10 Ugo camino (cropped).jpg Ugo Bergamo
(b. 1951)		11 May 19901 June 1993 DC
DC  • PSI  • PSDI
1990
Giovanni Troiani, Special Prefectural Commissioner (1 June 1993 – 9 December 1993) [lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. ↑ Nominated by the Prefect after the Mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law.

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, the Mayor of Venice has been chosen through direct elections every five years, under new local administration laws:


Mayor of Venice Took officeLeft officePartyCoalitionElection
11 Massimo Cacciari (VII).jpg Massimo Cacciari
(b. 1944)		9 December 199317 November 1997 Ind PDS  • PRC  • FdV 1993
17 November 199725 January 2000 [lower-alpha 1] The Olive Tree 1997
Corrado Scivoletto, Special Prefectural Commissioner (25 January 2000 – 30 April 2000)
12 Italy politic personality icon.svg Paolo Costa
(b. 1943)		30 April 200018 April 2005 Dem
DL 		The Olive Tree 2000
(11) Massimo Cacciari (06 02 2012).jpg Massimo Cacciari
(b. 1944)		18 April 20058 April 2010 DL
PD 		DL  • DS  • UDEUR 2005
13 Giorgio Orsoni.jpg Giorgio Orsoni
(b. 1946)		8 April 201013 June 2014 [lower-alpha 2] PD PD  • FdS  • FdV
PSI  • IdV 		2010
Vittorio Zappalorto, Special Prefectural Commissioner (13 June 2014 – 15 June 2015)
14 Luigi-Brugnaro (cropped).jpg Luigi Brugnaro
(b. 1961)		15 June 201526 September 2020 Ind
CI 		FI  • UDC
and right-wing independents		 2015
26 September 2020 [lower-alpha 3] Incumbent L  • FdI  • FI
and right-wing independents		 2020
Notes
  1. ↑ Resigned in order to participate to the regional elections.
  2. ↑ Resigned after a corruption scandal. Partly acquitted and partly prescribed in 2017. [1]
  3. ↑ Election originally scheduled for June 2020 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Timeline

Luigi BrugnaroGiorgio OrsoniMassimo CacciariPaolo Costa (politician)Massimo CacciariMayor of Venice

By time in office

RankMayorPolitical PartyTotal time in officeTerms
1 Massimo Cacciari Ind / DL 11 years, 36 days3
2Giovanni Favaretto Fisca DC 9 years, 349 days2
3Mario Rigo PSI 9 years, 28 days2
4 Luigi Brugnaro Ind 8 years, 235 days2
5Giorgio Longo DC 5 years, 223 days1
6Roberto Tognazzi DC 5 years, 136 days1
7 Paolo Costa Dem / DL 4 years, 353 days1
8Giovanni Battista Gianquinto PCI 4 years, 210 days1
9 Giorgio Orsoni PD 4 years, 66 days1
10Angelo Spanio DC 3 years, 357 days1
11Antonio Casellati PRI 3 years, 43 days2
12Ugo Bergamo DC 3 years, 31 days1
13 Nereo Laroni PSI 2 years, 52 days1
14 Costante Degan DC 18 days1

Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1990

Results

Number of votes for each party:

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI OthersTotal
24 March 194655,260
(36.8%)		40,947
(27.3%)		37,069
(24.7%)		2,251
(1.5%)		7,555
(5.0%)		--6,967
(4.6%)		150,049
27 May 195168,070
(37.8%)		54,752
(30.4%)		16,884
(9.4%)		8,331
(4.6%)		1,637
(0.9%)		10,546
(5.8%)		10,693
(9.4%)		9,194
(5.0%)		180,107
27 May 195673,394
(37.8%)		41,022
(21.1%)		41,088
(21.1%)		6,629
(3.4%)		1,574
(0.8%)		13,877
(7.1%)		10,062
(5.2%)		6,724
(3.4%)		194,370
6 November 196075,936
(35.7%)		49,920
(23.5%)		45,640
(21.5%)		7,020
(3.3%)		2,531
(1.2%)		13,277
(6.2%)		10,294
(4.8%)		7,544
(3.4%)		212,463
22 November 196474,411
(33.9%)		55,364
(25.2%)		31,474
(14.3%)		18,286
(8.3%)		-13,277
(6.8%)		8,733
(4.0%)		16,529
(7.5%)		219,798
7 June 197074,057
(31.7%)		62,263
(26.6%)		27,339
(11.6%)		13,113
(5.6%)		8,101
(3.5%)		18,759
(8.0%)		9,705
(4.1%)		18,765
(7.9%)		232,102
15 June 197573,351
(29.5%)		85,203
(34.3%)		40,243
(16.2%)		7,409
(3.0%)		9,036
(3.6%)		15,466
(6.2%)		10,956
(4.4%)		6,619
(2.7%)		248,283
8 June 198073,492
(31.0%)		77,223
(32.6%)		40,685
(17.2%)		7,409
(3.0%)		7,000
(2.9%)		10,607
(4.5%)		8,454
(3.6%)		12,820
(5.3%)		237,072
12 May 198566,071
(27.3%)		73,652
(30.5%)		41,819
(17.3%)		4,964
(2.1%)		11,889
(4.9%)		10,404
(4.3%)		11,704
(4.8%)		21,159
(8.7%)		241,662
6 May 199057,800
(25.9%)		52,575
(23.6%)		39,333
(17.6%)		3,295
(1.5%)		7,452
(3.3%)		7,039
(3.2%)		6,579
(2.9%)		48,855
(21.7%)		222,928

Number of seats in the City Council for each party:

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI OthersTotal
24 March 1946231615-3--360
27 May 1951311244-52260
27 May 19562413132-43160
6 November 19602314132-43-60
22 November 1964211595-42-60
7 June 1970211773252360
15 June 19751822101242160
8 June 19802021111132160
12 May 19851719111323460
6 May 1990171511-2211260

Mayoral and City Council election, 1993

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.

Results
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Massimo Cacciari Ind Progressives 89,03442.29107,49755.37
Aldo Mariconda LV LV−LN 55,97126.5086,64344.63
Giovanni Castellani DC DC-LAV-PS 49,22423.38
Bruno Canella MSI-DN 6,0482.87
Others10,4554.96
Eligible voters270,305100.00270,305100.00
Voted224,18082.94205,51776.03
Blank or invalid ballots13,62811,377
Total valid votes210,552194,140
Summary of the 1993 Venice City Council election results
Venice City Council 1993.svg
Parties and coalitionsVotes %Seats
Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra)PDS33,99720.59%16
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista)PRC10,7386.50%5
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi)FdV9,9016.00%4
Socialist Progress (Progresso Socialista)PS5,8243.53%2
Alliance Venice-Mestre (Alleanza Venezia-Mestre)AVM2,2441.36%1
The Network (La Rete)LR1,9961.21%0
Cacciari coalition (Left-wing)64,70039.18%28
Liga Veneta−Lega Nord LV–LN49,35029.88%10
Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana)DC20,38412.34%5
Lega Autonomia Veneta LAV8,3875.08%1
Venice-Mestre Pact (Patto Venezia-Mestre)PVM4,8912.96%1
Others2,9491.79%0
Castellani coalition (Centre)36,61122.17%7
Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano)MSI-DN5,5803.38%1
Others8,9095.39%0
Total165,150100%46
Votes cast / turnout224,18082.94%
Registered voters270,305
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Mayoral and City Council election, 1997

The election took place on 16 November 1997.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2000

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 16 April, the second on 30 April 2000.

Results
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Renato Brunetta FI House of Freedoms 64,95638.9953,68644.04
Paolo Costa PPI The Olive Tree 62,75537.6768,22955.96
Gianfranco Bettin FdV PRC-FdV 27,08616.26
Others11,7857.06
Eligible voters246,962100.00246,962100.00
Voted177,51071.88124,37050.36
Blank or invalid ballots10,9282,455
Total valid votes166,582121,915
Summary of the 2000 Venice City Council election results
Venice City Council 2000.svg
Parties and coalitionsVotes %Seats
Forza Italia FI34,26125.30%13
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale)AN9,4897.01%3
Lega Nord LN5,2123.85%1
United Christian Democrats (Cristiani Democratici Uniti)CDU2,8072.07%1
Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico)CCD2,4281.79%0
Sgarbi Liberal List (Liberal Sgarbi)LS1,1390.84%0
Brunetta coalition (Centre-right)55,33640.86%18
Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra)DS28,98421.40%13
Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano)PPI10,6307.85%4
Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani)SDI7,0585.21%3
Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani)PdCI2,6041.92%1
Others9760.72%0
Costa coalition (Center-left)50,25237.09% [lower-alpha 1] 21
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista)PRC10,4407.71%5
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi)FdV4,7243.49%1
Others4,1923.10%1
Bettin coalition (Left-wing)19,35614.30% [lower-alpha 2] 7
Others10,4997.75%0
Total135,433100%46
Votes cast / turnout177,51071.88%
Registered voters246,962
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Notes
  1. ↑ Even if the coalition didn't receive the majority of votes, no other alliance was able to obtain overall more than 50% of votes. Once its mayoral candidate won the second round, the coalition was awarded the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected mayor.
  2. ↑ As a result of the pre-electoral agreement with the center-left coalition for the second round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2005

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 3–4 April, the second on 17–18 April 2005.

Results
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Felice Casson DS The Olive Tree 60,83737.6862,97449.47
Massimo Cacciari DL DL-UDEUR 37,48823.2264,31550.53
Cesare Campa FI House of Freedoms 32,72620.27
Raffaele Speranzon AN 10,0216.21
Augusto Salvadori PNE 6,9054.28
Alberto Mazzonetto LN 5,4193.36
Others8,0694.99
Eligible voters233,316100.00233,316100.00
Voted168,08772.04129,88555.67
Blank or invalid ballots6,6222,596
Total valid votes161,465127,289
Summary of the 2005 Venice City Council election results
Venice City Council 2005.svg
Parties and coalitionsVotes %Seats
Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra)DS26,53121.15%6
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista)PRC8,5096.78%1
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi)FdV4,8823.89%1
Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani)PdCI2,6612.12%0
Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori)IdV2,5442.03%0
Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani)SDI1,6301.30%0
Others4,4633.56%1
Casson coalition (Left-wing)51,22040.84%10
Forza Italia FI25,72620.51%5
Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro)UdC3,9663.16%0
Campa coalition (Centre-right)29,69223.67%5
The Daisy (La Margherita)DL16,85513.44%26
Union of Democrats for Europe (Unione Democratica per l'Europa)UDEUR1,7841.42%2
Cacciari coalition (Centre-left)18,63914.86% [lower-alpha 1] 28
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale)AN8,4906.77%1
Salvadori List–North-East Project (Progetto NordEst)PNE5,1414.10%1
Lega Nord LN4,9553.95%1
Others7,2805.80%0
Total125,417100%46
Votes cast / turnout168,08772.04%
Registered voters233,316
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Notes
  1. ↑ Even if the coalition didn't receive the majority of votes, no other alliance was able to obtain overall more than 50% of votes. Once its mayoral candidate won the second round, the coalition was awarded the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected mayor.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2010

The election took place on 28–29 March 2010.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2015

These elections were held on two rounds: the first on 31 May, the second on 14 June 2015.

Results
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Felice Casson PD PD-SEL-FdV-PSI-CD 46,29838.0247,83846.79
Luigi Brugnaro Ind FI-AP 34,79028.5754,40553.21
Davide Scano M5S 15,34812.60
Gian Angelo Bellati LN 14,48211.89
Francesca Zaccariotto FdI-AN 8,2926.81
Others2,5672.11
Eligible voters211,720100.00211,720100.00
Voted126,63159.81103,82749.04
Blank or invalid ballots4,8541,584
Total valid votes121,777102,243
Summary of the 2015 Venice City Council election results
Venice City Council (coa) 2015.svg
Parties and coalitionsVotes %Seats
Casson List (Lista Casson)LC19,99117.10%4
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico)PD19,66716.83%4
Left Ecology Freedom-Greens (Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà - Verdi)SEL-FdV1,8451.58%0
Venice Common Good (Venezia Bene Comune)VBC1,5621.34%0
Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano)PSI6180.53%0
Democratic Centre (Centro Democratico)CD3650.31%0
Casson coalition (Centre-left)44,05837.69%8
Brugnaro List (Lista Brugnaro)LB24,35220.83%17
Forza Italia FI4,4053.77%3
Popular Area (Area Popolare)AP1,8701.60%1
Others2,8182.41%1
Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right)33,44528.61% [lower-alpha 1] 22
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle)M5S15,00912.84%3
Lega Nord LN13,99711.97%2
Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia)FdI7,8476.71%1
Others2,5302.16%0
Total116,886100%36
Votes cast / turnout126,63159.81%
Registered voters211,720
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Notes
  1. ↑ Even if the coalition didn't receive the majority of votes, no other alliance was able to obtain overall more than 50% of votes. Once its mayoral candidate won the second round, the coalition was awarded the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected mayor.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2020

These elections were scheduled to take place in June 2020 but then were postponed to 20–21 September 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Results

Deputy Mayor

The office of the Deputy Mayor of Venice was officially created in 1993 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The Deputy Mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the Mayor.

 DeputyTerm startTerm endPartyMayor
1Emilio Rosini13 December 199317 November 1997 PDS Cacciari
2Michele Vianello25 November 199725 January 2000 PDS
DS
12 May 200010 July 2001 [lower-alpha 1] Costa
3Michele Mognato10 July 200118 April 2005 DS
(2)Michele Vianello6 May 20058 April 2010 DS
PD 		Cacciari
4Sandro Simionato16 April 201013 June 2014 PD Orsoni
5Luciana Colle29 June 201526 September 2020 Ind Brugnaro
6Andrea Tomaello6 October 2020Incumbent Lega
Notes
  1. ↑ Resigned.

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