Provincial elections in Veneto

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This page gathers the results of provincial elections in Veneto since 1995.

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The direct election of the Presidents of Province was introduced in 1993 and carried out for the first time in 1995.

Direct elections, of both Presidents and Councils, were suspended in 2012 and replaced by indirect elections in 2014. Under the new system, only mayors and municipal councillors vote for the President and the Council, often forming bipartisan or trans-party alliances.

Contextually, the Province of Venice is under the process of transformation into "Metropolitan City of Venice" and its leadership was thus not renewed in 2014.

Direct elections (1995–2012)

1995 provincial elections

Pole of Freedoms Alliance of Progressives Lega Nord Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Belluno Angelo Baraldo
(Forza Italia)
28.7%30.0% Oscar De Bona
(Lega Autonomia Veneta)
39.1%70.0% Leonardo Colle
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
26.5%-5.7%
Padua Pierluigi Ancilotto
(Forza Italia)
37.7%43.5% Ennio Ronchitelli
(Labour Federation)
18.7%with Sacco Renzo Sacco
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
29.7%56.5%13.9%
Rovigo Vittorio Cogo
(Forza Italia)
33.2%41.3% Alberto Brigo
(Italian People's Party)
36.4%58.7% Cosimo Oliva
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
11.6%-18.8%
Treviso Fausto Favaro
(Forza Italia)
31.1%34.8% Tiziano Gava
(Democratic Party of the Left)
13.4%- Giovanni Mazzonetto
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
43.5%65.2%12.0%
Venice Paolo Dalla Vecchia
(Forza Italia)
36.1%38.2% Luigino Busatto
(Democratic Party of the Left)
42.9%61.8 Alberto Mazzonetto
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
10.2%-10.8%
Verona Aventino Frau
(Forza Italia)
44.3%46.0% Silvia Mostarda
(Democratic Party of the Left)
13.4%- Antonio Borghesi
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
35.4%54.0%6.9%
Vicenza Giuseppe Castaman
(Forza Italia)
34.0%38.6% Giuseppe Doppio
(Italian People's Party)
31.4%61.4% Manuela Dal Lago
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
29.0%-5.6%

Source: Regional Council of Veneto [ permanent dead link ]

1997 provincial elections

Pole for Freedoms The Olive Tree Lega Nord Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Vicenza Giuseppe Castaman
(Forza Italia)
22.0%- Giuseppe Doppio
(Italian People's Party)
25.0%37.7% Manuela Dal Lago
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
41.4%62.3%11.6%

Source: Istituto Cattaneo

1998 provincial elections

Pole for Freedoms The Olive Tree Lega Nord Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Treviso Francesco Benazzi
(Forza Italia)
Carla Puppinato
(United Christian Democrats)
24.1%

7.2%
40.0% Ivano Sartor
(Italian People's Party)
Gianni Maddalon
(North-East Movement)
16.8%

8.7%
- Luca Zaia
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
41.4%60.0%1.8%

Source: Istituto Cattaneo

1999 provincial elections

Pole for Freedoms The Olive Tree Lega Nord Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Belluno Angelo Costola
(Forza Italia)
23.5%34.5% Oscar De Bona
(Dolomitic Agreement)
Livio Viel
(Democrats of the Left)
Giuseppe Fascina
(The Democrats)
38.4%

14.3%

7.3%
65.5% Andrea Dall'O
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
11.2%-5.3%
Padua Vittorio Casarin
(Forza Italia)
43.1%55.4% Antonino Ziglio
(Italian People's Party)
39.7%44.6% Flavio Minzolini
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
7.3%-6.1%
Rovigo Alberto Brigo
(United Christian Democrats)
Andrea Previati
(National Alliance)
26.9%

11.5%
41.7% Federico Saccardin
(Democrat of the Left)
48.4%58.3% Andrea Astolfi
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
5.3%-7.9%
Venice Luciano Falcier
(Forza Italia)
35.8%43.7% Luigino Busatto
(Democrats of the Left)
Maria Luisa Semi
(The Democrats)
39.6%

8.2%
56.3% Alberto Mazzonetto
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
7.8%-8.6%
Verona Aleardo Merlin
(Forza Italia)
41.5%53.0% Franco Bonfante
(Democrats of the Left)
29.8%47.0% Stefano Zaninelli
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
15.0%-8.2%

Source: Istituto Cattaneo

2002 provincial elections

House of Freedoms The Olive Tree Lega Nord Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Treviso Francesco Giacomin
(Forza Italia)
25.1%- Diego Bottacin
(Democracy is Freedom)
25.4%31.1% Luca Zaia
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
43.3%68.9%6.2%
Vicenza Manuela Dal Lago
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
57.0%- Giuseppe Berlato Sella
(Democracy is Freedom)
35.2%-7.8%

Source: La Repubblica

2004 provincial elections

House of Freedoms The Olive Tree Lega Nord Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Belluno Floriano Pra
(Forza Italia)
40.2%43.8% Sergio Reolon
(Democracy is Freedom)
39.2%56.2% Gianvittore Vaccari
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
9.7%with Pra11.1%
Padua Vittorio Casarin
(Forza Italia)
44.2%51.0% Franco Frigo
(Democracy is Freedom)
41.8%49.0% Maurizio Conte
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
8.8%with Casarin5.2%
Rovigo Renzo Marangon
(Forza Italia)
37.2%- Federico Saccardin
(Democracy is Freedom)
50.6%- Franco Secchieri
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
5.9%-6.3%
Venice Carlo Alberto Tesserin
(Forza Italia)
32.3%- Davide Zoggia
(Democrats of the Left)
50.5%- Giovanni Anci
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
8.2%-9.0%
Verona Elio Mosele
(Forza Italia)
39.2%52.5% Gustavo Franchetto
(Democracy is Freedom)
37.9%47.5% Flavio Tosi
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
13.2%with Mosele9.7%

Source: Istituto Cattaneo

2006 provincial elections

House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) The Union North-East Project Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Treviso Leonardo Muraro
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
57.3%- Lorenzo Biagi
(Democracy is Freedom)
30.2%- Giorgio Panto
(North-East Project)
10.3%-2.2%

Source: Istituto Cattaneo

2007 provincial elections

House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) The Union VPPE, DC, LVR, etc.Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Vicenza Attilio Schneck
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
60.0%- Pietro Collareda
(Democracy is Freedom)
17.2%- Giorgio Carollo
(Veneto for the EPP)
9.9%-13.0%

Source: La Repubblica

2009 provincial elections

The People of Freedom & Lega Nord Democratic Party and allies Union of the Centre Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Belluno Gianpaolo Bottacin
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
47.1%51.1% Sergio Reolon
(Democratic Party)
41.2%48.9% Luigi De Cesero
(Union of the Centre)
8.0%-3.7%
Padua Barbara Degani
(The People of Freedom)
53.9%- Antonio Albuzio
(Italy of Values)
30.6%- Antonio De Poli
(Union of the Centre)
11.3%-4.2%
Rovigo Antonello Contiero
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
48.7%47.7% Tiziana Virgili
(Democratic Party)
36.7%52.3% Michele Raisi
(Union of the Centre)
6.2%-8.3%
Venice Francesca Zaccariotto
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
48.4%51.9% Davide Zoggia
(Democratic Party)
41.9%48.1% Ugo Bergamo
(Union of the Centre)
5.6%-4.1%
Verona Giovanni Miozzi
(The People of Freedom)
59.1%- Diego Zardini
(Democratic Party)
23.3%- Mario Rossi
(Union of the Centre)
8.4%-9.2%

Source: La Repubblica

2011 provincial elections

The People of Freedom & Lega Nord Democratic Party and allies Union of the Centre & North-East Union Others
candidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd roundcandidate1st round2nd round1st round
Treviso Leonardo Muraro
(Liga VenetaLega Nord)
57.5%- Floriana Casellato
(Democratic Party)
32.9%- Marco Zabotti
(Union of the Centre)
6.8%-2.8%

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Indirect elections (2014–present)

2014 provincial elections

ProvinceCandidatePartyCoalitionVote %
Belluno Daniela Larese Italian Socialist Party PD, LV, FI, NCD, UdC, PSI, FdI, others73,538100.0
Total73,538100.0
Sources: Province of Belluno, Corriere delle Alpi
Padua Enoch Soranzo Independent (Liga Veneta) PD, LV–faction, FI–faction, NCD, UdC, PSI, others46,31354.8
Massimiliano Barison Forza Italia LV–faction, FI–faction, FdI, others38,18145.2
Total84,494100.0
Sources: Province of Padua, Corriere del Veneto , Il Mattino di Padova
Rovigo Marco Trombini Forza Italia FI, LV, FdI, others45,32251.4
Nicola Garbellini Democratic Party PD, NCD, UdC, PSI, others42,78748.6
Total88,109100.0
Sources: Province of Rovigo, Corriere del Veneto , RovigoOggi.it
Verona Antonio Pastorello Forza Italia FI–majority, LV, Tosi List, NCD, FdI, FP, others47,16651.5
Giovanni Peretti Union of the Centre PD, FI–minority, UdC, PSI, others44,43748.5
Total91,603100.0
Sources: Province of Verona, Corriere del Veneto , L'Arena
Vicenza Achille Variati Democratic Party PD, FI, NCD, UdC, PSI, others52,28863.7
Milena Cecchetto Liga Veneta LV, FdI, others29,74136.3
Total82,029100.0
Sources: Province of Vicenza, Corriere del Veneto , Il Giornale di Vicenza , VicenzaReport

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