South America constituency (Italy)

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South America District
Electoral district constituency
for the Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
National referendums
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Region South America
Current constituency
Created2006
Seats
  • 3 deputies and 2 senators (2006–2013)
  • 4 deputies and 2 senators (2013–2020)
  • 2 deputies and 1 senator (since 2020)
Created from Overseas Constituency
CountryFlag of Italy.svg Italy

The South America constituency is one of the four electoral districts of Italy that form the Foreign Constituencies.

Contents

Territory

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Electoral package received by an Italian voter residing in Chile
Electoral package received by an Italian voter residing in Chile Plico elettorale 2018 America Meridionale.jpg
Electoral package received by an Italian voter residing in Chile

The territory of the South America District includes states recognized by the Government of the Italian Republic in the South American region, as well as the Central American country of Trinidad and Tobago. Citizens residing in overseas countries and territories (e.g., French Guiana) are instead included in their respective European states within the Europe District.

The country with the largest number of registered Italian voters is Argentina, while the one with the fewest is Guyana. Although there is an Italian consulate in Suriname, [1] no ballots from this country appear in the Ministry of the Interior’s election archive.

The following table shows the official names used by the Ministry of the Interior: [2]

NCountryNumber of registered Italian voters
1Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 771,639
2Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 3,165
3Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 433,636
4Flag of Chile.svg Chile 54,288
5Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 17,759
5Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 15,468
7Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 3
8Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 10,281
9Flag of Peru.svg Peru 27,328
10Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 2
11Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 0
12Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 94,566
13Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 87,129
Total1,515,264

Note: registered voters during the 2013 general elections

Electoral data

Chamber of Deputies – 2006 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotesSeats WonElected Candidate
Italian Associations in South America99,8171 Ricardo Antonio Merlo
The Union (L'Unione)83,3731 Mariza Bafile
For Italy in the World35,2071 Giuseppe Angeli
Union of the Centre (2002)32,7260
Forza Italia (1994)25,4310
South American Union of Italian Emigrants14,2050
UDEUR Populars5,8610
Northern League4,7760
Senate – 2006 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotesSeats WonElected Candidate
Italian Associations in South America85,7451 Luigi Pallaro
The Union (L'Unione)81,8991 Edoardo Pollastri
For Italy in the World30,1340
Union of the Centre (2002)25,5930
Forza Italia (1994)24,1410
South American Union of Italian Emigrants12,5520
UDEUR Populars8,2130
Northern League3,8310
Chamber of Deputies – 2008 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotesSeats WonElected Candidate(s)
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad86,9701 Ricardo Antonio Merlo
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà)85,0731 Giuseppe Angeli
Democratic Party68,6051 Fabio Porta
Italian Associations in South America64,325 (–16.34%)0
Union of the Centre48,393 (+1.76%)0
Italian Socialist Party14,6000
The Left – The Rainbow7,2840
Civic Consumers of Italy4,8780
The Right – Tricolour Flame3,3180
Senate – 2008 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotesSeats WonElected Candidate(s)
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà)101,5851 Esteban Juan Caselli
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad72,5111 Mirella Giai
Democratic Party62,3710
Italian Associations in South America60,794 (–14.08%)0
Union of the Centre26,926 (–1.69%)0
Italian Socialist Party11,9950
The Left – The Rainbow6,4710
Civic Consumers of Italy3,6630
The Right – Tricolour Flame2,5160
Senate – 2013 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotes % ChangeSeats WonElected Candidate
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad120,290+20.13%1 Claudio Zin
Democratic Party79,694+9.23%1 Fausto Guilherme Longo
South American Union of Italian Emigrants38,2230
The People of Freedom20,130–22.27%0
Italians for Freedom15,2600
Union of Italians in South America10,8110
Five Star Movement9,5900
Chamber of Deputies – 2018 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotes % ChangeSeats WonElected Candidates
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE)112,299–13.74%2 Mario Borghese, Luis Roberto Lorenzato
Democratic Party (PD)69,606–23.2%1 Fabio Porta
South American Union of Italian Emigrants (USEI)58,505+33.23%1 Eugenio Sangregorio
Free and Equal (LeU)10,4820
Forza Italia (FI)9,7430
Five Star Movement (M5S)7,583–28.00%0
Senate – 2018 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotes % ChangeSeats WonElected Candidate
South American Union of Italian Emigrants (USEI)109,873+187.42%1 Adolfo Urso
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE)107,430–10.72%1 Adolfo Ruben Canepa
Democratic Party (PD)61,083–23.41%0
Free and Equal (LeU)9,7450
Forza Italia (FI)8,8390
Five Star Movement (M5S)6,102–35.92%0
Chamber of Deputies – 2022 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotes %Seats WonElected Candidates
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE)81,07328.78%1 Mario Borghese
Democratic Party (PD)70,50225.02%1 Fabio Porta
South American Union of Italian Emigrants (USEI)57,93920.57%1 Eugenio Sangregorio
Brothers of Italy (FdI)22,1397.86%0
Five Star Movement (M5S)13,7344.88%0
Action – Italia Viva12,0704.29%0
Forza Italia (FI)8,3522.97%0
League (Lega)4,5221.60%0
Senate – 2022 General Election (South America)
Party/CoalitionVotes %Seats WonElected Candidate
Democratic Party (PD)81,57730.12%1 Fabio Porta
South American Union of Italian Emigrants (USEI)65,07124.03%1 Mario Alejandro Borghese
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE)53,65119.81%0
Brothers of Italy (FdI)19,4557.19%0
Five Star Movement (M5S)11,2124.14%0
Action – Italia Viva10,0483.71%0
Forza Italia (FI)6,5132.40%0
League (Lega)3,4741.28%0

See also

References

  1. "Honorary Italian Consulate in Paramaribo, Suriname". Viaggiare sicuri. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "South America District". Elections for the Chamber of Deputies – 25/09/2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)