2005 Piedmontese regional election

2005 Piedmentese regional election

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All 60 seats to the Regional Council of Piedmont
Turnout	71.38% ( 0.58%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mercedes Bresso Enzo Ghigo Party Democrats of the Left Forza Italia Alliance The Union House of Freedoms Last election 18 seats, 39.5% 40 seats, 51.8% Seats won 38 25 Seat change 20 15 Popular vote 1,226,355 1,133,358 Percentage 50.9% 47.0% Swing 11.4% 4.8%
President before election Enzo Ghigo FI President-elect Mercedes Bresso DS

The Piedmontese regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.

Mercedes Bresso (Democrats of the Left) defeated incumbent Enzo Ghigo (Forza Italia).

Results[]

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3–4 April 2005 Piedmontese regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Mercedes Bresso	1,226,355	50.91	12
						Democrats of the Left	411,237	20.10	11
						Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy	211,457	10.34	6
						Communist Refoundation Party	130,776	6.39	4
						Together for Bresso	60,314	2.95	1
						Federation of the Greens	57,516	2.81	1
						Party of Italian Communists	53,359	2.61	1
						Italian Democratic Socialists	49,821	2.44	1
						Italy of Values	31,016	1.52	1
						Union of Democrats for Europe	10,734	0.52	–
						Pensioners for Europe	5,156	0.25	–
					Total		1,021,386	49.93	26
	Enzo Ghigo	1,133,358	47.05	1
						Forza Italia	457,397	22.36	11
						National Alliance	195,318	9.55	5
						Northern League Piedmont	173,020	8.46	4
						Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	93,872	4.59	2
						Greens Greens	23,761	1.16	1
						Consumers' List	23.378	1.14	1
						Socialists and Liberals	16.944	0.83	–
						Pensioners' Party	11,883	0.58	–
					Total		995,573	48.67	24
	Gianfranco Rotondi	24,813	1.03	–		Democratic Ecologists – Christian Democracy	14,255	0.70	–
	Lodovico Ellena	24,454	1.02	–		Social Alternative	14,515	0.71	–
Total candidates		2,408,980	100.00	13	Total parties		2,045,729	100.00	50
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections