North-West Italy (European Parliament constituency)

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North-West Italy
European Parliament constituency
Map of the European Parliament constituencies with North-West Italy highlighted in red
Location among the current constituencies
Italian NUTS1 NorthWest.svg
Shown in Italy in red
Member stateItaly
Created1979
MEPs20 (2014, 2019)
21 (2009)
23 (2004)
26 (1999)
25 (1989, 1994)
23 (1979, 1984)
Sources
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

North-West Italy is a constituency of the European Parliament in Italy. It consists of the regions of Aosta Valley, Liguria, Lombardy and Piedmont.

As the other Italian constituencies, it has only a procedural goal to choose the elected MEPs inside party lists, the distribution of seats between different parties being calculated at national level (called Collegio Unico Nazionale, National Single Constituency).

Background information[]

Year Electorate Votes Turnout Blank & Invalid
votes 		Valid votes
1979 11,625,745 10,318,960 88.76% 361,261 9,957,699
1984 12,022,107 10,421,006 86.68% 539,780 9,889,557
1989 12,340,047 10,387,731 84,18% 762,218 9,618,363
1994 12,661,417 9,976,505 78.79% 593,480 9,383,025
1999 12,702,935 9,474,034 74.58% 776,715 8,697,319
2004 12,686,944 9,585,171 75.55% 678,609 8,506,562
2009 12,697,349 9,104,088 71.70% 424,571 8,679,517
2014 12,689,459 8,372,695 65.98% 410,387 7,962,308
2019 12,760,430 8,113,686 63.58% 274,949 7,838,737

Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

Seats by party[]

1979–1994[]

Party 1979 1984 1989
Christian Democracy (DC) 8 7 7
Italian Communist Party (PCI) 7 7 5
Italian Socialist Party (PSI) 3 3 4
Italian Liberal Party (PLI) 2 2 1
Italian Social Movement (MSI) 1 1 1
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) 1 1 1
Italian Republican Party (PRI) 1 0 0
Radical Party (PR) 1 1 1
Proletarian Democracy (DP) 1 1 1
Lombard League (LL) 2
Federation of Green Lists (FLV) 1
Rainbow Greens (VA) 1
Total 23 23 25

Since 1994[]

Party 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019
Forza Italia FI 9 7 5 3 2
Lega Nord LN 4 3 3 5 2 9
National Alliance AN 2 2 2
The People of Freedom PdL 8
Brothers of Italy FdI 0 2
New Centre-Right NCD 1
Democratic Party of the Left PDS 3
Italian People's Party PPI 2 1
Democrats of the Left DS 3
The Olive Tree 6
Democratic Party PD 5 9 5
Communist Refoundation Party PRC 2 1 1 0 0 0
Party of Italian Communists PdCI 1 1
The Democrats Dem 2
Italy of Values IdV 1 2 0
Federation of the Greens FdV 1 1 1 0 0
Italian Radicals RI 1 3 1 0
Segni Pact PS 1
United Christian Democrats CDU 1
Union of the Centre UDC 1 1
Pensioners' Party PP 1 1
The Other Europe with Tsipras AET 1
Five Star Movement M5S 4 2
Total 25 26 23 21 20 20
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

Current MEPs[]

MEPs for North-West Italy elected to the 9th European Parliament session
← 2014–2019 2019–2024 2024–2029 →
Name Sex National party Group Period Preference vote[1]
Matteo Salvini Male   League   ID Never sworn in[2] 695,074
Giuliano Pisapia Male   Democratic Party   S&D 2 July 2019 – Present 267,871
Silvio Berlusconi Male   Forza Italia   EPP 2 July 2019 – Present 187,350
Irene Tinagli Female   Democratic Party   S&D 2 July 2019 – Present 106,135
Pierfrancesco Majorino Male   Democratic Party   S&D 2 July 2019 – Present 93,175
Giorgia Meloni Female   Brothers of Italy   ECR Never sworn in[3] 92,697
Angelo Ciocca Male   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 89,752
Patrizia Toia Female   Democratic Party   S&D 2 July 2019 – Present 79,560
Brando Benifei Male   Democratic Party   S&D 2 July 2019 – Present 51,504
Silvia Sardone Female   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 44,950
Massimiliano Salini Male   Forza Italia   EPP 2 July 2019 – Present 37,128
Isabella Tovaglieri Female   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 32,372
Danilo Oscar Lancini Male   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 21,952
Gianna Gancia Female   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 19,183
Stefania Zambelli Female   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 18,728
Alessandro Panza Male   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 18,191
Marco Zanni Male   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 17,959
Marco Campomenosi Male   League   ID 2 July 2019 – Present 17,768
Eleonora Evi Female   Five Star Movement   NI 2 July 2019 – Present 17,002
Tiziana Beghin Female   Five Star Movement   NI 2 July 2019 – Present 14,990
Carlo Fidanza Male   Brothers of Italy   ECR 2 July 2019 – Present 10,916
Pietro Fiocchi Male   Brothers of Italy   ECR 2 July 2019 – Present 9,335

Elections[]

2009[]

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 6–7 June 2009
National party European group Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
The People of Freedom (PdL) EPP Silvio Berlusconi 2,898,314 33.39
8 / 21
Democratic Party (PD) S&D Sergio Cofferati 1,999,623 23.04 Decrease 5.23
5 / 21
 Decrease 1
Lega Nord (LN) UEN Umberto Bossi 1,684,121 19.40 Increase 8.15
5 / 21
 Increase 2
Italy of Values (IdV) ALDE Antonio Di Pietro 634,573 7.31 Increase 5.39
2 / 21
 Increase 1
Union of the Centre (UDC) EPP Magdi Allam 459,998 5.30 Increase 1.29
1 / 21
 Steady 0
Federation of the Left (FdS) GUE/NGL Margherita Hack 260,816 3.00 Decrease 2.94
0 / 21
 Decrease 1
Bonino-Pannella List (LB) NI Emma Bonino 250,619 2.89 Increase 0.07
0 / 21
 Decrease 1
Left and Freedom (SL) GUE/NGL Nichi Vendola 181,938 2.10 Increase 2.10
0 / 21
 Steady 0
Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 309,515 3.56 —
0 / 21
 Steady 0
Valid votes 8,679,517
Blank and invalid votes 424,571
Totals 9,104,088 100.00 —
21 / 21
 		Decrease 2
Eligible voters and turnout 12,697,349 71.70 Decrease 3.85
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

2014[]

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 25 May 2014
National party European group Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Democratic Party (PD) S&D Alessia Mosca 3,234,068 40.62 Increase 17.58
9 / 20
 Increase 4
Five Star Movement (M5S) NI 1,467,188 18.43 Increase 18.43
4 / 20
 Increase 4
Forza Italia (FI) EPP Giovanni Toti 1,293,275 16.24 Decrease 17.15
3 / 20
 Decrease 5
Lega Nord (LN) EFN Matteo Salvini 933,135 11.72 Decrease 7.68
2 / 20
 Decrease 3
The Other Europe with Tsipras (AET) GUE/NGL Moni Ovadia 303,805 3.82 Increase 3.82
1 / 20
 Increase 1
New Centre-Right (NCD) EPP Maurizio Lupi 276,143 3.47 Increase 3.47
1 / 20
 Increase 1
Brothers of Italy (FdI) ECR Giorgia Meloni 254,453 3.20 Increase 3.20
0 / 20
 Steady 0
European Greens – Green Italia (EV) Green/EFA Monica Frassoni 80,762 1.01 Increase 1.01
0 / 20
 Steady 0
Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 119,479 1.50 —
0 / 20
 Steady 0
Valid votes 7,962,308
Blank and invalid votes 410,387
Totals 8,372,695 100.00 —
20 / 20
 		Decrease 1
Eligible voters and turnout 12,689,459 65.98 Decrease 5.72
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

2019[]

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 26 May 2019
National party European group Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
League ID Matteo Salvini 3,190,306 40.70 Increase 28.28
9 / 20
 Increase 7
Democratic Party (PD) S&D Giuliano Pisapia 1,838,355 23.45 Decrease 17.17
5 / 20
 Decrease 4
Five Star Movement (M5S) NI 871,370 11.12 Decrease 7.31
2 / 20
 Decrease 2
Forza Italia (FI) EPP Silvio Berlusconi 689,433 8.80 Decrease 7.44
2 / 20
 Decrease 1
Brothers of Italy (FdI) ECR Giorgia Meloni 443,136 5.65 Increase 2.45
2 / 20
 Increase 2
More Europe (+E) RE Benedetto Della Vedova 246,824 3.15 Increase 3.15
0 / 20
 Steady 0
Green Europe (EV) Green/EFA Pippo Civati 190,778 2.43 Increase 2.43
0 / 20
 Steady 0
The Left (LS) GUE/NGL 115,445 1.47 Decrease 2.35
0 / 20
 Decrease 1
Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 253,090 3.22 —
0 / 20
 Steady 0
Valid votes 7,838,737
Blank and invalid votes 274,949
Totals 8,113,686 100.00 —
20 / 20
 		Steady
Eligible voters and turnout 12,760,430 63.58 Decrease 2.40
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior
  2. ^ Renounced to be sworn in.
  3. ^ Renounced to be sworn in.
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