2005 Italian regional elections

The Italian regional elections of 3–4 April 2005 were a major victory (11-2) for the centre-left The Union coalition, led by Romano Prodi. The centre-right coalition, governing in the national government, was defeated in all the regions it held, except for its strongholds in Lombardy and Veneto, whose population is anyway a fourth of Italian population. The elections resulted in the national government, led by Silvio Berlusconi, to acknowledge defeat and open a crisis, which resulted in the formation of Berlusconi III Cabinet, with some ministers being substituted.

2005 Italian regional elections
3–4 April 2005
Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria
Elected Presidents:
  The House of Freedoms
  The Union

Due to a series of bureaucratic issues involving the presentation of the list of Social Alternative in Basilicata, the election there would have been held two weeks later. There, the victory of the centre-left coalition brought the tally to 12-2.

The fact that the centre-left was particularly strong in small regions led to the even result of the 2006 general election.

Overall results

Regional councils
Alliance Votes % Seats
The Union12,103,71348.71
409 / 744
House of Freedoms10,347,27141.64
298 / 744
Others2,398,3699.65
37 / 744
Total24,849,353100
744 / 744
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Presidents of the regions
Region Former president Party Elected president Party
Piedmont Enzo Ghigo House of Freedoms Mercedes Bresso The Union
Liguria Sandro Biasotti House of Freedoms Claudio Burlando The Union
Lombardy Roberto Formigoni House of Freedoms Roberto Formigoni House of Freedoms
Veneto Giancarlo Galan House of Freedoms Giancarlo Galan House of Freedoms
Emilia Romagna Vasco Errani The Union Vasco Errani The Union
Tuscany Claudio Martini The Union Claudio Martini The Union
Umbria Maria Rita Lorenzetti The Union Maria Rita Lorenzetti The Union
Marche Vito D'Ambrosio The Union Gian Mario Spacca The Union
Lazio Francesco Storace House of Freedoms Piero Marrazzo The Union
Abruzzo Giovanni Pace House of Freedoms Ottaviano Del Turco The Union
Campania Antonio Bassolino The Union Antonio Bassolino The Union
Basilicata Filippo Bubbico The Union Vito De Filippo The Union
Apulia Raffaele Fitto House of Freedoms Nichi Vendola The Union
Calabria Giuseppe Chiaravallotti House of Freedoms Agazio Loiero The Union

Results by region

Piedmont
See also: 2005 Piedmontese regional election
Regional election 2005: Piedmont
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Mercedes Bresso 1,226,355 50.9 +11.4 38 +17
House of Freedoms Enzo Ghigo 1,133,358 47.1 -4.7 25 -15
Christian Democracy Gianfranco Rotondi 24,813 1.0 +1.0 0 ±0
Social Alternative Lodovico Ellena 24,450 1.0 +1.0 0 ±0
Turnout 2,606,687 71.8

Lombardy
See also: 2005 Lombard regional election
Regional election 2005: Lombardy
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
House of Freedoms Roberto Formigoni 2,841,883 53.9 -8.5 52 +1
The Union Riccardo Sarfatti 2,278,173 43.2 +11.7 28 +2
Social Alternative Gianmario Invernizzi 142,807 2.7 +2.7 0 ±0
Independent Marsili Marco 14,008 0.3 +0.3 0 ±0
Turnout 5,573,739 73.0

Veneto
See also: 2005 Venetian regional election
Regional election 2005: Veneto
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
House of Freedoms Giancarlo Galan 1,359,879 50.6 -4.4 39 +2
The Union Massimo Carraro 1,138,631 42.3 +4.1 19 -4
Independent Giorgio Panto 161,642 6.0 +6.0 2 +2
Social Alternative Roberto Bussinello 28,565 1.1 +1.1 0 ±0
Turnout 2,834,638 72.4

Liguria
See also: 2005 Ligurian regional election
Regional election 2005: Liguria
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Claudio Burlando 491,545 52.6 +6.5 26 +10
House of Freedoms Sandro Biasotti 434,934 46.6 -4.1 14 -10
Social Alternative Angelo Riccobaldi 7,313 0.8 +0.8 0 ±0
Turnout 979,852 69.7

Emilia-Romagna
See also: 2005 Emilia-Romagna regional election
Regional election 2005: Emilia-Romagna
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Vasco Errani 1,579,989 62.7 +6.2 32 -1
House of Freedoms Carlo Monaco 886,775 35.2 -5.1 18 +1
Independent Bruno Barbieri 26,712 1.1 +1.1 0 ±0
Social Alternative Gianni Correggiari 25,052 1.0 +1.0 0 ±0
Turnout 2,638,487 76.7

Tuscany
See also: 2005 Tuscan regional election
Regional election 2005: Tuscany
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Claudio Martini 1,185,374 57.4 +8.1 38 +6
House of Freedoms Alessandro Antichi 668,491 32.8 -7.2 20 +4
Communist Refoundation Luca Ciabatti 151,560 7.3 -0.4 5 +3
New PSI Renzo Macelloni 30,062 1.5 +1.5 0 ±0
Social Alternative Marzio Gozzoli 28,845 1.0 +1.0 0 ±0
Turnout 2,156,460 71.4

Umbria
See also: 2005 Umbrian regional election
Regional election 2005: Umbria
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Maria Rita Lorenzetti 316,770 63.0 +6.6 19 -1
House of Freedoms Pietro Laffranco 169,176 33.6 -5.6 11 +1
New PSI Marcello Ramadori 9,530 1.9 +1.9 0 ±0
Social Alternative Luca Romagnoli 7,348 1.5 +1.5 0 ±0
Turnout 531,529 74.3

Marche
See also: 2005 Marche regional election
Regional election 2005: Marche
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Gian Mario Spacca 499,381 57.8 +7.9 24 -1
House of Freedoms Francesco Massi 333,181 38.5 -7.7 16 +1
Independent Angelo Maria Tiraboschi 19,778 2.3 +2.3 0 ±0
Social Alternative Vincenzo Rosini 12,239 1.4 +1.4 0 ±0
Turnout 919,866 71.5

Lazio
See also: 2005 Lazio regional election
Regional election 2005: Lazio
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Piero Marrazzo 1,631,501 50.7 +4.7 42 +20
House of Freedoms Francesco Storace 1,524,712 47.4 -3.9 28 -10
Social Alternative Alessandra Mussolini 62,498 1.9 +1.9 0 ±0
Turnout 3,349,348 72.7

Abruzzo
See also: 2005 Abruzzo regional election
Regional election 2005: Abruzzo
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Ottaviano Del Turco 446,407 58.2 +9.4 27 +2
House of Freedoms Giovanni Pace 311,547 40.5 -8.8 13 -13
Social Alternative Fabrizio Bosio 8,517 1.1 +1.1 0 ±0
Turnout 825,661 68.6

Campania
See also: 2005 Campania regional election
Regional election 2005: Campania
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Antonio Bassolino 1,891,895 61.6 +7.4 38 ±0
House of Freedoms Italo Bocchino 1,056,445 34.4 -9.8 22 ±0
Christian Democracy Gianfranco Rotondi 65,226 2.2 +2.2 0 ±0
Social Alternative Alessandra Mussolini 59,470 1.9 +1.9 0 ±0
Turnout 3,294,474 67.7

Basilicata
See also: 2005 Basilicata regional election
Regional election 2005: Basilicata
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Vito De Filippo 236,479 67.0 +3.8 20 -1
House of Freedoms Cosimo Latronico 101,725 28.8 -6.3 10 +1
New PSI Margherita Torrio 8,780 2.5 +2.5 0 ±0
Social Alternative Roberto Fiore 3,547 1.0 +1.0 0 ±0
Independent Angela Rosa Mancuso 2,436 0.7 +0.7 0 ±0
Turnout 372,256 67.2

Apulia
See also: 2005 Apulian regional election
Regional election 2005: Apulia
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Nichi Vendola 1,165,536 49.8 +6.4 42 +20
House of Freedoms Raffaele Fitto 1,151,405 49.2 -4.8 28 -10
Social Alternative Gianfelice Galassi 10,973 0.5 +0.5 0 ±0
Christian Democracy Laura Scalabrini 10,477 0.5 +0.5 0 ±0
Turnout 2,480,064 70.5

Calabria
See also: 2005 Calabrian regional election
Regional election 2005: Calabria
List Candidates Votes % ±% Seats ±
The Union Agazio Loiero 663,986 58.9 +10.2 30 +13
House of Freedoms Sergio Abramo 447,243 39.7 -10.2 20 -16
Social Alternative Fortunato Aloi 12,538 1.1 +1.1 0 ±0
Christian Democracy Giuseppe Bilello 2,583 0.2 +0.2 0 ±0
Turnout 1,188,233 64.4
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