2005 Ligurian regional election

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

2005 Ligurian regional election

3–4 April 2005

Leader Claudio Burlando Sandro Biasotti Party Democrats of the Left Forza Italia Alliance The Union House of Freedoms Seats won 26 14 Seat change 10 10 Popular vote 491,545 434,934 Percentage 52.6% 46.6% Swing 6.5% 4.1%

President before election Sandro Biasotti FI Subsequent President Claudio Burlando DS

Claudio Burlando (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) defeated incumbent Sandro Biasotti (an independent close to Forza Italia).

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Claudio Burlando	491,545	52.64	8	18
The Olive Tree	279,727	34.35	→	12
Communist Refoundation Party	53,626	6.59	→	2
People of Liguria	35,831	4.40	→	1
Party of Italian Communists	21,877	2.69	→	1
Federation of the Greens	16,089	1.98	→	1
Italy of Values	10,611	1.30	→	1
UDEUR	7,707	0.95	→	0
Pensioners' Party	6,926	0.85	→	0
Consumers	1,774	0.22	→	0
Pact of Liberal Democrats	449	0.06	→	0
Sandro Biasotti	434,934	46.58	1	13
Forza Italia	160,305	19.69	→	6
Biasotti List	71,067	8.73	→	3
National Alliance	58,221	7.15	→	2
Lega Nord Liguria	38,060	4.67	→	1
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	26,639	3.27	→	1
New Liguria	5,857	0.72	→	0
Socialists and Liberals	5,745	0.71	→	0
Pensioners – Animal-rights Activists	4,495	0.55	→	0
Consumers' List	3,888	0.48	→	0
Angelo Riccobaldi	7,313	0.78	-	-
Social Alternative	5,441	0.67	→	0
Total	933,792	100.00	9	31

Source: Ministry of the Interior