2005 Piedmontese regional election

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

2005 Piedmentese regional election

3–4 April 2005
All 60 seats to the Regional Council of Piedmont
Turnout	71.38% ( 0.58%)
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

Mercedes Bresso (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) defeated incumbent Enzo Ghigo (Forza Italia).

Results

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
						Lega Nord Piemont	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