2005 Piedmontese regional election

Italian local election June 2023 2005 Piedmentese regional election Piedmont legislative no 2000 Piedmontese regional election 2000 2010 Piedmontese regional election 2010 All 60 seats to the Regional Council of Piedmont 3–4 April 2005 71.38% ( 0.58%) 160x160px Mercedes Bresso Democrats of the Left The Union (Italy) EF3E3E 18 seats, 39.5% 38 20 1,226,355 50.9% 11.4% 160x160px Enzo Ghigo Forza Italia (1994) House of Freedoms 0A6BE1 40 seats, 51.8% 25 15 1,133,358 47.0% 4.8% President President-elect Enzo Ghigo FI Mercedes Bresso DS File:Piemonte_2005_Coalizioni.png The 2005 Piedmontese regional election took place on 3–4 April 2005. Mercedes Bresso of the Democrats of the Left defeated the incumbent Enzo Ghigo of Forza Italia. Electoral system Regional elections in Piedmont were ruled by the Tatarella law, which was approved in 1995 and provided for a mixed electoral system. Four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation, using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while the residual votes and the unassigned seats were grouped into a single regional constituency, where the whole ratios and the highest remainders were divided with the Hare quota among the provincial party lists; one fifth of the council seats instead was reserved for regional lists and assigned with a majoritarian representation system, in which the leader of the regional list that scored the highest number of votes was elected to the presidency of the region, while the other candidates were elected regional councilors. A threshold of 3% had been established for the provincial lists, which could still have entered the regional council if the regional list to which they were connected had scored at least 5% of valid votes. The panachage was also allowed; the voter can indicate a candidate for the presidency but prefer a provincial list connected to another candidate. Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats The Union Democrats of the Left 17.7 9 Mercedes Bresso Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy 7.9 3 Communist Refoundation Party 5.5 2 Federation of the Greens 2.1 1 Party of Italian Communists 2.1 1 Italian Democratic Socialists 1.8 1 Union of Democrats for Europe Italy of Values Others House of Freedoms Forza Italia 30.8 17 Enzo Ghigo National Alliance 11.9 6 Northern League Piedmont 7.6 3 Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 4.5 2 Pensioners' Party 0.7 – Greens Greens 0.4 – Others Results + 3–4 April 2005 Piedmontese regional election results300px|center Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Mercedes Bresso1,226,35550.9112 Democrats of the Left411,23720.1011 Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy211,45710.346 Communist Refoundation Party130,7766.394 Together for Bresso60,3142.951 Federation of the Greens57,5162.811 Party of Italian Communists53,3592.611 Italian Democratic Socialists49,8212.441 Italy of Values31,0161.521 Union of Democrats for Europe10,7340.52– Pensioners for Europe5,1560.25–Total1,021,38649.9326 Enzo Ghigo1,133,35847.051 Forza Italia457,39722.3611 National Alliance195,3189.555 Northern League Piedmont173,0208.464 Union of Christian and Centre Democrats93,8724.592 Greens Greens23,7611.161 Consumers' List23.3781.141 Socialists and Liberals16.9440.83– Pensioners' Party 11,8830.58–Total995,57348.6724 Gianfranco Rotondi24,8131.03– Democratic Ecologists – Christian Democracy14,2550.70– Lodovico Ellena24,4541.02– Social Alternative14,5150.71– Total candidates2,408,980100.0013 Total parties2,045,729100.0050Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections Category:Elections in Piedmont Category:21st century in Piedmont Category:2005 elections in Italy