1994 Sardinian regional election

none 1994 Sardinian regional election Sardinia legislative 1989 Sardinian regional election 1989 1999 Sardinian regional election 1999 All 80 seats to the Regional Council of Sardinia41 seats needed for a majority 12 and 26 June 1994 74.3% 120px Federico Palomba Democratic Party of the Left Progressives EF1C27 29 289,718 42.7% 120px Ovidio Marras Forza Italia (1994) Pole 0087DC 28 248,145 36.7% 120px Gian Mario Selis Italian People's Party (1994) Centrist coalition B6CCFB 13 140,588 20.7% President Elected President Antonello Cabras Italian Socialist Party Federico Palomba Democratic Party of the Left The Sardinian regional election of 1994 took place on 12 and 26 June 1994. The election took place under the provision of a new electoral law, which created a new system under which for the first time ever voters could express an indirect choice for the President through voting the candidate's coalition. The election was won on the second round by the Progressives' coalition and Federico Palomba (PDS) was elected President of the Region for the 1994–1999 term. Although he did not win a majority of seats in the Regional Council, he was able to form a government with the external support of centrist and regionalist parties. New electoral system As had happened for the March 1994 national election, also in Sardinia a new electoral system was introduced. The proportional representation established after the end of World War II had been abolished and a new majoritarian system based on different pre-electoral coalition was introduced. For the first time ever Sardinians were asked to choice directly the President of the Region. If no candidates received at least 50% of votes, the top three candidates could go to a second round after two weeks. In this case, the candidate who received more votes would have been elected president. The election of the Regional Council was based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote. Sixty-four councillors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists; remained seats and votes were grouped at regional level where a Hare quota was used, and then distributed to provincial party lists. Sixteen councillors were instead elected at-large using a general ticket: parties were required to group in alliances, and the alliance which received a plurality of votes elected some candidates, its leader becoming the President of Sardinia. Also in this case, the number of the seats for each party was determined proportionally. Results center|300px Candidates I round II round Regional seats Parties Votes % Seats Votes % Votes %Federico Palomba259.48529.8289,71842.78 Democratic Party of the Left 168,062 18.1 13 Communist Refoundation Party 55,156 5.6 4 Democratic Federation 48,404 5.2 4 Democratic Alliance – The Greens 26,969 0.9 – Progressives 274,591 31.8 21Ovidio Marras265.13130.5248,14536.76 Forza Italia 195,206 21.1 14 National Alliance 102,594 11.1 8 Christian Democratic Centre 14,240 1.5 – Pole 312,040 33.7 22Gian Mario Selis133.28615.3140,58820.72 Italian People's Party 149,725 16.2 11 Italian Republican Party 8,467 0.9 – Centrist coalition 158,192 17.1 11 Massimo Fantola129.76114.9--- Segni Pact 85,721 9.2 6 Pasqualina Crobu59.2776.8--- Sardinian Action Party 47,000 5.1 4Gianfranco Pintore23.3682.7--- Sardinia Nation 10.984 1.2 – Sardinian Autonomous Movement 8.106 0.9 – Sardinia in Europe 3.526 0.4 – Sardinian League 2.041 0.2 – League Sardinia 1.092 0.1 – SN & allies 25,749 2.8 – Total 870,308 100 678,451 100 16 926,752 100.00 64 Turnout 74.3 Source: Regional Council of Sardinia References Category:Regional elections in Sardinia Sardinian regional election Sardinian regional election