1996 Italian general election in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

none The 1996 Italian general election took place on 21 April 1996. In Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, 17 seats were up for election: 10 for the Chamber of Deputies and 7 for the Senate of the Republic. The South Tyrolean People's Party ran their own candidates as part of "The Fir" alliance with their sister party Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT) except for Bolzano constituency. In the proportional vote, they opted to join the Populars for Prodi of their longtime ally Italian People's Party which was part of The Olive Tree coalition.https://books.google.com/books?id=awDFDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Rinnovamento+Italiano%22+%22trentino&pg=PA36 Italian Politics: The Center-left In Power The Elections of 21 April 1996 Alessandro Chiaramonte Routledge 2018 9780429968105 The list heavily underperformed with 27.4% in South Tyrol, far below their usual majority of the popular vote as many Germans voted the separatist Union for South Tyrol instead,https://books.google.com/books?id=ErN3DwAAQBAJ&dq=untergang+svp+1996&pg=PT302 Südtirol im 20. Jahrhundert: Vom Leben und Überleben einer Minderheit Rolf Steininger StudienVerlag 2016 9783706557887 who won 19%. Only in the 2008 provincial and general elections, SVP would fall below 50% and is their worst result ever as of 2024. The SVP would nevertheless stay in the centre-left coalition but also submit their own lists.https://books.google.com/books?id=HpGREAAAQBAJ&dq=Partito+Autonomista+Trentino+Tirolese+2001&pg=PT2880 Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 Italy Tom Lansford CQ Press 2023 9781071853061 Meanwhile, Italian Renewal reached one of their best results in the region. Results Full results <onlyinclude> Chamber of Deputies FPTPParty voteThe Fir 2 South Tyrolean People's Party 156708 3 PATT–The Fir 44827 0 The Olive Tree 170023 4 Pole for Freedoms 148179 1 Lega Nord (LNAAST–LNT) 57770 0 Union for South Tyrol 23032 0 Natural Law Party 7708 0 51381 756092 Ministry of the InteriorPopulars for Prodi (PPI–UD–PRI–SVP) 99531 0 Forza Italia 80449 0 Lega Nord (LNAAST–LNT) 74586 1 National Alliance 65803 1 Union for South Tyrol 55548 0 Democratic Party of the Left 52290 0 Italian Renewal 50180 0 CCD–CDU 28468 0 Federation of the Greens (incl. VGV) 27795 0 Communist Refoundation Party 20496 Natural Law Party 8298 0 96244 756092 Ministry of the Interior Trentino FPTPParty voteThe Olive Tree 4 Pole for Freedoms 0 Lega Nord (LNT) 0 PATT–The Fir 0 Natural Law Party 2627 0 Ministry of the InteriorLega Nord (LNT) Forza Italia Democratic Party of the Left National Alliance Populars for Prodi (PPI–UD–PRI) Italian Renewal CCD–CDU Communist Refoundation Party Federation of the Greens Union for South Tyrol Natural Law Party Ministry of the Interior South Tyrol FPTPParty voteSouth Tyrolean People's Party 3 Pole for Freedoms 1 The Olive Tree 0 Union for South Tyrol 0 Natural Law Party 0 Ministry of the InteriorPopulars for Prodi (PPI–UD–PRI–SVP) Union for South Tyrol National Alliance Forza Italia Italian Renewal Federation of the Greens (VGV) Democratic Party of the Left Lega Nord (LNAAST) Communist Refoundation Party Natural Law Party CCD–CDU Ministry of the Interior Senate of the Republic 178425 The Fir (SVP–PATT) 2 The Olive Tree 143788 2 Pole of Freedoms 126999 3 Lega Nord (LNAAST–LNT) 59619 Union for South Tyrol 19330 Natural Law Party 5842 44103 666005 Ministry of the Interior Vote in Trentino The Olive Tree 2 Pole of Freedoms 2 The Fir (PATT) Lega Nord (LNT) Natural Law Party Ministry of the Interior Vote in South Tyrol The Fir (SVP) 2 Pole of Freedoms 1 The Olive Tree Union for South Tyrol Lega Nord (LNAAST) Natural Law Party Ministry of the Interior Elected members of Parliament Chamber of Deputies The Fir Siegfried Brugger (SVP) Hans Widmann (SVP) Karl Zeller (SVP) Pole for Freedoms National Alliance Pietro Mitolo Forza Italia Franco Frattini L'ULIVO Democrats of the Left Luigi Olivieri Sandro Schmid Federation of the Greens Marco Boato Ladin Autonomist Union Giuseppe Detomas Lega Nord Rolando Fontan Senate of the Republic The Fir Helga Thaler Ausserhofer (SVP) Armin Pinggera (SVP) Pole for Freedoms National Alliance Adriana Pasquali CCD–UDC Renzo Gubert Ivo Tarolli L'ULIVO Italian People's Party Tarcisio Andreolli Alberto Robol See also 1996 Italian general election in Aosta Valley Proporz References Category:Italian general elections in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Category:April 1996 in Italy Category:1996 elections in Italy