1996 Italian Senate election in Lombardy

none 1996 Italian Senate election in Lombardy Lombardy legislative no 1994 Italian Senate election in Lombardy 1994 2001 Italian Senate election in Lombardy 2001 All 47 Lombard seats in the Italian Senate April 21, 1996 118px Silvio Berlusconi Forza Italia (1994) Pole for Freedoms 10 seatssum of member partiesInstead, the previous centre-right alliance was mainly composed by the League and Forza Italia and obtained a 43% of votes. 16 6 1,853,453 32.8% -10.8% 109px Romano Prodi The Olive Tree (Italy) The Olive Tree 6 seats, 34.2% 19 13 1,924,113 33.7% -0.5% Majority New Plurality Pole of Freedoms The Olive Tree Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on April 21, 1996. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1996 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. The election was won by the centre-left coalition called The Olive Tree. Electoral system The intricate electoral system introduced in 1993, called Mattarella Law, provided 75% of the seats in the Senate as elected by first-past-the-post system, whereas the remaining 25% was assigned by a special proportional method that actually assigned the remaining seats to minority parties. Results |- |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Coalition !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|change |- !rowspan="5" align="left" valign="top"|The Olive Tree |rowspan="5" valign="top"|1,928,868 |rowspan="5" valign="top"|34.2 |rowspan="5" valign="top"|19 |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |valign="top"|11 |valign="top"|8 |- |align="left"|Italian People's Party |valign="top"|4 |valign="top"|1 |- |align="left"|Federation of the Greens |valign="top"|2 |valign="top"|2 |- |align="left"|Italian Renewal |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1 |- |align="left"|Italian Republican Party |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1 |- !rowspan="3" align="left" valign="top"|Pole for Freedoms |rowspan="3" valign="top"|1,853,453 |rowspan="3" valign="top"|32.8 |rowspan="3" valign="top"|16 |align="left"|Forza Italia |valign="top"|10 |valign="top"|1 |- |align="left"|National Alliance |valign="top"|5 |valign="top"|4 |- |align="left"|Federalist Party |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1 |- !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Northern League |rowspan="1" valign="top"|1,376,124 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|24.4 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|11 |align="left"|Northern League |valign="top"|11 |valign="top"|15 |- !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Alliance of Progressives |rowspan="1" valign="top"|50,235 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.9 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|1 |align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1 |- !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Others |rowspan="1" valign="top"|437,745 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|7.7 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|- |align="left"|Others |valign="top"|- |valign="top"|- |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|5,646,425 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|= |} Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Italian Senate Constituencies |- |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !align="left" valign="top"|N° !align="center" valign="top"|Constituency !align="center" valign="top"|Winner !align="center" valign="top"|Alliance !align="center" valign="top"|Party !align="center" valign="top"|Votes % !align="center" valign="top"|Losers |- |align="left"|1 |align="left"|Milan Central |align="left"|Carlo Scognamiglio |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|47.9% |align="left"|G. Bianchini (Olive) 35.2% L. Rossi (League) 10.9% |- |align="left"|2 |align="left"|Milan East |align="left"|Saverio Vertone |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|46.4% |align="left"|Vera Squarcialupi (Olive) 36.2% G. Galimberti (League) 11.5% |- |align="left"|3 |align="left"|Milan West |align="left"|Riccardo De Corato |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|46.5% |align="left"|Felice Besostri (Olive) 35.4% P. Arpesani (League) 11.7% |- |align="left"|4 |align="left"|Milan South |align="left"|Roberto Lasagna |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|41.5% |align="left"|Antonio Duva (Olive) 38.6% M. Bedoni (League) 13.1% |- |align="left"|5 |align="left"|Milan North |align="left"|Leopoldo Elia |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|43.6% |align="left"|L. Strik (Pannella) 23.1% M. Frigerio (League) 16.4% |- |align="left"|6 |align="left"|Sesto San Giovanni |align="left"|Antonio Pizzinato |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|42.7% |align="left"|Sergio Travaglia (Pole) 38.1% C. Pedrazzini (League) 12.9% |- |align="left"|7 |align="left"|Lodi |align="left"|Gianni Piatti |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|39.7% |align="left"|Michele Bucci (Pole) 34.8% G. Finaguerra (League) 17.2% |- |align="left"|8 |align="left"|Rozzano |align="left"|Carlo Smuraglia |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|40.8% |align="left"|Antonino Caruso (Pole) 40.1% G. Lombardi (League) 12.7% |- |align="left"|9 |align="left"|Abbiategrasso |align="left"|Francesco Servello |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|34.4% |align="left"|F. Bonetti (Olive) 33.0% G. Gadda (League) 25.5% |- |align="left"|10 |align="left"|Rho |align="left"|Fiorello Cortiana |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Federation of the Greens |align="left"|36.5% |align="left"|F. Tofoni (Pole) 34.9% G. Carnovali (League) 23.6% |- |align="left"|11 |align="left"|Bollate |align="left"|Ornella Piloni |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|38.1% |align="left"|P. Balzano (Pole) 34.0% E. Busnelli (League) 21.5% |- |align="left"|12 |align="left"|Cinisello Balsamo |align="left"|Patrizia Toia |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|43.8% |align="left"|Enrico Rizzi (Pole) 35.0% G. Tronconi (League) 15.2% |- |align="left"|13 |align="left"|Seregno |align="left"|Ettore Rotelli |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|36.3% |align="left"|M. Pulcini (Olive) 29.8% C. Monti (League) 27.6% |- |align="left"|14 |align="left"|Monza |align="left"|Alfredo Mantica |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|38.1% |align="left"|Anna Maria Bernasconi (Olive) 37.0% E. Merlo (League) 19.3% |- |align="left"|15 |align="left"|Melzo |align="left"|Loris Maconi |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|41.6% |align="left"|M. Staglieno (Pole) 33.4% S. Motta (League) 19.4% |- |align="left"|16 |align="left"|Cologno Monzese |align="left"|Natale Ripamonti |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Federation of the Greens |align="left"|40.2% |align="left"|Enrico Pianetta (Pole) 39.0% C. Marchini (League) 13.8% |- |align="left"|17 |align="left"|Varese |align="left"|Piero Pellicini |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|33.1% |align="left"|M. Astuti (Olive) 29.9% Giuseppe Leoni (League) 29.7% |- |align="left"|18 |align="left"|Gallarate |align="left"|Luigi Peruzzotti |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|34.6% |align="left"|G. Martinoli (Olive) 29.9% G. Margutti (Pole) 29.2% |- |align="left"|19 |align="left"|Busto Arsizio |align="left"|Antonio Tomassini |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|32.8% |align="left"|Francesco Speroni (League) 32.0% M. Maggioni (Olive) 29.2% |- |align="left"|20 |align="left"|Como |align="left"|Gianfranco Miglio |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Federalist Party |align="left"|35.2% |align="left"|G. Peruzzo (Olive) 29.3% G. Ostinelli (League) 27.2% |- |align="left"|21 |align="left"|Cantù |align="left"|Elia Manara |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|32.3% |align="left"|G. Manfredi (Pole) 31.3% P. Giovanni (Olive) 29.5% |- |align="left"|22 |align="left"|Brescia |align="left"|Alessandro Pardini |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|38.9% |align="left"|R. Conti (Pole) 30.6% G. Giudici (League) 24.7% |- |align="left"|23 |align="left"|Lumezzane |align="left"|Francesco Tabladini |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|41.8% |align="left"|A. Gregorelli (Olive) 30.9% L. Becchetti (Pole) 25.4% |- |align="left"|24 |align="left"|Desenzano del Garda |align="left"|Giovanni Bruni |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Italian Renewal |align="left"|33.1% |align="left"|Massimo Wilde (League) 31.0% I. Formentini (Pole) 28.4% |- |align="left"|25 |align="left"|Chiari |align="left"|Francesco Tirelli |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|32.9% |align="left"|B. Mazzotti (Olive) 32.3% G.Gei (Pole) 27.8% |- |align="left"|26 |align="left"|Suzzara |align="left"|Piergiorgio Bergonzi |align="center"|Alliance of Progressives |align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party |align="left"|34.3% |align="left"|F. Marenghi (Pole) 30.5% I. Maffini (League) 24.7% |- |align="left"|27 |align="left"|Mantua |align="left"|Roberto Borroni |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|43.9% |align="left"|R. Freddi (Pole) 28.3% A. Cattaneo (League) 20.2% |- |align="left"|28 |align="left"|Cremona |align="left"|Angelo Rescaglio |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|38.7% |align="left"|G. Galli (Pole) 31.9% B. Bruttomesso (League) 21.8% |- |align="left"|29 |align="left"|Pavia |align="left"|Tullio Montagna |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|37.0% |align="left"|G. Beccaria (Pole) 34.6% L. Verderio (League) 19.2% |- |align="left"|30 |align="left"|Vigevano |align="left"|Domenico Contestabile |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|37.8% |align="left"|C. Broli (Olive) 34.6% G. Desigis (League) 19.3% |- |align="left"|31 |align="left"|Bergamo |align="left"|Giovanni Zilio |align="center"|50px |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|32.3% |align="left"|Sergio Rossi (League) 31.9% L. Caputo (Pole) 29.1% |- |align="left"|32 |align="left"|Albino |align="left"|Vito Gnutti |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|44.8% |align="left"|G. Giupponi (Olive) 26.7% G. Bettera (Pole) 22.3% |- |align="left"|33 |align="left"|Treviglio |align="left"|Massimo Dolazza |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|35.5% |align="left"|L. Gelpi (Olive) 29.5% M. Signorelli (Pole) 27.7% |- |align="left"|34 |align="left"|Sondrio |align="left"|Fiorello Provera |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|36.8% |align="left"|M. Gallo (Pole) 28.6% R. Pedrini (Olive) 27.0% |- |align="left"|35 |align="left"|Lecco |align="left"|Roberto Castelli |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|33.3% |align="left"|V. Addis (Olive) 32.9% P. Fiocchi (Pole) 27.1% |} Additional senators Pole for Freedoms Antonino Caruso (National Alliance, 40.1%) Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia, 39.0%) Sergio Travaglia (Forza Italia, 38.1%) Enrico Rizzi (Forza Italia, 35.0%) Michele Bucci (Forza Italia, 34.8%) The Olive Tree Antonio Duva (Italian Republican Party, 38.6%) Anna Maria Bernasconi (Democratic Party of the Left, 37.0%) Vera Squarcialupi (Democratic Party of the Left, 36.2%) Felice Besostri (Democratic Party of the Left, 35.4%) Lega Nord Francesco Speroni (Lega Nord, 32.0%)He resigned in 1999 when he became MEP. He was then substituted by Giuseppe Leoni. Sergio Rossi (Lega Nord, 31.9%) Massimo Wilde (Lega Nord, 31.0%) Notes Category:Italian Senate election in Lombardy Category:20th century in Lombardy Category:1996 elections in Italy