2008 Italian general election in Piedmont

none December 2025 The 2008 Italian general election took place on 13–14 April 2008. In Piedmont, in line with its regional status of being among the Italian regions closest to the national vote, the election was won by the centre-right coalition bed by Silvio Berlusconi between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level, resulting in the election of Berlusconi and the fourth Berlusconi government. In the Chamber of Deputies, The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34.3%, ahead of the Democratic Party (32.4%) and the centre-left coalition led by Walter Veltroni, and Lega Nord (12.6%).13 April 2008 Camera 13/04/2008 Area Italia (escl. Valle d'Aosta) Circoscrizione Piemonte https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=C&dtel=13/04/2008&tpa=I&tpe=I&lev0=0&levsut0=0&levsut1=1&es0=S&es1=S&ms=S&ne1=1&lev1=1 30 December 2025 Eligendo itJune 2008 Election Day risultati 13-14 aprile 2008 elezioni politiche http://cr.piemonte.it/dwd/osservatorio/quaderni/politiche_definitivo.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20140829152212/http://www.cr.piemonte.it/dwd/osservatorio/quaderni/politiche_definitivo.pdf 29 August 2014 30 December 2025 Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte it Results Chamber of Deputies |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,278,830 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |46.8 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |27 | style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom | style="vertical-align:top;" |935,890 | style="vertical-align:top;" |34.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |19 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord | style="vertical-align:top;" |342,940 | style="vertical-align:top;" |12.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |8 |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,021,623 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |37.4 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |18 | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |885,549 | style="vertical-align:top;" |32.4 | style="vertical-align:top;" |15 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values | style="vertical-align:top;" |136,074 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3 |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |141,335 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5.2 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2 | style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre | style="vertical-align:top;" |143,335 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |2 |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |92,699 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.4 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow | style="vertical-align:top;" |92,699 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.4 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |86,885 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |The Right | style="vertical-align:top;" |86,885 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |18,491 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |18,491 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |18,101 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |18,101 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,989 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left | style="vertical-align:top;" |14,989 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |45,334 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |others | style="vertical-align:top;" |45,334 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,730,221 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,730,221 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47 Source: Ministry of the Interior Senate |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,204,737 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |47.5 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |13 | style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom | style="vertical-align:top;" |892,479 | style="vertical-align:top;" |35.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |10 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord | style="vertical-align:top;" |312,258 | style="vertical-align:top;" |12.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3 |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |967,805 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |38.2 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |9 | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |841,666 | style="vertical-align:top;" |33.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |8 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values | style="vertical-align:top;" |126,139 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1 |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |134,221 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5.3 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre | style="vertical-align:top;" |134,221 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |84,235 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.3 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow | style="vertical-align:top;" |84,235 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |68,742 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2.7 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |The Right | style="vertical-align:top;" |68,742 | style="vertical-align:top;" |2.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |16,184 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |16,184 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |15,556 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |15,556 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,121 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left | style="vertical-align:top;" |14,121 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |28,693 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |- | style="text-align:left;" |others | style="vertical-align:top;" |28,693 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | style="vertical-align:top;" |- |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,534,294 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |22 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,534,294 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |22 Source: Ministry of the Interior https://web.archive.org/web/20090214131034/http://politiche.interno.it/politiche/senato080413/S010000000.htm 14 February 2009 MPs elected in Piedmont Chamber of Deputies Piedmont 1 (Torino) The People of Freedom Guido Crosetto Margherita Boniver Maurizio Leo Osvaldo Napoli Maria Grazia Siliquini Benedetto Della Vedova Manuela Repetti Agostino Ghiglia Enrico Pianetta Democratic Party Piero Fassino Antonio Boccuzzi Anna Rossomando Giorgio Merlo Marco Calgaro Gianni Vernetti Stefano Esposito Giacomo Portas Mimmo Lucà Lega Nord Stefano Allasia Renato Togni Elena Maccanti Italy of Values Giuseppe Giulietti Gaetano Porcino Union of the Centre Michele Vietti Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania) The People of Freedom Lucio Stanca Marco Zacchera Maria Teresa Armosino Enrico Costa Alessandro Ruben Giuseppe Vegas Roberto Rosso Franco Stradella Gianni Mancuso Gaetano Nastri Democratic Party Luigi Bobba Cesare Damiano Mario Lovelli Mario Barbi massimo Fiorio Elisabetta Rampi Lega Nord Roberto Cota Gianluca Buonanno Roberto Simonetti Maria Piera Pastore Sebastiano Fogliato Italy of Values Renato Cambursano Union of the Centre Teresio Delfino Senate The People of Freedom Enzo Ghigo Ugo Martinat Aldo Scarabosio Lucio Malan Andrea Fluttero Valter Zanetta Lorenzo Piccioni Giuseppe Menardi Maria Rizzotti Gilberto Pichetto Fratin Democratic Party Emma Bonino Roberto Della Seta Mauro Marino Pietro Marcenaro Maria Leddi Franca Biondelli Lega Nord Michelino Davico Enrico Montani Lidia Boldi Italy of Values Patrizia Bugnano References Category:Elections in Piedmont Category:21st century in Piedmont Category:2008 elections in Italy