Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2005

Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2005

April 3–4, 2005
All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna
Majority party Minority party   Leader Vasco Errani Carlo Monaco Party Democrats of the Left Forza Italia Alliance The Olive Tree House of Freedoms Last election 33 seats, 56.5% 17 seats, 40.3% Seats won 32 18 Seat change -1 +1 Popular vote 1,579,989 886,775 Percentage 62.7% 35.27%
President before election Vasco Errani Democrats of the Left President-elect Vasco Errani Democrats of the Left

The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.

The incumbent President Vasco Errani, a member of the social democratic Democrats of the Left, was re-elected defeating by a landslide Carlo Monaco, the candidate of the centre-right coalition led by Forza Italia.

Electoral Law

The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna (Assemblea Legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna) is composed of 50 members. 40 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 10 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the Council with PR, only 5 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 45. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes special seats are added to the Council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.

Results

Candidates & parties		votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Vasco Errani		1,579,989	62.73	5	27
	The Olive Tree	1,095,566	48.03	→	22
	Communist Refoundation Party	130,609	5.73	→	2
	Party of Italian Communists	79,406	3.48	→	1
	Federation of the Greens	69,475	3.05	→	1
	Italy of Values	31,929	1.40	→	1
	UDEUR	7,732	0.34	→	0
Carlo Monaco		886,775	35.21	1	17
	Forza Italia	415,406	18.21	→	9
	National Alliance	201,963	8.85	→	4
	Lega Nord Emilia–Romagna	109,092	4.78	→	3
	Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	89,787	3.94	→	1
	New Italian Socialist Party	19,372	0.85	→	0
Bruno Barbieri		26,712	1.06	-	-
	Consumers' List	15,520	0.68	→	-
Gianni Correggiari		25,052	0.99	-	-
	Social Alternative	15,193	0.67	→	0
Total		2,518,528	100.00	6	44

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Popular vote
ULIVO			48.03%
FI			18.21%
AN			8.85%
PRC			5.73%
LN			4.78%
UDC			3.94%
PdCI			3.48%
FdV			3.05%
Others			3.94%

President
Errani			62.73%
Monaco			35.21%
Barbieri			1.06%
Correggiari			0.99%