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Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 1996

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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.

Contents

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

Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Italian Senate

Additional senators

  • Pole for Freedoms
    1. Antonino Caruso (National Alliance, 40.1%)
    2. Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia, 39.0%)
    3. Sergio Travaglia (Forza Italia, 38.1%)
    4. Enrico Rizzi (Forza Italia, 35.0%)
    5. Michele Bucci (Forza Italia, 34.8%)
  • The Olive Tree
    1. Antonio Duva (Democratic Party of the Left, 38.6%)
    2. Anna Maria Bernasconi (Democratic Party of the Left, 37.0%)
    3. Vera Squarcialupi (Democratic Party of the Left, 36.2%)
    4. Felice Besostri (Democratic Party of the Left, 35.4%)
  • Lega Nord
    1. Francesco Speroni (Lega Nord, 32.0%)
    2. Sergio Rossi (Lega Nord, 31.9%)
    3. Massimo Wilde (Lega Nord, 31.0%)

    References

    Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 1996 Wikipedia