The 1996 Italian general election was held on 21 April, resulting in a narrow win for the Romano Prodi-led centre-left coalition, The Olive Tree, which had a covenant of desistance pact with the Communist Refoundation Party, over the Silvio Berlusconi-led centre-right coalition, the Pole for Freedoms, in both houses of the Italian Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. It resulted in the formation of the Prodi I Cabinet.[1]

Chamber of Deputies

Overall results

← Summary of the 21 April 1996 Chamber of Deputies election results[2] →
Coalition Party Proportional First-past-the-post Total
seats		 +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
The Olive Tree Democratic Party of the Left (PDS)7,894,11821.062615,747,45542.01146172[lower-alpha 1]+48
Populars for Prodi (PPI–UD–PRI–SVP)2,554,0726.8146569[lower-alpha 2]+18
Italian Renewal (RI)1,627,3804.3481826[lower-alpha 3]New
Federation of the Greens (FdV)938,6652.5001414+3
The Network (LR)——033−5
Ladin Autonomist Union (UAL)——011+1
Total seats38247285–
Pole for Freedoms Forza Italia (FI)7,712,14920.573715,027,03040.0886123[lower-alpha 4]−9
National Alliance (AN)5,870,49115.66286593−17
CCD – CDU2,189,5635.84122830[lower-alpha 5]+3
Total seats77169246–
Northern League (LN)3,776,35410.07204,038,23910.773959−59
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)3,213,7488.5720982,5052.621535−3
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)——0156,7080.4233±0
Southern Action League (LAM)72,0620.19082,3730.2211±0
Aosta Valley (VdA)——037,4310.1011±0
Total630–

Proportional and FPTP results

First-past-the-post
Parties and coalitions Vote % Seats
Pole for Freedoms (PpL) 15,027,030 40.09 169
The Olive Tree (Ulivo) 14,447,548 38.54 228
Northern League (LN) 4,038,239 10.77 39
The Olive Tree – Venetian Autonomy League (Ulivo–LAV) 997,534 2.66 14
Progressives 982,505 2.62 15
Tricolour Flame (FT) 624,558 1.67 0
The Olive Tree – Sardinian Action Party (Ulivo–PSd'Az) 269,047 0.72 4
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) 156,708 0.42 3
Southern Action League (LAM) 82,373 0.22 1
Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS) 69,406 0.19 0
Clean Hands (MP) 68,443 0.18 0
Socialist Party (PS) 44,786 0.12 0
Sardinia Nation (SN) 42,246 0.11 0
Aosta Valley (VdA) 37,431 0.10 1
Democracy and Freedom (DL) 33,326 0.09 1
Renovation 28,988 0.08 0
Humanist Party (PU) 27,694 0.07 0
Italian Renaissance Movement (MRI) 24,074 0.06 0
Union for South Tyrol (UfS) 23,032 0.06 0
We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front (NS–FNS) 20,102 0.05 0
Pact for the Agro 18,836 0.05 0
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) 17,996 0.05 0
Greens Greens 12,905 0.03 0
Environmentalists 12,299 0.03 0
Liberal Federalists (FL) 11,563 0.03 0
Aosta Valley for the Olive Tree 11,526 0.03 0
Social Democracy (DS) 9,760 0.03 0
North-East Union (UNE) 9,669 0.03 0
Independent Group Freedom (GIL) 8,805 0.02 0
Natural Law Party (PLN) 7,708 0.02 0
Moderates 6,208 0.02 0
New Energies 5,627 0.02 0
New Democracy (ND) 5,333 0.01 0
Development and Legality 5,275 0.01 0
For Marche 4,317 0.01 0
Resurgence of the South 4,291 0.01 0
Free North Autonomy 4,013 0.01 0
New Ways 3,904 0.01 0
State of Friuli 3,345 0.01 0
Liberist Solidal Alliance 3,219 0.01 0
Ingenuity and Audacity 2,805 0.01 0
Venetian Solidarity 2,655 0.01 0
South Pole Movement 2,310 0.01 0
Federalist Italian League (LIF) 2,268 0.01 0
Trieste Women's Pact 2,121 0.01 0
Others 71,281 0.19 0
Total 37,295,109 100.00 475
Proportional
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) 7,894,118 21.06 26
Forza Italia (FI) 7,712,149 20.57 37
National Alliance (AN) 5,870,491 15.66 28
Northern League (LN) 3,776,354 10.07 20
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) 3,213,748 8.57 20
Populars for Prodi (PPI–UD–PRI–SVP) 2,554,072 6.81 4
Christian Democratic Centre–CDU (CCD–CDU) 2,189,563 5.84 12
Italian Renewal (RI) 1,627,380 4.34 8
Federation of the Greens (FdV) 938,665 2.50 0
Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS) 702,988 1.88 0
Tricolour Flame (FT) 339,351 0.91 0
Socialist Party (PS) 149,441 0.40 0
Southern Action League (LAM) 72,062 0.19 0
North-East Union (UNE) 63,934 0.17 0
Union for South Tyrol (UfS) 55,548 0.15 0
Clean Hands (MP) 44,935 0.12 0
We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front (NS–FNS) 41,001 0.11 0
Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az) 38,002 0.10 0
Greens Greens 25,788 0.07 0
Sardinia Nation (SN) 23,355 0.06 0
Independent Group Freedom 17,451 0.05 0
Environmentalists 15,560 0.04 0
Humanist Party (PU) 14,601 0.04 0
Renovation 13,677 0.04 0
Pact for the Agro 12,297 0.03 0
Social Democracy 9,319 0.02 0
Italian Renaissance Movement (MRI) 8,886 0.02 0
Tuscan Autonomist Movement (MAT) 8,627 0.02 0
Natural Law Party (PLN) 8,298 0.02 0
New Democracy 8,185 0.02 0
Liberal Federalists (FL) 6,475 0.02 0
For Marche 5,545 0.01 0
New Energies 5,393 0.01 0
Development and Legality 5,347 0.01 0
Free North Autonomy 4,965 0.01 0
Federalist Party (PF) 3,743 0.01 0
Resurgence of the South 3,084 0.01 0
Total 100.00 37,484,398 155
Invalid/blank/unassigned votes–2,917,376–
Total–40,401,774–
Registered voters/turnout82.88%48,744,846–
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Popular vote (Proportional)
PDS
 
 21.06%
FI
 
 20.57%
AN
 
 15.66%
LN
 
 10.07%
PRC
 
 8.57%
Popolari
 
 6.81%
CCD-CDU
 
 5.84%
RI
 
 4.34%
FdV
 
 2.50%
LPS
 
 1.88%
Others
 
 2.68%
Popular vote (First-past-the-post)
Ulivo
 
 41.92%
PpL
 
 40.09%
LN
 
 10.77%
PRC
 
 2.62%
FT
 
 1.67%
Others
 
 3.65%

Senate of the Republic

Overall results

← Summary of the 21 April 1996 Senate of the Republic election results[3] →
Coalition Party First-past-the-post Proportional
Seats		 Total
seats		 +/–
Votes % Seats
The Olive Tree Democratic Party of the Left (PDS)13,434,60741.1813423102[lower-alpha 6]+26
Italian People's Party (PPI)27−4
Federation of the Greens (FdV)14+7
Italian Renewal (RI)11[lower-alpha 7]New
The Network (LR)1−5
Venetian Autonomy League (LAV)1+1
Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)1+1
Total seats157–
Pole for Freedoms Forza Italia (FI)12,185,02037.35674948[lower-alpha 8]+13
National Alliance (AN)43−4
Christian Democratic Centre (CCD)15+3
United Christian Democrats (CDU)10New
Total seats116–
Northern League (LN)3,394,73310.4118927−33
Progressives934,9742.8710010−8
Tricolour Flame (FT)747,4872.29011New
Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS)509,8261.56011±0
The Fir–SVP–PATT178,4250.55202−1
Aosta Valley (VdA)27,4930.08101±0
Total315–

Proportional and FPTP results

Party or coalition Votes % Seats
FPTP Proportional
The Olive Tree (Ulivo)13,013,27639.8915223
Pole for Freedoms (PdL)12,185,02037.3511649
Northern League (LN)3,394,73310.41279
Progressives934,9742.87100
Tricolour Flame (FT)747,4872.2901
Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS)509,8261.5601
Socialist Party (PS)286,4260.8800
The Fir–SVP–PATT178,4250.5520
Clean Hands (MP)109,1130.3300
League for Autonomy – Lombard Alliance (LAL)106,3130.3300
North-East Union (UNE)72,5410.2200
We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front (NS–FNS)71,8410.2200
Southern Action League (LAM)66,7500.2000
Greens Greens (VV)61,4340.1900
Pensioners' Party (PP)60,6400.1900
Social Democracy60,0160.1800
Federation of Italian Civic Lists55,7930.1700
Sardigna Natzione (SN)44,7130.1400
Aosta Valley (VdA)27,4930.0810
Piedmont Nation of Europe26,9510.0800
Environmentalists26,7560.0800
Independent Group Freedom (GIL)23,3010.0700
Union for South Tyrol (UfS)19,3300.0600
Tuscan Autonomist Movement (MAT)18,6910.0600
Pact for the Agro17,9800.0600
Renovation16,2160.0500
Aosta Valley for the Olive Tree10,3710.0300
Right of the People6,7100.0200
Natural Law Party (PLN)10,3710.0300
Democrats for Progress5,6880.0200
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)5,6810.0200
Popular Movement of Moralization (MPM)5,2970.0200
Azure Alps5,1440.0200
Democratic Alternative for the Roman Castles4,5240.0100
Progressive People's Party (PPP)4,4500.0100
For a Normal Country3,9760.0100
European Dolomite Region2,8980.0100
Free North Autonomy2,4110.0100
Hit the Center2,1780.0100
Total32,624,584100.0023283
Popular vote
Ulivo
 
 39.89%
PpL
 
 37.35%
LN
 
 10.41%
Prog.
 
 2.87%
FT
 
 2.29%
LPS
 
 1.56%
Others
 
 5.63%

Maps

Results for the Chamber of Deputies (left) and Senate of the Republic (right) in single-member constituencies. The colour corresponds to the party or coalition that won the constituency. Red represents The Olive Tree, blue the Pole for Freedoms, green the Northern League, dark red the Communist Refoundation Party, black the South-Tyrolean People's Party, indigo the Southern Action League, and turquoise the Aosta Valley coalition.
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate by coalition

Leaders' races

1996 Italian general election (C): Bologna – Mazzini
Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
Romano Prodi The Olive Tree Ind 55,830 60.82
Filippo Berselli Pole for Freedoms AN 35,972 39.18
Total 91,802 100.0
Turnout 95,948 92.26
Centre-left hold
Source: Ministry of the Interior
1996 Italian general election (C): Milan Centre
Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
Silvio Berlusconi Pole for Freedoms FI 46,098 51.50
Michele Salvati The Olive Tree PDS 32,464 36.27
Umberto Bossi * LN 10,179 11.37
Camillo Comelli PU 766 0.86
Total 89,507 100.0
Turnout 92,969 82.64
Centre-right gain from LN
* incumbent defeated
Source: Ministry of the Interior

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Including 8 deputies of the Movement of Unitarian Communists (MCU), 6 deputies of the Labour Federation (FL), 5 deputies of the Social Christians (CS), 1 deputy of the Republican Left (SR), and 1 deputy of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)
  2. ↑ Including 5 deputies of the Democratic Union (UD), and 2 deputies of the Italian Republican Party (PRI)
  3. ↑ Including 8 deputies of Segni Pact (Patto), 7 deputies of the Italian Socialists (SI), and 1 deputy of the Democratic Italian Movement (MID)
  4. ↑ Including 3 deputies of the Union of the Centre (UdC)
  5. ↑ Including 19 deputies of CCD and 11 deputies of CDU
  6. ↑ Including 5 senators of the Labour Federation (FL) and 4 senators of the Social Christians (CS)
  7. ↑ Including 5 senators of the Italian Socialists (SI), 1 senator of Segni Pact (PS), and 1 senator of the Democratic Italian Movement (MID)
  8. ↑ Including 2 senators of the Union of the Centre (UdC)

References

  1. ↑ "La storia del governo Prodi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 9 October 1998. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Camera 21/04/1996 – Area Italia". Elezioni Storico (in Italian). Italian Ministry of the Interior. 21 April 1996. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Senato 21/04/1996 – Area Italia". Elezioni Storico (in Italian). Italian Ministry of the Interior. 21 April 1996. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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