Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2000

Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2000

April 16, 2000

All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna   Majority party Minority party   Leader Vasco Errani Gabriele Cané Party Democrats of the Left Forza Italia Alliance The Olive Tree House of Freedoms Last election 34 seats, 53.8% 12 seats, 32.0% Seats won 33 17 Seat change -1 +5 Popular vote 1,451,468 1,036,660 Percentage 56.47% 40.33%

President before election Vasco Errani Democrats of the Left President-elect Vasco Errani Democrats of the Left

The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

Vasco Errani (Democrats of the Left), who had replaced Pier Luigi Bersani in 1999, was re-elected President, defeating Gabriele Cané, the candidate of 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.^[1]

Results

Candidates & parties		votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Vasco Errani		1,451,468	56.47	10	23
	Democrats of the Left	869,242	36.10	→	16
	Communist Refoundation Party	138,464	5.75	→	2
	The Democrats	113,132	4.70	→	2
	PPI–RI–UpR	70,808	2.94	→	1
	Federation of the Greens	64,005	2.66	→	1
	Party of Italian Communists	49,686	2.06	→	1
	Italian Democratic Socialists	29,934	1.24	→	-
	Italian Republican Party	21,625	0.90	→	-
	Union of Democrats for Europe	1,363	0.06	→	0
Gabriele Cané		1,036,660	40.33	1	16
	Forza Italia	509,084	21.14	→	10
	National Alliance	274,420	11.40	→	4
	Lega Nord Emilia–Romagna	79,714	3.31	→	1
	Christian Democratic Centre	47,664	1.98	→	1
	United Christian Democrats	42,548	1.77	→	0
	Socialist Party	9,507	0.39	→	0
	Governing Emilia Romagna	8,094	0.34	→	0
	The Liberals-Sgarbi	6,810	0.28	→	0
Sergio Stanzani		70,655	2.5	-	-
	Bonino List	62,611	2.60	→	0
Carlo Rasmi		11,447	0.45	-	-
	Popular Action	9,080	0.38	→	0
Total		2,570,230	100.00	11	39

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Popular vote
DS			36.10%
FI			21.14%
AN			11.40%
PRC			5.75%
Dem			4.70%
LN			3.31%
PPI–RI–UpR			2.94%
FdV			2.66%
Bonino List			2.60%
PdCI			2.06%
Others			7.34%

President
Errani			56.47%
Cané			40.33%
Stanzani			2.50%
Rasmi			0.45%

References

1. La Repubblica – Regional electoral law