Piedmontese regional election, 2005

The Piedmontese regional election of 2005 took place on 3-4 April 2005.

Mercedes Bresso (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) defeated incumbent Enzo Ghigo (Forza Italia).

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Mercedes Bresso	1,226,355	50.91	12	26
Democrats of the Left	411,237	20.10	→	11
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy	211,457	10.34	→	6
Communist Refoundation Party	130,776	6.39	→	4
Together for Bresso	60,314	2.95	→	1
Federation of the Greens	57,516	2.81	→	1
Party of Italian Communists	53,359	2.61	→	1
Italian Democratic Socialists	49,821	2.44	→	1
Italy of Values	31,016	1.52	→	1
UDEUR	10,734	0.52	→	0
Pensioners for Europe	5,156	0.25	→	0
Enzo Ghigo	1,133,358	47.05	1	24
Forza Italia	457,397	22.36	→	11
National Alliance	195,318	9.55	→	5
Lega Nord Piemont	173,020	8.46	→	4
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	93,872	4.59	→	2
Greens Greens	23,761	1.16	→	1
Consumers' List	23.378	1.14	→	1
Socialists and Liberals	16.944	0.83	→	0
Pensioners' Party	11,883	0.58	→	0
Gianfranco Rotondi	24,813	1.03	-	-
Christian Democracy	14,255	0.70	→	0
Lodovico Ellena	24,454	1.02	-	-
Social Alternative	14,515	0.71	→	0
Total	2,408,980	100.00	13	50

Source: Ministry of the Interior