Umbrian regional election, 2005

Umbrian regional election, 2005

April 3, 2005

All 30 seats to the Regional Council of Umbria   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Maria Rita Lorenzetti Pietro Laffranco Marcello Ramadori Party Democrats of the Left Forza Italia NPSI Alliance The Union House of Freedoms – Last election 20 seats, 56,4% 10 seats, 39,1% New Seats won 19 11 – Seat change -1 +1 New Popular vote 316,776 169,176 9,530 Percentage 63,0% 33,7% 1,9% Swing +6,6 -5,4% New

President of Umbria before election Maria Rita Lorenzetti Democrats of the Left President of Umbria Maria Rita Lorenzetti Democrats of the Left

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

In the last regional election, which took place on 3-4 April 2005, incumbent Maria Rita Lorenzetti (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) defeated Pietro Laffranco (National Alliance) by a landslide.

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Maria Rita Lorenzetti	316,770	63.00	3	16
The Olive Tree	207,417	45.19	→	12
Communist Refoundation Party	42,473	9.25	→	2
Party of Italian Communists	24,086	5.25	→	1
Federation of the Greens	10,664	2.32	→	1
UDEUR	5,592	1.22	→	0
Pietro Laffranco	169,176	33.65	1	10
Forza Italia	72,480	15.79	→	5
National Alliance	62,903	13.70	→	4
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	22,645	4.93	→	1
Marcello Ramadori	9,530	1.90	-	-
New Italian Socialist Party	6,735	1.47	→	0
Luca Romagnoli	7,348	1.46	-	-
Social Alternative	3,998	0.87	→	0
Total	502,824	100.00	4	26

Source: Ministry of the Interior