1975 Venetian regional election explained

The Venetian regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975. Ten new seats were added to the Regional Council following the 1971 census.

Events

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, securing a full majority. After the election, Christian Democrat Angelo Tomelleri was re-elected President of the Region at the head of a coalition comprising also the Italian Republican Party, which anyway left in 1977.[1]

Results

Partyvotesvotes (%)seats
bgcolor=white Christian Democracy1,338,33848.031
bgcolor=red Italian Communist Party636,62722.814
bgcolor=hotpink Italian Socialist Party357,18912.88
bgcolor=pink Italian Democratic Socialist Party175,5396.33
bgcolor=black Italian Social Movement105,3723.82
bgcolor=lime Italian Republican Party69,3472.51
bgcolor=blue Italian Liberal Party63,5182.31
bgcolor=maroon Proletarian Democracy41,3841.5align=right-
Total2,787,314100.060
Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seconda legislatura 1975 1980 - Sito Ufficiale della Regione Veneto . 2008-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828041142/http://www.regione.veneto.it/La+Regione/Giunta/Giunta1970/Seconda_legislatura.htm . 2009-08-28 . dead .