1992 Italian general election in Veneto explained

The Italian general election of 1992 took place on 5–6 March 1992.

The election was a realigning one in Italy, due to the rise of Lega Nord, a federation of northern regionalist parties of which LV was a founding member. The realignment was especially visible in Veneto, where DC, though still being the largest party, lost almost a third of its voters between 1987 and 1992, stopping at 31.5%. LV gained ground in the Pedemontana, that is to say the provinces at the feet of the mountains, most of which had long been Christian Democratic heartlands: 21.5% in the province of Treviso, 20.6% in Verona and 19.5% in Vicenza. In Belluno LV became the largest party with 27.8%, by reducing the vote of DC and halving that of the PSI. The total score of Venetist parties was 31.8% in Vicenza, 29.3% in Treviso, 27.2% in Verona and 22.9% in Padua. The PDS got just 9.9% regionally, fairly less than the PCI in 1990.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Partyvotesvotes (%)seats
Christian Democracy1,018,52231.515
Lega Nord576,07917.88
Italian Socialist Party345,52210.75
Democratic Party of the Left321,4649.95
Lega Autonomia Veneta152,2804.71
Italian Republican Party119,8893.72
Communist Refoundation Party116,8143.62
Italian Social Movement104,3693.21
Federation of the Greens103,0593.22
Italian Liberal Party61,8891.91
The Network52,1431.61
Veneto Autonomous Region Movement49,0311.5align=right-
Union of the Venetian People48,8051.5align=right-
Italian Democratic Socialist Party46,3701.4align=right-
Pannella List33,0971.0align=right-
Others83,6242.6align=right-
Total3,232,957100.043

Provincial breakdown

ProvinceDCLVVen.PSIPDS
Verona34.020.66.611.17.1
Vicenza34.319.512.37.95.6
Padua34.514.88.19.310.5
Treviso32.921.57.89.77.5
Belluno27.427.8-14.38.0
Venice23.813.46.613.016.2
Rovigo29.58.56.114.118.1
Veneto31.517.87.710.69.9
Ven. = Other Venetists, including LAV, UPV and MVRA.
Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Senate

Partyvotesvotes (%)seats
Christian Democracy890,49332.29
Lega Nord454,29316.44
Italian Socialist Party297,69010.83
Democratic Party of the Left289,86210.53
Lega Autonomia Veneta137,9885.01
Communist Refoundation Party116,7484.21
Italian Republican Party116,1824.21
Italian Social Movement92,5473.31
Federation of the Greens85,3793.1align=right-
Veneto Autonomous Region Movement53,8801.9align=right-
Italian Liberal Party50,1001.8align=right-
Union of the Venetian People43,2921.6align=right-
Italian Democratic Socialist Party40,2581.5align=right-
Others100,3133.7align=right-
Total2,769,025100.023