2005 Campania regional election explained

Election Name:2005 Campania regional election
Country:Campania
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 Campania regional election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2010 Campania regional election
Next Year:2010
Seats For Election:All 60 seats to the Regional Council
Election Date:3–4 April 2005
Leader1:Antonio Bassolino
Party1:Democrats of the Left
Alliance1:The Union
Color1:EF3E3E
Seats1:32
Seat Change1: 6
Popular Vote1:1,891,895
Percentage1:61.56%
Swing1: 7.38%
Leader2:Italo Bocchino
Party2:National Alliance (Italy)
Alliance2:House of Freedoms
Color2:0A6BE1
Seats2:21
Seat Change2: 0
Popular Vote2:1,056,445
Percentage2:34.38%
Swing2: 9.84%
President
Posttitle:Subsequent President
Before Election:Antonio Bassolino
After Election:Antonio Bassolino
Before Party:Democrats of the Left
After Party:Democrats of the Left

The Campania regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.

Antonio Bassolino (Democrats of the Left, then Democratic Party) was re-elected defeating Italo Bocchino (National Alliance) by a landslide.

Results

CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats
Antonio Bassolino1,891,89561.566
459,72915.959
438,19615.208
292,38210.145
154,3415.353
119,5054.152
Federation of the Greens99,4303.452
Party of Italian Communists78,3072.721
68,7412.381
41,1701.431
Federalist Democracy29,1791.01
26,3850.92
Civic Government15,9560.55
Total1,823,32163.2632
Italo Bocchino1,056,44534.381
344,14811.948
National Alliance304,82810.587
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats194,6406.754
Socialist Party – New PSI84,3762.932
27,6200.96
10,3150.36
2,3820.08
Total968,30933.5921
Gianfranco Rotondi65,2262.1255,3781.92
Alessandra Mussolini59,4701.94Social Alternative35,4241.23
Total candidates3,073,036100.007Total parties2,882,432100.0053
Source: Ministry of the Interior