| Election Name: | 2008 Italian general election in Lombardy |
| Country: | Lombardy |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Italian general election (Lombardy) |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| Seats For Election: | All 98 seats in the Italian Chamber of Deputies 47 Lombard seats in the Italian Senate |
| Election Date: | April 13, 2008 |
| Leader1: | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Party1: | The People of Freedom |
| Alliance1: | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Last Election1: | 50 & 27 seats 49.0%, total 57.0% |
| Seats1: | 62 (H) 30 (S) |
| Seat Change1: | +15 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,387,180 |
| Percentage1: | 55.1% |
| Swing1: | +6.1% |
| Leader2: | Walter Veltroni |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (Italy) |
| Alliance2: | Walter Veltroni |
| Last Election2: | 48 & 20 seats 28.7%, total 43.1% |
| Seats2: | 32 (H) 17 (S) |
| Seat Change2: | -19 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,972,981 |
| Percentage2: | 32.1% |
| Swing2: | +3.4% |
The 2008 Italian general election took place on 13–14 April 2008.[1]
The election was won in Lombardy by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 33.5%, ahead of the Democratic Party (28.1%) and Lega Nord (21.6%).
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leaders! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%)! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%)! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats|-! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |3,387,180| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |55.1| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |62| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom| style="vertical-align:top;" |2,059,231| style="vertical-align:top;" |33.5| style="vertical-align:top;" |37|-| style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord| style="vertical-align:top;" |1,327,949| style="vertical-align:top;" |21.6| style="vertical-align:top;" |25|-! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,972,981| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |32.1| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |32| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |1,727,006| style="vertical-align:top;" |28.1| style="vertical-align:top;" |28|-| style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values| style="vertical-align:top;" |245,975| style="vertical-align:top;" |4.0| style="vertical-align:top;" |4|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |261,293| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |4.3| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre| style="vertical-align:top;" |261,293| style="vertical-align:top;" |4.3| style="vertical-align:top;" |5|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |180,621| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2.9| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow| style="vertical-align:top;" |180,621| style="vertical-align:top;" |2.9| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |130,324| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2.1| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |The Right| style="vertical-align:top;" |130,324| style="vertical-align:top;" |2.1| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |37,349| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |37,349| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |33,646| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |33,646| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Giuliano Ferrara| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |28,439| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Abortion? No, thanks| style="vertical-align:top;" |28,439| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |110,214| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.8| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Others| style="vertical-align:top;" |110,214| style="vertical-align:top;" |1.8| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |6,142,028! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |98! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |6,142,028! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |98Source: Ministry of the Interior
See main article: 2008 Italian Senate election in Lombardy.