2014 Calabrian regional election explained

Election Name:2014 Calabrian regional election
Country:Calabria
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 Calabrian regional election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2019 Calabrian regional election
Next Year:2020
Election Date:23 November 2014
Turnout:44%[1]
Leader1:Mario Oliverio
Party1:Democratic Party (Italy)
Alliance1:Centre-left coalition (Italy)
Seats1:19
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:490,229
Percentage1:61.4%
Swing1: 19.2%[2]
Leader2:Wanda Ferro
Party2:Forza Italia (2013)
Alliance2:Centre-right coalition (Italy)
Seats2:8
Seat Change2: 22
Popular Vote2:188,288
Percentage2:23.6%
Swing2: 34.2%
President
Posttitle:Subsequent President
Before Election:Giuseppe Scopelliti
After Election:Mario Oliverio
Before Party:New Centre-Right
After Party:Democratic Party

The 2014 Calabrian regional election took place on 23 November 2014.

The election took place after the incumbent president, Giuseppe Scopelliti of The People of Freedom, had been forced to resign because of a conviction for abuse of power. Mario Oliverio of the Democratic Party was elected as his successor.

Results

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CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats
Mario Oliverio490,22961.411Democratic Party (incl. PSI)185,20923.679
Oliverio for President97,61812.485
56,9287.283
Calabria in Network (incl. ApI, AS, DKR, Mod., PRI)40,7635.211
The Left (incl. SEL, IdV, PCdI)34,1204.361
Autonomy and Rights29,3123.75
Democratic Centre26,8313.43
New CDU12,0071.53
Total482,78861.7119
Wanda Ferro188,28823.59Forza Italia96,06612.285
House of Freedoms67,1898.593
Brothers of Italy19,3532.47
Total182,60823.348
Vincenzo D'Ascola69,5218.71New Centre-Right47,5746.083
Union of the Centre21,0202.69
Total68,5948.773
Cono Cantelmi39,6584.97Five Star Movement38,3454.90
Domenico Gattuso10,5671.32The Other Calabria (incl. PRC)10,0621.29
Total candidates798,263100.001Total parties782,397100.0030
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Emilia-Romagna Pd primo partito, Salvini insegue, crollo dei Cinque Stelle. 27 January 2020.
  2. The swing comes from the combined result of the centre-left coalition (32.2%) and IdV (10.0%) in the 2010 regional election.