| Election Name: | 2015 Apulian regional election |
| Country: | Apulia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Apulian regional election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Apulian regional election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Seats For Election: | All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Apulia |
| Election Date: | May 31, 2015 |
| Leader1: | Michele Emiliano |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (Italy) |
| Alliance1: | Centre-left coalition (Italy) |
| Color1: | EF3E3E |
| Seats1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 16 |
| Popular Vote1: | 793,831 |
| Percentage1: | 47.1% |
| Swing1: | 1.6% |
| Leader2: | Antonella Laricchia |
| Party2: | Five Star Movement |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | new |
| Popular Vote2: | 310,304 |
| Percentage2: | 18.4% |
| Swing2: | new |
| Leader4: | Francesco Schittulli |
| Party4: | Schittulli Movement |
| Alliance4: | CoR–FdI–AP |
| Color4: | 0054A5 |
| Seats4: | 8 |
| Popular Vote4: | 308,168 |
| Percentage4: | 18.3% |
| Leader5: | Adriana Poli Bortone |
| Party5: | Forza Italia |
| Alliance5: | FI–NcS–Others |
| Color5: | 0A6BE1 |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Popular Vote5: | 242,641 |
| Percentage5: | 14.4% |
| President | |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| Before Election: | Nichi Vendola |
| Before Party: | SEL |
| After Election: | Michele Emiliano |
| After Party: | PD |
The Apulian regional election of 2015 were held on 31 May 2015.[1]
The centre-left candidate Michele Emiliano won the election with a large margin from the Five Star Movement's candidate, Antonella Laricchia. The centre-right coalition broke up, presenting two different candidates, Francesco Schittulli, supported by former governor Raffaele Fitto, and Adriana Poli Bortone, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, who arrived third and fourth.
| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Emiliano | 793,831 | 47.12 | 1 | |||||||
| Democratic Party | 316,876 | 19.80 | 13 | |||||||
| Emiliano Mayor of Apulia (incl. SC, IdV, PdS) | 155,840 | 9.74 | 6 | |||||||
| Us on the Left for Apulia (incl. SEL) | 108,920 | 6.81 | 4 | |||||||
| Populars (incl. UdC, CD, RI) | 99,021 | 6.19 | 3 | |||||||
| Apulia for Emiliano | 68,366 | 4.27 | 3 | |||||||
| Communist Party of Italy | 10,398 | 0.65 | − | |||||||
| Pensioners and Disabled | 6,712 | 0.42 | − | |||||||
| Populars for Italy | 6,575 | 0.41 | − | |||||||
| Total | 772,708 | 48.28 | 29 | |||||||
| Antonella Laricchia | 310,304 | 18.42 | 1 | Five Star Movement | 275,114 | 17.19 | 7 | |||
| Francesco Schittulli | 308,168 | 18.29 | – | |||||||
| Beyond with Fitto | 155,771 | 9.73 | 4 | |||||||
| Schittulli Political Movement – Popular Area | 101,817 | 6.36 | 4 | |||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 39,164 | 2.45 | – | |||||||
| Total | 296,752 | 18.54 | 8 | |||||||
| Adriana Poli Bortone | 242,641 | 14.40 | – | |||||||
| Forza Italia (incl. LAM) | 181,896 | 11.37 | 5 | |||||||
| Us with Salvini | 38,661 | 2.42 | − | |||||||
| National Apulia | 9,186 | 0.57 | − | |||||||
| Italian Liberal Party | 1,797 | 0.11 | − | |||||||
| Total | 231,540 | 14.47 | 5 | |||||||
| Riccardo Rossi | 17,110 | 1.02 | – | The Other Apulia (incl. PRC) | 14,513 | 0.91 | − | |||
| Gregorio Mariggiò | 7,559 | 0.45 | – | Federation of the Greens | 6,278 | 0.39 | − | |||
| Michele Rizzi | 5,056 | 0.30 | – | Communist Alternative Party | 3,414 | 0.21 | − | |||
| Total candidates | 1,684,669 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 1,600,319 | 100.00 | 49 | |||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections | ||||||||||