Electoral history of Italian political parties explained

Elections in Italy are held at least at four levels: European Parliament, Italian Parliament (composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic), Regional Councils and municipal councils. Several political parties compete and have different results, depending on elections.

The electoral results of the current main political parties, since their establishment, are displayed in this article.

Brothers of Italy

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
2013666,035 (8th)2.0
20181,429,550 (5th)4.4
20228,577,300 (1st)26.4Giorgia Meloni
Senate of the Republic
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
2013590,083 (7th)1.9
20181,286,606 (5th)4.3
20227,779,478 (1st)26.0Giorgia Meloni

European Parliament

European Parliament
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20141,004,037 (7th)3.7
20191,726,189 (5th)6.4
20246,732,303 (1st)28.8

Regional Councils

width=19%Regionwidth=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=7%% width=1%Seatswidth=6%+/−
Aosta Valley20181,862 (10th)2.9 2.9
20203,761 (7th)5.7 5.7
Piedmont201472,776 (6th)3.7
2019105,410 (5th)5.5
Lombardy201383,810 (10th)1.6
2018190,804 (9th)3.6
2023725,402 (1st)25.2
South Tyrol20184,883(9th)1.7
Trentino20183,686 (15th)1.4
Veneto201548,163 (9th)3.6
2020196,310 (4th)9.5
Friuli-Venezia Giulia201823,183 (6th)5.5
Emilia-Romagna201423,052 (8th)1.9
2020185,796 (3rd)8.6
Liguria201516,525 (6th)3.1
202068,062 (4th)10.9
Tuscany201551,152 (6th)3.9
2020219,165 (3rd)13.5
Marche201534,538 (5th)6.5
2020116,231 (3rd)18.7
Umbria201521,931 (5th)6.2
201943,443 (3rd)10.4
Lazio2013107,731 (6th)3.8
2018220,460 (5th)8.7
2023519,633 (1st)33.6
Abruzzo201419,548 (8th)2.9
201938,894 (5th)6.5
Molise20186,461 (5th)4.5
Campania2015124,499 (6th)5.5
2020140,918 (5th)6.0
Apulia201539,164 (10th)2.3
2020211,693 (2nd)12.6
Basilicata201312,033 (8th)5.1
201917,112 (6th)5.9
Calabria201419,353 (13th)2.5
202084,507 (4th)10.9
Sicily2017108,713 (7th)5.7
2022282,345 (1st)15.1
Sardinia201419,275 (8th)2.8
201933,423 (7th)4.7

Democratic Party

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
200812,434,260 (2nd)33.1
20138,934,009 (1st)25.5
20186,161,896 (2nd)18.8
Senate of the Republic
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
200811,052,577 (2nd)33.1
20138,400,255 (1st)27.4
20185,783,360 (2nd)19.1

European Parliament

European Parliament
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20098,008,203 (2nd)26.1
201411,203,231 (1st)40.8
20196,089,853 (2nd)22.7

Regional Councils

width=19%Regionwidth=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=7%% width=1%Seatswidth=6%+/−
Aosta Valley20086,8419.3
20136,4018.9
20183,436 (9th)5.4
202010,106 (3rd)15.2
Piedmont2010439,66323.2
2014704,54136.2
2019430,902 (2nd)22.4
Lombardy2010976,21522.9
20131,369,44025.3
20181,008,496 (2nd)19.2
2023628,774 (2nd)21.8
South Tyrol200818,1396.0
201319,2076.7
201810,806 (7th)3.8
Trentino200859,21921.6
201352,41222.1
201835,530 (2nd)13.9
Veneto2010456,30920.3
2015308,438 (3rd)16.7
2020244,881 (3rd)12.0
Friuli-Venezia Giulia2008169,59729.9
2013107,15526.8
201876,423 (2nd)18.1
Emilia-Romagna2010857,61340.7
2014535,109 (1st)44.5
2020749,976 (1st)34.7
Liguria2010211,50028.4
2015138,190 (1st)25.6
2020124,586 (2nd)19.9
Tuscany2010641,21442.2
2015614,869 (1st)46.3
2020563,116 (1st)34.7
Marche2010224,89731.1
2015186,357 (1st)35.8
2020156,394 (1st)25.1
Umbria2010149,21936.2
2015125,77735.8
201993,296 (2nd)22.3
Lazio2010645,18726.3
2013834,28629.7
2018539,131 (2nd)21.2
2023313,023 (2nd)20.3
Abruzzo2008106,41019.6
2014171,09525.4
201966,796 (3rd)11.1
Molise201117,7359.9
201324,89214.8
201813,122 (3rd)9.0
Campania2010590,59221.4
2015443,722 (1st)19.5
2020398,490 (1st)16.9
Apulia2010410,39520.8
2015316,876 (1st)19.8
2020289,188 (1st)17.2
Basilicata201087,134 27.1
201358,73024.9
201922,423 (5th)7.7
Calabria2010162,08115.8
2014282,827 (1st)36.2
2020118,249 (1st)15.2
Sicily2008505,42018.8
2012257,27413.4
2017250,633 (3rd)13.0
Sardinia2009204,22324.7
2014150,49222.1
201996,235 (1st)13.5

Forza Italia

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20184,596,956 (4th)14.0
Senate of the Republic
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20184,358,004 (4th)14.4

European Parliament

European Parliament
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20144,614,364 (3rd)16.8
20192,351,673 (4th)8.8

Regional Councils

width=19%Regionwidth=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=7%% width=1%Seatswidth=6%+/−
Aosta Valley20181,862 (10th)2.9
20203,761 (7th)5.7
Piedmont2019161,137 (4th)8.4
Lombardy2018750,628 (4th)14.3
South Tyrol20182,825 (12th)1.0
Trentino20187,204 (10th)2.8
Veneto2015110,573 (5th)6.0
202073,244 (5th)3.6
Friuli-Venezia Giulia201850,908 (3rd)12.1
Emilia-Romagna2014100,478 (4th)8.4
202055,317 (7th)2.6
Liguria201568,283 (4th)12.7
202033,040 (7th)5.3
Tuscany2015112,658 (4th)8.5
202069,456 (6th)4.3
Marche201549,884 (4th)9.4
202036,716 (5th)5.9
Umbria201922,991 (5th)5.5
Lazio2018371,155 (3rd) 14.6
Abruzzo201954,223 (4th)9.0
Molise201813,627 (2nd)9.4
Campania2015405,550 (2nd)17.8
2020121,695 (8th)5.2
Apulia2015181,896 (3rd)10.8
2020149,399 (5th)8.9
Basilicata201926,457 (3rd) 9.14
Calabria201495,979 (3rd)12.2
202096,067 (2nd)12.6
Sicily2017315,056 (2nd)16.4
Sardinia201956,450 (5th)8.01

Five Star Movement

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20138,691,406 (2nd)25.6 109Beppe Grillo
201810,732,066 (1st)32.7 119Luigi Di Maio
Senate of the Republic
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
20137,285,648 (2nd)23.8 54Beppe Grillo
20189,733,928 (1st)32.2 58Luigi Di Maio

European Parliament

European Parliament
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=16%Leader
20145,807,362 (2nd)21.2Beppe Grillo
20194,569,089 (3rd)17.1 3Luigi Di Maio

Regional Councils

width=19%Regionwidth=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=7%% width=1%Seatswidth=6%+/−
Aosta Valley20134,773 6.5 2
20186,652 (5th)10.4 2
20202,589 (9th)3.9 4
Piedmont201069,4483.7
2014396,295 (2nd)20.3 6
2019241,014 12.6 3
Lombardy201099,3902.3
2013775,21114.3 9
2018933,243 (3rd)17.8 4
2023113,229 (8th)3.9 10
South Tyrol20137,0972.5
20186,670 (8th)2.4 0
Trentino201313,8895.9
201818,437 (4th)7.2 0
Veneto201057,8482.6
2015192,630 (4th)10.4 5
202055,281 (6th)2.7 4
Friuli-Venezia Giulia201354,95213.8 1
201829,810 (4th)7.1 1
Emilia-Romagna2010126,6196.0
2014159,456 (3rd)13.3 3
2020102,5954.7 3
Liguria2015120,147 (2nd)22.9
202048,722 (5th)7.8 4
Tuscany2015200,771 (3rd)15.1
2020113,836 (4th)7.0 3
Marche2015100,202 (2nd)18.9
202044,330 (4th)7.1 3
Umbria201551,20314.6
201930,953 (4th)7.4 1
Lazio2013467,24916.6
2018559,752 (1st)22.1 3
2023132,041 (3rd)8.5 6
Abruzzo2014143,77921.4
2019118,273 (2nd)19.7 1
Molise20114,0832.3
201320,43712.2 2
201845,886 (1st)31.6 4
Campania201036,7921.3 7
2015387,327 (3rd)17.0 7
2020233,974 (3rd)9.9 0
Apulia2015275,114 (2nd)16.3
2020165,243 (3rd)9.9 2
Basilicata201321,2199.0
201958,658 (1st)20.3 1
Calabria201438,345 (8th)4.9
202048,7846.3 0
Sicily2012285,20214.9
2017513,359 (1st)26.7 5
Sardinia201968,461 (4th)9.7

Lega Nord

Italian Parliament

Chamber of Deputies
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
19923,395,384 (4th)8.6

Umberto Bossi

19943,235,248 (5th)8.4

62

Umberto Bossi

19963,776,354 (4th)10.8

58

Umberto Bossi

20011,464,301 (6th)3.9

28

Umberto Bossi

20061,749,632 (6th)4.6

2

Umberto Bossi

20083,024,758 (3rd)8.3

32

Umberto Bossi

20131,390,156 (5th)4.1

42

Roberto Maroni

20185,698,687 (3rd)17.4

104

Matteo Salvini

Senate of the Republic
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
19922,732,461 (4th)8.2

Umberto Bossi

1994with PdL

35

Umberto Bossi

19963,394,733 (4th)10.4

33

Umberto Bossi

2001with CdL

10

Umberto Bossi

20061,530,667 (6th)4.5

4

Umberto Bossi

20082,644,248 (3rd)7.9

13

Umberto Bossi

20131,328,555 (5th)4.3

8

Roberto Maroni

20185,321,537 (3rd)17.6

40

Matteo Salvini

European Parliament

European Parliament
width=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=6%% width=1%Seatswidth=8%+/−width=18%Leader
1989636,242 (9th)1.8

19942,162,586 (5th)6.5

4

19991,395,547 (6th)4.5

2

20041,613,506 (7th)5.0

20093,126,915 (3rd)10.2

5

20141,688,197 (4th)6.2

4

20199,175,208 (1st)34.3

24

Regional Councils

Centre-North

Results in the ten central-northern regions and in the two autonomous provinces, where the party has national sections. Results before 1991 refer to their forerunners.

width=19%Regionwidth=13%Yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=7%% width=1%Seatswidth=6%+/−
Aosta Valley19936,176 (4th)7.6

3

19982,653 (8th)3.4

3

2003with CdL

2008

2013with SAwith SA

201810,872 (2nd)17.1

7

202015,837 (1st)23.9

4

Piedmont198533,978 (11th)
(with AIP)
1.1

1990148,450 (4th)5.1

3

1995217,194 (4th)9.9

2

2000153,935 (4th)7.6

2

2005173,020 (5th)8.5

1

2010317,065 (3rd)16.7

5

2014141,741 (4th)7.3

7

2019712,703 (1st)37.1

21

Lombardy198528,074 (11th)0.5

19901,183,493 (2nd)18.9

15

1995879,139 (2nd)17.6

3

2000702,479 (3rd)15.4

1

2005693,464 (2nd)15.8

3

20101,117,227 (2nd)26.2

5

2013700,907 (4th)
552,863 (5th)
23.2

5

20181,553,798 (1st)
76,637 (9th)
31.1

14

2023476,175 (3rd)
177,387 (5th)
22.7

10

South Tyrol9,115 (7th)3.0

1

19982,606 (13th)0.9

1

20031,626 (13th)0.5

6,411 (8th) 2.1

1

7,118 (6th)
(with FI)
2.5

31,510 (3rd) 11.1

4

8,541 (10th) 3.0

3

50,095 (3rd) 16.2

6

24,941 (6th) 8.8

3

16,526 (5th) 6.2

1

200838,533 (3rd)14.7

3

201314,759 (5th)6.2

5

201869,116 (1st)27.1

13

202330,347 (2nd)
24,953 (4th)
23.8

4

Veneto1985112,275 (5th)3.7

2

1990180,676 (5th)5.9

1

1995422,410 (3rd)16.7

6

2000274,472 (4th)12.0

2

2005337,896 (3rd)14.7

4

2010788,581 (1st)35.2

9

2015427,363 (1st)
329,966 (2nd)
40.9

4

2020916,087 (1st)
347,832 (2nd)
61.5

9

Friuli-Venezia Giulia1993212,497 (1st)26.7

18

1998114,156 (2nd)17.3

6

200346,408 (5th)9.3

8

200873,239 (3rd)12.9

4

201333,050 (5th)8.3

5

2018147,340 (1st)34.9

15

202375,117 (1st)
70,192 (3rd)
36.8

Emilia-Romagna198511,564 (10th)
(with AIP)
0.4

199085,379 (7th)2.9

1

199586,400 (7th)3.4

200079,714 (6th)3.3

2005109,092 (5th)4.8

2

2010288,601 (3rd)13.7

1

2014233,439 (2nd)19.4

5

2020690,864 (2nd)
37,462 (9th)
33.7

5

Liguria198510,751 (11th)
(with UP)
0.9

199071,311 (4th)5.1

2

199562,755 (5th)6.5

200038,104 (5th)4.3

5

200538,060 (6th)4.7

201076,265 (3rd)10.2

2

2015109,203 (3rd)20.3

4

2020107,371 (3rd)17.1

1

Tuscany198511,798 (10th)
(with AIP)
0.8

199020,657 (13th)0.8

199515,049 (11th)0.7

200011,256 (14th)0.6

200522,884 (9th)1.3

201098,523 (4th)6.5

3

2015214.430 (2nd)16.2

3

2020353,514 (2nd)21.8

3

Marche19855,433 (10th)
(with AIP)
0.6

19902,440 (13th)0.3

19954,252 (13th)0.5

20002,124 (16th)0.3

20056,866 (12th)0.8

201045,726 (4th)6.3

2

201562,065 (3rd)13.0

1

2020139,438 (2rd)22.4

5

Umbria19852,103 (10th)
(with AIP)
0.4

19901,370 (13th)0.2

1995

20001,227 (13th)0.3

2005

201017,887 (7th)4.3

1

201549.203 (3rd)14.0

1

2019154,413 (1st)
16,424 (7th)
40.9

8

Centre-South

Results in the remaining eight central-southern regions, where the party is active through Lega per Salvini Premier. Results before 2008 refer to previous sister parties.

width=19%Regionwidth=13%Election yearwidth=16%Voteswidth=7%% width=1%Seatswidth=6%+/−
13,516 (13th)0.5

199513,516 (13th)0.5

2018252,772 (4th)10.0

4

2023131,631 (4th)8.5

1

1,567 (13th)0.2

2019165,008 (1st)27.5

10

398 (11th) 0.2

201811,956 (5th)8.2

2

20238,481 (8th)6.0

1

7,501 (13th)0.2

8,849 (15th)0.3

2020133,152 (6th)5.7

3

Apulia6,072 (12th)0.3

6,841 (14th)0.4

201538,661 (11th)2.4

2020160,507 (4th)9.6

4

631 (12th)0.2

201955,393 (2nd)19.2

6

2,928 (13th)0.3

4,173 (13th)0.5

95,400 (3rd)12.25

4

1,092 (16th)0.1

201980,068 (2nd)11.36

8

5,206 (16th)0.2

2017 (with FdI)5.7

1

20226.0

4