2008 Italian general election in Piedmont explained

The Italian general election of 2008 took place on 13 April 2008 – 14 April 2008. The election was won in Piedmont 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 34.3%, ahead of the Democratic Party (32.4%) and Lega Nord (12.6%).

Results

Chamber of Deputies

|-|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader! 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;" |1,278,830| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |46.8| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |27| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom| style="vertical-align:top;" |935,890| style="vertical-align:top;" |34.3| style="vertical-align:top;" |19|-| style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord| style="vertical-align:top;" |342,940| style="vertical-align:top;" |12.6| style="vertical-align:top;" |8|-! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,021,623| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |37.4| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |18| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |885,549| style="vertical-align:top;" |32.4| style="vertical-align:top;" |15|-| style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values| style="vertical-align:top;" |136,074| style="vertical-align:top;" |5.0| style="vertical-align:top;" |3|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |141,335| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5.2| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre| style="vertical-align:top;" |143,335| style="vertical-align:top;" |5.2| style="vertical-align:top;" |2|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |92,699| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.4| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow| style="vertical-align:top;" |92,699| style="vertical-align:top;" |3.4| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |86,885| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |The Right| style="vertical-align:top;" |86,885| style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |18,491| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |18,491| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |18,101| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |18,101| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,989| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left| style="vertical-align:top;" |14,989| 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;" |45,334| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |others| style="vertical-align:top;" |45,334| style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9| 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;" |2,730,221! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,730,221! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47Source: Ministry of the Interior

Senate

|-|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader! 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;" |1,204,737| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |47.5| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |13| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom| style="vertical-align:top;" |892,479| style="vertical-align:top;" |35.2| style="vertical-align:top;" |10|-| style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord| style="vertical-align:top;" |312,258| style="vertical-align:top;" |12.3| style="vertical-align:top;" |3|-! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |967,805| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |38.2| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |9| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |841,666| style="vertical-align:top;" |33.2| style="vertical-align:top;" |8|-| style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values| style="vertical-align:top;" |126,139| style="vertical-align:top;" |5.0| style="vertical-align:top;" |1|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |134,221| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5.3| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre| style="vertical-align:top;" |134,221| style="vertical-align:top;" |5.3| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |84,235| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.3| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow| style="vertical-align:top;" |84,235| style="vertical-align:top;" |3.3| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |68,742| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2.7| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |The Right| style="vertical-align:top;" |68,742| style="vertical-align:top;" |2.7| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |16,184| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |16,184| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| style="vertical-align:top;" |-

|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |15,556| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party| style="vertical-align:top;" |15,556| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,121| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left| style="vertical-align:top;" |14,121| style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6| style="vertical-align:top;" |-|-! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |28,693| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-| style="text-align:left;" |others| style="vertical-align:top;" |28,693| style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1| 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;" |2,534,294! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |22! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,534,294! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |22Source: Ministry of the Interior

MPs elected in Piedmont

Chamber of Deputies

Piedmont 1 (Torino)

The People of Freedom
Democratic Party
Lega Nord
Italy of Values
Union of the Centre

Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania)

The People of Freedom
Democratic Party
Lega Nord
Italy of Values
Union of the Centre

Senate

The People of Freedom

Democratic Party

Lega Nord

Italy of Values