1996 Italian Senate election in Lombardy explained

Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on April 21, 1996. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1996 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race.

The election was won by the centre-left coalition called The Olive Tree.

Electoral system

The intricate electoral system introduced in 1993, called Mattarella Law, provided 75% of the seats in the Senate as elected by first-past-the-post system, whereas the remaining 25% was assigned by a special proportional method that actually assigned the remaining seats to minority parties.

Results

|-|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Coalition!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%)!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|change|-!rowspan="5" align="left" valign="top"|The Olive Tree|rowspan="5" valign="top"|1,928,868|rowspan="5" valign="top"|34.2|rowspan="5" valign="top"|19|align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|valign="top"|11|valign="top"|8|-|align="left"|Italian People's Party|valign="top"|4|valign="top"|1|-|align="left"|Federation of the Greens|valign="top"|2|valign="top"|2|-|align="left"|Italian Renewal|valign="top"|1|valign="top"|1|-|align="left"|Italian Republican Party|valign="top"|1|valign="top"|1|-!rowspan="3" align="left" valign="top"|Pole for Freedoms|rowspan="3" valign="top"|1,853,453|rowspan="3" valign="top"|32.8|rowspan="3" valign="top"|16|align="left"|Forza Italia|valign="top"|10|valign="top"|1|-|align="left"|National Alliance|valign="top"|5|valign="top"|4|-|align="left"|Federalist Party|valign="top"|1|valign="top"|1|-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Northern League|rowspan="1" valign="top"|1,376,124|rowspan="1" valign="top"|24.4|rowspan="1" valign="top"|11|align="left"|Northern League|valign="top"|11|valign="top"|15|-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Alliance of Progressives|rowspan="1" valign="top"|50,235|rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.9|rowspan="1" valign="top"|1|align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party|valign="top"|1|valign="top"|1|-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Others|rowspan="1" valign="top"|437,745|rowspan="1" valign="top"|7.7|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-|align="left"|Others|valign="top"|-|valign="top"|-|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total coalitions!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|5,646,425!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|=|}Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Italian Senate

Constituencies

|-|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"!align="left" valign="top"|N°!align="center" valign="top"|Constituency!align="center" valign="top"|Winner!align="center" valign="top"|Alliance!align="center" valign="top"|Party!align="center" valign="top"|Votes %!align="center" valign="top"|Losers|-|align="left"|1|align="left"|Milan Central|align="left"|Carlo Scognamiglio|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Forza Italia|align="left"|47.9%|align="left"|G. Bianchini (Olive) 35.2%
L. Rossi (League) 10.9%|-|align="left"|2|align="left"|Milan East|align="left"|Saverio Vertone|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Forza Italia|align="left"|46.4%|align="left"|Vera Squarcialupi (Olive) 36.2%
G. Galimberti (League) 11.5%|-|align="left"|3|align="left"|Milan West|align="left"|Riccardo De Corato|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|National Alliance|align="left"|46.5%|align="left"|Felice Besostri (Olive) 35.4%
P. Arpesani (League) 11.7%|-|align="left"|4|align="left"|Milan South|align="left"|Roberto Lasagna|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Forza Italia|align="left"|41.5%|align="left"|Antonio Duva (Olive) 38.6%
M. Bedoni (League) 13.1%|-|align="left"|5|align="left"|Milan North|align="left"|Leopoldo Elia|align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party|align="left"|43.6%|align="left"|L. Strik (Pannella) 23.1%
M. Frigerio (League) 16.4%|-|align="left"|6|align="left"|Sesto San Giovanni|align="left"|Antonio Pizzinato|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|42.7%|align="left"|Sergio Travaglia (Pole) 38.1%
C. Pedrazzini (League) 12.9%|-|align="left"|7|align="left"|Lodi|align="left"|Gianni Piatti|align="center"||align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|39.7%|align="left"|Michele Bucci (Pole) 34.8%
G. Finaguerra (League) 17.2%|-|align="left"|8|align="left"|Rozzano|align="left"|Carlo Smuraglia|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|40.8%|align="left"|Antonino Caruso (Pole) 40.1%
G. Lombardi (League) 12.7%|-|align="left"|9|align="left"|Abbiategrasso|align="left"|Francesco Servello|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|National Alliance|align="left"|34.4%|align="left"|F. Bonetti (Olive) 33.0%
G. Gadda (League) 25.5%|-|align="left"|10|align="left"|Rho|align="left"|Fiorello Cortiana|align="center"| |align="left"|Federation of the Greens|align="left"|36.5%|align="left"|F. Tofoni (Pole) 34.9%
G. Carnovali (League) 23.6%|-|align="left"|11|align="left"|Bollate|align="left"|Ornella Piloni|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|38.1%|align="left"|P. Balzano (Pole) 34.0%
E. Busnelli (League) 21.5%|-|align="left"|12|align="left"|Cinisello Balsamo|align="left"|Patrizia Toia|align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party|align="left"|43.8%|align="left"|Enrico Rizzi (Pole) 35.0%
G. Tronconi (League) 15.2%|-|align="left"|13|align="left"|Seregno|align="left"|Ettore Rotelli|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Forza Italia|align="left"|36.3%|align="left"|M. Pulcini (Olive) 29.8%
C. Monti (League) 27.6%|-|align="left"|14|align="left"|Monza|align="left"|Alfredo Mantica|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|National Alliance|align="left"|38.1%|align="left"|Anna Maria Bernasconi (Olive) 37.0%
E. Merlo (League) 19.3%|-|align="left"|15|align="left"|Melzo|align="left"|Loris Maconi|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|41.6%|align="left"|M. Staglieno (Pole) 33.4%
S. Motta (League) 19.4%|-|align="left"|16|align="left"|Cologno Monzese|align="left"|Natale Ripamonti|align="center"| |align="left"|Federation of the Greens|align="left"|40.2%|align="left"|Enrico Pianetta (Pole) 39.0%
C. Marchini (League) 13.8%|-|align="left"|17|align="left"|Varese|align="left"|Piero Pellicini|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|National Alliance|align="left"|33.1%|align="left"|M. Astuti (Olive) 29.9%
Giuseppe Leoni (League) 29.7%|-|align="left"|18|align="left"|Gallarate|align="left"|Luigi Peruzzotti|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|34.6%|align="left"|G. Martinoli (Olive) 29.9%
G. Margutti (Pole) 29.2%|-|align="left"|19|align="left"|Busto Arsizio|align="left"|Antonio Tomassini|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Forza Italia|align="left"|32.8%|align="left"|Francesco Speroni (League) 32.0%
M. Maggioni (Olive) 29.2%|-|align="left"|20|align="left"|Como|align="left"|Gianfranco Miglio|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Federalist Party|align="left"|35.2%|align="left"|G. Peruzzo (Olive) 29.3%
G. Ostinelli (League) 27.2%|-|align="left"|21|align="left"|Cantù|align="left"|Elia Manara|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|32.3%|align="left"|G. Manfredi (Pole) 31.3%
P. Giovanni (Olive) 29.5%|-|align="left"|22|align="left"|Brescia|align="left"|Alessandro Pardini|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|38.9%|align="left"|R. Conti (Pole) 30.6%
G. Giudici (League) 24.7%|-|align="left"|23|align="left"|Lumezzane|align="left"|Francesco Tabladini|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|41.8%|align="left"|A. Gregorelli (Olive) 30.9%
L. Becchetti (Pole) 25.4%|-|align="left"|24|align="left"|Desenzano del Garda|align="left"|Giovanni Bruni|align="center"| |align="left"|Italian Renewal|align="left"|33.1%|align="left"|Massimo Wilde (League) 31.0%
I. Formentini (Pole) 28.4%|-|align="left"|25|align="left"|Chiari|align="left"|Francesco Tirelli|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|32.9%|align="left"|B. Mazzotti (Olive) 32.3%
G.Gei (Pole) 27.8%|-|align="left"|26|align="left"|Suzzara|align="left"|Piergiorgio Bergonzi|align="center"|Alliance of Progressives|align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party|align="left"|34.3%|align="left"|F. Marenghi (Pole) 30.5%
I. Maffini (League) 24.7%|-|align="left"|27|align="left"|Mantua|align="left"|Roberto Borroni|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|43.9%|align="left"|R. Freddi (Pole) 28.3%
A. Cattaneo (League) 20.2%|-|align="left"|28|align="left"|Cremona|align="left"|Angelo Rescaglio|align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party|align="left"|38.7%|align="left"|G. Galli (Pole) 31.9%
B. Bruttomesso (League) 21.8%|-|align="left"|29|align="left"|Pavia|align="left"|Tullio Montagna|align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left|align="left"|37.0%|align="left"|G. Beccaria (Pole) 34.6%
L. Verderio (League) 19.2%|-|align="left"|30|align="left"|Vigevano|align="left"|Domenico Contestabile|align="center"|Pole for Freedoms|align="left"|Forza Italia|align="left"|37.8%|align="left"|C. Broli (Olive) 34.6%
G. Desigis (League) 19.3%|-|align="left"|31|align="left"|Bergamo|align="left"|Giovanni Zilio|align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party|align="left"|32.3%|align="left"|Sergio Rossi (League) 31.9%
L. Caputo (Pole) 29.1%|-|align="left"|32|align="left"|Albino|align="left"|Vito Gnutti|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|44.8%|align="left"|G. Giupponi (Olive) 26.7%
G. Bettera (Pole) 22.3%|-|align="left"|33|align="left"|Treviglio|align="left"|Massimo Dolazza|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|35.5%|align="left"|L. Gelpi (Olive) 29.5%
M. Signorelli (Pole) 27.7%|-|align="left"|34|align="left"|Sondrio|align="left"|Fiorello Provera|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|36.8%|align="left"|M. Gallo (Pole) 28.6%
R. Pedrini (Olive) 27.0%|-|align="left"|35|align="left"|Lecco|align="left"|Roberto Castelli|align="center"|Northern League|align="left"|Northern League|align="left"|33.3%|align="left"|V. Addis (Olive) 32.9%
P. Fiocchi (Pole) 27.1%|}

Additional senators

• Pole for Freedoms

1. Antonino Caruso (National Alliance, 40.1%)
2. Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia, 39.0%)
3. Sergio Travaglia (Forza Italia, 38.1%)
4. Enrico Rizzi (Forza Italia, 35.0%)
5. Michele Bucci (Forza Italia, 34.8%)

• The Olive Tree

1. Antonio Duva (Italian Republican Party, 38.6%)
2. Anna Maria Bernasconi (Democratic Party of the Left, 37.0%)
3. Vera Squarcialupi (Democratic Party of the Left, 36.2%)
4. Felice Besostri (Democratic Party of the Left, 35.4%)

• Lega Nord

1. Francesco Speroni (Lega Nord, 32.0%)^[2]
2. Sergio Rossi (Lega Nord, 31.9%)
3. Massimo Wilde (Lega Nord, 31.0%)

Notes and References

1. Instead, the previous centre-right alliance was mainly composed by the League and Forza Italia and obtained a 43% of votes.
2. He resigned in 1999 when he became MEP. He was then substituted by Giuseppe Leoni.