2005 Tuscan regional election

The Tuscan regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.

2005 Tuscan regional election

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All 65 seats to the Regional Council
Turnout71.3% (Decrease3.3%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Claudio Martini Alessandro Antichi
Party DS Forza Italia
Alliance The Union House of Freedoms
Last election 32 seats, 49.3% 16 seats, 40.0%
Seats won 39 21
Seat change Increase7 Increase5
Popular vote 1,185,374 678,491
Percentage 57.4% 32.8%
Swing Increase8.1% Decrease1.6%


President before election

Claudio Martini
DS

Elected President

Claudio Martini
DS

Incumbent Claudio Martini (Democrats of the Left) defeated Alessandro Antichi (Forza Italia) by a landslide.

Electoral system

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Tuscany uses its own legislation of 2004 to elect its Council. The councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and close lists.

In this system parties are grouped in alliances, and the alliance which receives a plurality of votes elects all its candidates, its leader becoming the President of Tuscany.

In 2005 the number of the regional councilors rose to 65 from 50.

Parties and candidates

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Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
The Union The Olive Tree 45.0 20 Claudio Martini
Party of Italian Communists 3.0 1
Federation of the Greens 2.2 1
Italy of Values
House of Freedoms Forza Italia 20.2 8 Alessandro Antichi
National Alliance 14.9 5
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 4.1 2
Northern League Tuscany 0.6
Communist Refoundation Party 6.7 2 Luca Ciabatti

Results

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2005 election led to the return to the guide of the Region, for its second consecutive term, Claudio Martini, supported by the center-left coalition.

If the mechanisms of electoral law generated a Regional Council very similar to the incumbent one, popular vote marked a significant increase in the gap between the two sides, which was almost halved. The same plurality party, Democrats of the Left in coalition with other parties in The Olive Tree, increased of more than one hundred thousand preferences. The election was also the test for a list that led, within two years, to the national foundation of a new political entity, the Democratic Party.

Like 1995 election, Communist Refoundation Party run lonely with its candidate.

3–4 April 2005 Tuscan regional election results
 
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
Claudio Martini 1,185,374 57.37 1
The Olive Tree 880,876 48.77 33
Party of Italian Communists 77,126 4.27 3
Federation of the Greens 50,235 2.78 2
Italy of Values 15,869 0.88
Total 1,024,106 56.70 38
Alessandro Antichi 678,491 32.84 1
Forza Italia 310,427 17.19 10
National Alliance 196,478 10.88 7
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 66,186 3.66 3
Northern League Tuscany 22,884 1.27
Total 595,975 33.00 20
Luca Ciabatti 151,560 7.33 1 Communist Refoundation Party 148,103 8.20 4
Renzo Macelloni 30,062 1.45 Socialists and Laics (incl. New PSI, PRI, PLI) 23,379 1.29
Mario Gozzoli 20,845 1.01 Social Alternative 14,651 0.81
Total candidates 2,066,332 100.00 3 Total parties 1,806,214 100.00 62
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections