2005 Basilicata regional election

The Basilicata regional election of 2005 took place on 17–18 April 2005.

2005 Basilicata regional election

17–18 April 2005
All 30 seats to the Regional Council of Basilicata
Turnout	67.16% ( 5.50%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Vito De Filippo Cosimo Latronico Party The Daisy Forza Italia Alliance The Union House of Freedoms Seats won 20 10 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 236,479 101,725 Percentage 67.0% 28.8% Swing 2.7% 6.3%
Basilicata before election Angelo Raffaele Dinardo People's Party Basilicata-elect Vito De Filippo The Daisy

Due to some legal issues with the presentation of the list of Social Alternative, Basilicata did not vote along with the other Italian regions in the 3-4 April 2005 regional elections, but a couple of weeks later instead, on 17–18 April 2005. The victory of The Union coalition, which obtained more than two thirds of the vote, was the largest in Italy and Vito De Filippo (DL) was elected President by a landslide.

Results

17–18 April 2005 Basilicata regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Vito De Filippo	236,479	67.00	3		The Olive Tree	133,104	38.65	10
						UDEUR	38,042	11.05	3
						Federation of the Greens	19,592	5.69	1
						Communist Refoundation Party	15,992	4.64	1
						Party of Italian Communists	14,332	4.16	1
						Italy of Values	9,511	2.76	1
						Pact of Liberal Democrats	6,006	1.74	0
					Total		236,579	68.70	17
	Cosimo Latronico	101,725	28.82	1		Forza Italia	43,658	12.68	4
						Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	27,100	7.87	3
						National Alliance	22,553	6.55	2
						Federation of the Centre (PRI–DCU–DCA–PLI)	3,124	0.91	-
					Total		96,435	28.00	9
	Margherita Torrio	8,780	2.49	–		Socialist Party – New PSI	7,979	2.32	0
	Roberto Fiore	3,547	1.00	–		Social Alternative	2,335	0.68	0
	Angela Mancuso	2,436	0.69	–		Popular Unity	1,014	0.29	0
Total candidates		352,967	100.00	4	Total parties		344,342	100.00	26
Registered voters		372,256	67.16
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results