Lombard regional election, 1990
Encyclopedia
The Lombard regional election of 1990 took place on 6 May 1990. The 5th term of the Regional Council was chosen.
with provincial constituencies where the largest remainder method
with a Droop quota
was used. To ensure more proportionality, remained votes and seats were transferred at regional level and calculated at-large
.
, which had been the leading political force in the region for twenty years, and the Italian Communist Party
lost half million votes each and Lega Lombarda
, a new autonomist party led by Umberto Bossi
, obtained a sounding victory, entering the Regional Council with 15 councillors, along with one for Lombard Alliance League, and becoming the second largest party in the region. Since that point Lega Lombarda became a stable political force in Lombardy.
After the election a cabinet led by Christian Democrat Giuseppe Giovenzana was formed but, after the Tangentopoli
crisis, it was replaced by a succession of governments which included both Lombard League and the Democratic Party of the Left
, the successor party of the Communists.
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Electoral law
Election was held under proportional representationProportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
with provincial constituencies where the largest remainder method
Largest remainder method
The largest remainder method is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems...
with a Droop quota
Droop Quota
The Droop quota is the quota most commonly used in elections held under the Single Transferable Vote system. It is also sometimes used in elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation . In an STV election the quota is the minimum number of votes a...
was used. To ensure more proportionality, remained votes and seats were transferred at regional level and calculated at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
.
Results
Christian DemocracyChristian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
, which had been the leading political force in the region for twenty years, and the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
lost half million votes each and Lega Lombarda
Lega Lombarda
Lega Lombarda is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, the party is the second largest in the region....
, a new autonomist party led by Umberto Bossi
Umberto Bossi
Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician, leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy. He is married to Manuela Marrone and has four sons ....
, obtained a sounding victory, entering the Regional Council with 15 councillors, along with one for Lombard Alliance League, and becoming the second largest party in the region. Since that point Lega Lombarda became a stable political force in Lombardy.
After the election a cabinet led by Christian Democrat Giuseppe Giovenzana was formed but, after the Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli is a term which was coined to describe pervasive corruption in the Italian political system exposed in the 1992-6 Mani Pulite investigations, as well as the resulting scandal, which led to the collapse of the hitherto dominant Christian Democracy party and its allies.-Popular distrust...
crisis, it was replaced by a succession of governments which included both Lombard League and the Democratic Party of the Left
Democratic Party of the Left
The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...
, the successor party of the Communists.
| Parties | votes | % | swing | seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democracy Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
1,784,634 | 28.6 | -7.4 | 25 |
| Lombard League Lega Lombarda Lega Lombarda is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, the party is the second largest in the region.... |
1,183,493 | 18.9 | +18.9 | 15 |
| Italian Communist Party Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played... |
1,172,059 | 18.8 | -7.9 | 15 |
| Italian Socialist Party Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
892,998 | 14.3 | -1.1 | 12 |
| Green List Green Lists The Green Lists was an green Italian political party.It was founded in 1986 and merged in 1991 with the Rainbow Greens to form the Federation of the Greens.... |
213,529 | 3.4 | +1.0 | 2 |
| Italian Republican Party Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
160,985 | 2.6 | -2.2 | 2 |
| Italian Social Movement Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s... |
158,614 | 2.5 | -3.5 | 2 |
| Pensioners' Party Pensioners' Party (Italy) The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo.... |
114,016 | 1.8 | +1.3 | 1 |
| Rainbow Greens Rainbow Greens Rainbow Greens was a green Italian political party.It was founded in 1989 by splinters of Proletarian Democracy and some leading Radicals .It took part in the 1989 European Parliament elections,... |
113,824 | 1.8 | +1.5 | 1 |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... |
103,188 | 1.7 | -1.1 | 1 |
| Italian Liberal Party Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
88,308 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 1 |
| Lombard Alliance League | 76,516 | 1.2 | +0.7 | 1 |
| Proletarian Democracy Proletarian Democracy Proletarian Democracy was a political party in Italy.-1970s:DP was founded in 1975 as a joint electoral front of the Proletarian Unity Party , Workers Vanguard and the Workers Movement for Socialism... |
73,451 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 1 |
| Anti-Prohibition List | 62,356 | 1.0 | +1.0 | 1 |
| Others | 50,007 | 0.8 | +0.8 | - |
| Total | 6,247,978 | 100.0 | = | 80 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior