The Tuscan regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015.Alfano: la data delle regionali è il 31 Maggio La Repubblica, 24 March 2015
Electoral system Tuscany uses its own legislation of 2014 to elect its Regional Council. The councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method. Florence constituency is further divided into 4 sub-constituencies. Preferential voting is allowed: a maximum of two preferences can be expressed for candidates of the same party list and provided the two chosen candidates are of different gender.
In this system parties are grouped in alliances, supporting a candidate for the post of President of Tuscany. The candidate receiving at least 40% of the votes is elected to the post and his/her list (or the coalition) is awarded a majority in the Regional Council. If no candidate gets more than 40% of the votes, a run-off is held fourteen days after, with only the two top candidates from the first round allowed. The winning candidate is assured a majority in the Regional Council.
Council apportionment According to the official 2011 Italian census, the 40 Council seats which must be covered by proportional representation are so distributed between Tuscan provinces. The number of seats to be assigned in each province is the following: AR FI GR LI LU MS PI PT PO SI 4 11 2 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 The Province of Florence is further divided into smaller electoral colleges.
Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-left coalition Democratic Party 42.233 Enrico Rossi Tuscan People (incl. PSI) Centre-right coalition Forza Italia 27.115 Stefano Mugnai Lega Toscana – More Tuscany (incl. MAT)Tuscany to the Left (incl. SEL, PRC, PCdI)9.13 Tommaso Fattori Right-wing coalition Northern League Tuscany 6.53 Claudio Borghi Brothers of ItalyFive Star Movement Giacomo GiannarelliPassion for Tuscany (incl. NCD, UDC) Giovanni Lamioni
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Enrico Rossi656,920 48.021 Democratic Party614,86945.9324 Tuscan People–Reformists 2020 22,7601.70–Total637,62947.6324 Claudio Borghi273,79520.022 Northern League Tuscany214,43016.024 Brothers of Italy51,1523.821Total265,58219.845 Giacomo Giannarelli205,81815.051 Five Star Movement200,77115.004 Stefano Mugnai124,4329.101 Forza Italia112,6588.411 Lega Toscana–More Tuscany7,9960.60–Total120.6549.011 Tommaso Fattori85,8706.281 Tuscany to the Left 83,1876.211 Giovanni Lamioni17,1461.27– Passion for Tuscany15,8371.18– Gabriele Chiurli3,6210.26– Direct Democracy3,3190.25– Total candidates1,367,872100.006Total parties1,326,979100.0035 Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections
See also 2015 Italian regional elections List of members of the Regional Council of Tuscany, 2015–2020
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