The 1996 Italian general election took place on 21 April 1996. In Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, 17 seats were up for election: 10 for the Chamber of Deputies and 7 for the Senate of the Republic.
The South Tyrolean People's Party ran their own candidates as part of "The Fir" alliance with their sister party Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT) except for Bolzano constituency. In the proportional vote, they opted to join the Populars for Prodi of their longtime ally Italian People's Party which was part of The Olive Tree coalition. The list heavily underperformed with 27.4% in South Tyrol, far below their usual majority of the popular vote as many Germans voted the separatist Union for South Tyrol instead, who won 19%. Only in the 2008 provincial and general elections, SVP would fall below 50% and is their worst result ever as of 2024. The SVP would nevertheless stay in the centre-left coalition but also submit their own lists. Meanwhile, Italian Renewal reached one of their best results in the region.
Results Full results <onlyinclude> Chamber of Deputies FPTPParty vote
Trentino FPTPParty vote
South Tyrol FPTPParty vote
Senate of the Republic
Vote in Trentino
Vote in South Tyrol
Elected members of Parliament Chamber of Deputies The Fir Siegfried Brugger (SVP) Hans Widmann (SVP) Karl Zeller (SVP) Pole for Freedoms National Alliance Pietro Mitolo Forza Italia Franco Frattini L'ULIVO Democrats of the Left Luigi Olivieri Sandro Schmid Federation of the Greens Marco Boato Ladin Autonomist Union Giuseppe Detomas Lega Nord Rolando Fontan
Senate of the Republic The Fir Helga Thaler Ausserhofer (SVP) Armin Pinggera (SVP) Pole for Freedoms National Alliance Adriana Pasquali CCD–UDC Renzo Gubert Ivo Tarolli
L'ULIVO Italian People's Party Tarcisio Andreolli Alberto Robol
See also 1996 Italian general election in Aosta Valley Proporz
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