The Italian regional elections of 1975 were held on 15 and 16 June. The fifteen ordinary regions, created in 1970, elected their second assemblies. Following the 1971 census,

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Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

and

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had ten more seats each.

Electoral system

The pure

party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a subset of proportional representation electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through their position on an electoral list. They can also be us ...

had become the accepted electoral system of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, and it was adopted for the regional vote too. Each

Italian province The provinces of Italy ( it, province d'Italia) are the second-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, on an intermediate level between a municipality () and a region (). Since 2015, provinces have been classified as "institutio ...

corresponded to a constituency electing a group of candidates. At the constituency level, seats were divided between

open list Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This is as opposed to closed list, which allows only active members, par ...

s using the

largest remainder method The largest remainder method (also known as Hare–Niemeyer method, Hamilton method or as Vinton's method) is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems. It contrasts with variou ...

with

Droop quota The Droop quota is the quota most commonly used in elections held under the single transferable vote (STV) system. It is also sometimes used in elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation (list PR). ...

. Remaining votes and seats were transferred at the regional level, where they were divided using the

Hare quota The Hare quota (also known as the simple quota) is a formula used under some forms of proportional representation. In these voting systems the quota is the number of votes that guarantees a candidate, or a party in some cases, captures a seat. Th ...

, and automatically distributed to the best-performing losers on the local lists.

Results summary

Nine Regional Councils elected administrations led by a

Christian Democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

members backed by

centrist Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to Left-w ...

alliances, while three regions,

Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...

and

Latium Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire. Definition Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on whi ...

, changed sides, adding themselves to the traditional

leftist Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

strongholds

Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

and

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: PCI and PSI shared three presidencies each. It was a big victory for Communist leader

Enrico Berlinguer Enrico Berlinguer (; 25 May 1922 – 11 June 1984) was an Italian politician, considered the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which he led as the national secretary from 1972 until his death during a tense period in Ital ...

. The results were a shock for the Christian Democrats which, even though they remained the majority party, saw the possibility of an historical defeat at national level in the next election. The party's secretary

Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani (; 6 February 1908 – 20 November 1999) was an Italian politician and statesman, who served as 32nd prime minister of Italy for five separate terms. He was one of the best-known Italian politicians after the Second World War an ...

was fired, and the government led by

Aldo Moro Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro (; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and a prominent member of the Christian Democracy (DC). He served as prime minister of Italy from December 1963 to June 1968 and then from November 1974 to July ...

began to run into more and more difficulties, leading to an early dissolution of the national legislature the following year.

Results by region

1975 Abruzzo regional election The Abruzzo regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975. Events Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Christian Demo ...

1975 Apulian regional election The Apulian regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975. Events Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Christian Democr ...

* 1975 Basilicata regional election *

1975 Calabrian regional election The 1975 Calabrian regional election took place on 15 June 1975. Events Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy was by far the largest party and Christian Democrat Pasquale Perugini formed a government with the support of the Italian S ...

* 1975 Campania regional election *

1975 Emilia-Romagna regional election The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975. The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party, with almost two times the votes of Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy. After the election Guido Fanti ...

1975 Lazio regional election The regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975. Ten new seats were added to the Regional Council following the 1971 census. Events Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy was narrowly behind the Italian Communist Party. After ...

1975 Ligurian regional election The Ligurian regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975. Events The Italian Communist Party was the largest party, largely ahead of Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy. After the election, Communist Angelo Carossino forme ...

1975 Lombard regional election The 1975 Lombard regional election took place on 15 June 1975. The 2nd term of the Regional Council was chosen. Electoral law Election was held under proportional representation with provincial constituencies where the largest remainder method ...

* 1975 Marche regional election * 1975 Molise regional election *

1975 Piedmontese regional election The 1975 Piedmontese regional election took place on 15 June 1975. Ten new seats were added to the Regional Council of Piedmont following the 1971 census. Events Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy resulted narrowly behind the Ita ...

* 1975 Tuscan regional election * 1975 Umbrian regional election * 1975 Venetian regional election {{Elections in Italy 1975 elections in Italy Elections in Italian regions June 1975 events in Europe