ITALY

LAST ELECTIONS

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Chamber:

Senato della Repubblica

Dates of election / renewal (from/to):

13 April 2008

14 April 2008

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for all the seats in the Senate following premature dissolution of this body on 6 February 2008. Elections had previously taken place in April 2006.

Background and outcome of elections:

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STATISTICS


Round no 1 (13 April 2008): Election results
Number of registered electors
Voters		34'718'630 (80.4%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers		1'318'658
Valid votes		33'399'972



Round no 1: Distribution of votes

Political Group	Candidates	Votes	%
People of Freedom
Democratic Party
Northern League
Italy of Values (IV-LDP)
Union of the Centre
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)
SVP - Together for Autonomy
Movement for Autonomy
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad
For Aosta Valley (PvdA)


Round no 1: Distribution of seats

Political Group				Total
People of Freedom				147
Democratic Party				118
Northern League				25
Italy of Values (IV-LDP)				14
Union of the Centre				3
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)				2
SVP - Together for Autonomy				2
Movement for Autonomy				2
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad				1
For Aosta Valley (PvdA)				1

Comments:

Sources:
- http://politiche2008.interno.it/
- http://www.senato.it/composizione/index.htm

Distribution of seats according to sex:

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Women:

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