| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Il Parlamento / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Senato della Repubblica / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Camera dei Deputati / Chamber of Deputies
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
4 March 2018 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats in the Senate following the dissolution of this body on 28 December 2017. |
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 4 March 2018 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
46'707'900
32'459'469 (69.49%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Coalition Lega - Forza Italia - FdI - NcI-UdC |
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| Five Star Movement (M5s) |
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| Coalition Democratic Party (PD) - "+EUROPA" - IEI-CP - SVP-PATT |
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| Free and Equal (LeU) |
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| Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE) |
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| South American Union of Italian Immigrants (USEI) |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Coalition Lega - Forza Italia - FdI - NcI-UdC |
137
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| Five Star Movement (M5s) |
111
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| Coalition Democratic Party (PD) - "+EUROPA" - IEI-CP - SVP-PATT |
60
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| Free and Equal (LeU) |
4
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| Associative Movement of Italians Abroad (MAIE) |
1
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| South American Union of Italian Immigrants (USEI) |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
207
113
35.31%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note on the distribution of seats:
- Coalition Lega - Forza Italia - FdI - NcI-UdC comprises: the League (Lega), Forza Italia (FI), Brothers of Italy (FdI) and We with Italy (Noi con l'Italia)-Union of the Centre (UdC).
- Coalition Democratic Party (PD) - "+EUROPA" - IEI-CP - SVP-PATT comprises: the Democratic Party (PD), More Europe (+EUROPA), Italy Europe Together (IEI), the Popular Civic List (CP) and the South Tyrolean Peoples Party (SVP) - the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT).
- The Five Star Movement (M5s) won 112 seats but was allotted 111 seats due to lack of candidates on its list. Consequently, there were 314 senators directly elected, instead of 315.
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex:
As at 23 March 2018, out of 320 senators 113 were women.
- 111 women directly elected (out of 314 senators);
- 2 women appointed by the President of the Republic (out of 5 senators).
In addition, former President Giorgio Napolitano sits in the Senate as ex-officio (life senator).
Sources:
IPU Group (23.03.2018)
http://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=S&dtel=04/03/2018&tpa=I&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=S&ms=S
http://dait.interno.gov.it/documenti/dcse_dossier_politiche_4_marzo_2018.pdf
http://www.interno.gov.it/it/notizie/frequently-asked-questions-faq
http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2017/11/11/17G00175/sg |
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