1970 Tuscan regional election

The Tuscan regional election of 1970 took place on 7–8 June 1970. It was the first-ever regional election.

1970 Tuscan regional election
Tuscany
15 June 1970

All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Tuscany
Party % Seats
PCI 42.3% 23
DC 30.5% 17
PSI 8.7% 3
PSU 6.4% 3
MSI 3.8% 1
PSIUP 3.1% 1
PLI 2.6% 1
PRI 2.2% 1
Major party in each municipality.

Electoral law

Election was held under proportional representation with provincial constituencies where the largest remainder method with a Droop quota was used. To ensure more proportionality, remained votes and seats were transferred at regional level and calculated at-large.

Results

The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party. After the election, the Communists formed a left-wing coalition government with the Italian Socialist Party and the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity. Lelio Lagorio, a Socialist, was elected President of the Region.[1]

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Italian Communist Party 985,382 42.3 23
Christian Democracy 710,908 30.5 17
Italian Socialist Party 203,560 8.7 3
Unitary Socialist Party 148,946 6.4 3
Italian Social Movement 88,876 3.8 1
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 73,947 3.1 1
Italian Liberal Party 61,298 2.6 1
Italian Republican Party 51,954 2.2 1
Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity 2,309 0.1 -
Red Star 1,016 0.0 -
Total 2,328,196 100.0 50

Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

  1. "Gli eletti nella prima legislatura 1970-1975". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
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