# 1985 Verbania municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Piemonte](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte.md) / [Verbania](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania.md), May 12, 1985

The Italian Communist Party won 13 of the 40 seats, with 30.1% of the vote.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. Seats are the council seats the open data gives each list. They do not include the mayor, or defeated candidates for mayor who took a seat on the council.

Seats: PCI 13, DC 10, PSI 9, MSI DN 5, PSDI 1, PRI 1, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italian Communist Party | 6,539 | 30.1% | 13 | Won |
| Christian Democracy | 5,134 | 23.6% | 10 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 4,574 | 21.1% | 9 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 1,005 | 4.6% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 968 | 4.5% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 521 | 2.4% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 2,985 | 13.7% | 5 | Won |

Valid votes: 21,726

Turnout: 89.1% (23,387 of 26,259 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 9, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/2024-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md): VERBANIA FUTURA, Democratic Party, LEALI CON VERBANIA, Fratelli d'Italia, MARCHIONINI PER RABAINI, CAMBIA IL VENTO, FORZA ITALIA - NOI MODERATI - PPE
- [May 26, 2019](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/2019-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, LEGA SALVINI, INSIEME PER VERBANIA, LA VERBANIA DEL SI, VERBANIA VIVA, Forza Italia, Fratelli d'Italia, COMUNITA.VB
- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, Forza Italia, CON SILVIA PER VERBANIA, Movimento 5 Stelle, COMUNITA'.VB, NUOVO CENTRO DESTRA, SINISTRA & AMBIENTE, LEGA NORD-ALTRE, COM.IT-SIN.ECOL.LIB-ALTRI
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, Lega Nord, CITTADINI CON ZANOTTI, PER VERBANIA, Italy of Values, Union of the Centre, RIFOND.COM. - SIN.EUROPEA - COM.ITALIANI
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, INDIPENDENTI PER VB, SDI-ALTRI, VERBANIA INSIEME, Communist Refoundation Party, Lega Nord, Party of Italian Communists, Federation of the Greens
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, National Alliance, Party of Italian Communists, PPI (POP), SDI, CITTADINI VERBANIA
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, Forza Italia, POPOLARI DEMOCRATICI, National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, MSI-DN, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., LEGA LOMBARDA, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- May 12, 1985: Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, DEM. PROL., Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, PDUP, Italian Republican Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Mista di Destra, PSU, PSI UP, Italian Liberal Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/verbania/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI, PSIUP

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 12, 1985

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1985-05-12-local.md) (6,557)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

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