# 1985 Arnesano municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Arnesano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano.md), May 12, 1985

MISTE DI SINISTRA won 16 of the 20 seats, with 53.7% 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: MISTE DI SINISTRA 16 and DC 4.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 990 | 46.3% | 4 | Won |
| MISTE DI SINISTRA | 1,147 | 53.7% | 16 | Won |

Valid votes: 2,137

Turnout: 89.1% (2,319 of 2,604 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): INSIEME PER ARNESANO, ORIZZONTE COMUNE
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ARNESANO UNITA, GENERAZIONE FUTURA
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), LISTA CIVICA, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE)
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), AN-CCD
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTA DI SINISTRA
- May 12, 1985: MISTE DI SINISTRA, Christian Democracy
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTE DI SINISTRA
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/arnesano/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, ETEROGENEE

## 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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