# 1985 Bari municipal council election

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

Christian Democracy won 20 of the 60 seats, with 32.7% 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: DC 20, PSI 14, PCI 10, MSI DN 7, PSDI 5, PRI 3, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 73,971 | 32.7% | 20 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 50,315 | 22.2% | 14 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 35,807 | 15.8% | 10 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 20,367 | 9.0% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 12,883 | 5.7% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 5,668 | 2.5% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 27,536 | 12.2% | 7 | Won |

Valid votes: 226,547

Turnout: 88.5% (241,084 of 272,317 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bari/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, EMILIANO PER BARI, SIMEONE DI CAGNO ABBRESCIA, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, Italy of Values, PER BARI, REALTA' PUGLIESE, I MODERATI, DEMOCRATICI POPOLARI E CRISTIANI
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bari/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): EMILIANO PER BARI, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Union of the Centre, A.P. UDEUR, Communist Refoundation Party, SOCIALISTI AUTON., PRI-ALTRI, SDI
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bari/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, National Alliance, Democrats of the Left, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., CDL, PPI (POP), SDI, I DEMOCRATICI, LIBERAL SGARBI-ALTRI, Communist Refoundation Party, Federation of the Greens
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bari/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Forza Italia, PDS, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., LABUR-SOCIALDEM-PRI, POPOLARI, PATTO DEMOCRATICI, Communist Refoundation Party, Federation of the Greens, AMBIENTE CLUB
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bari/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, MSI-DN, LISTA VERDE
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, LISTA VERDE
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/bari/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, IND.

## 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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