# 1985 Casarano municipal council election

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

Christian Democracy won 16 of the 30 seats, with 50.4% 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 16, PCI 6, PSI 4, PRI 2, and MSI DN 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 5,875 | 50.4% | 16 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 2,534 | 21.7% | 6 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 1,494 | 12.8% | 4 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 953 | 8.2% | 2 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 47 | 0.4% |  |  |
| MSI DN | 755 | 6.5% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 11,658

Turnout: 84.2% (12,236 of 14,534 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Fratelli d'Italia, OTTAVIO DE NUZZO SINDACO, Democratic Party, RINASCE CASARANO, LAURA PARROTTA SINDACO, CASARANO INSIEME SI PUO', LA CITTA' AL CENTRO
- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, GIANNI STEFANO SINDACO, Democratic Party, LIBER@CITTA', LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, Union of the Centre, CENTRO DEM.CRISTIANO, VERDI ECOLOGISTI E RETI CIVICHE
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, CON IVAN DE MASI SINDACO, LIBER@CITTA', CASARANO SEMPRE, Union of the Centre, UNITI PER CLAUDIO CASCIARO, INSIEME PER CASARANO, IO SUD
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, A.P. UDEUR, National Alliance, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Union of the Centre, DEM.CRIST.
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PPI (POP), Democrats of the Left, CDL, SDI, National Alliance, MOV.SOC.TRICOLORE, I DEMOCRATICI, LISTA CIVICA, CENTRO CRIST.DEM.
- [November 29, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, PPI (POP), CDL, LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, SDI, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, National Alliance, UDR
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/1994-11-20-local/consiglio-comunale.md): P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, PROGRESSISTI, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/casarano/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN

## 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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