# 1985 Francavilla Fontana municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Francavilla Fontana](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 21 of the 40 seats, with 48.0% 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 21, PCI 10, MSI DN 4, PSI 3, PRI 1, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 10,175 | 48.0% | 21 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 5,216 | 24.6% | 10 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 1,730 | 8.2% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 551 | 2.6% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 513 | 2.4% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 438 | 2.1% |  |  |
| MSI DN | 2,576 | 12.2% | 4 | Won |

Valid votes: 21,199

Turnout: 92.3% (21,957 of 23,795 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, Forza Italia, NUOVO CENTRO DESTRA, Left, Ecology and Freedom, PROGETTO PER L'ITALIA, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, Communist Refoundation Party, NOI CI SIAMO
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Union of the Centre, Democratic Party, LA DESTRA, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, DI PIETRO ITALIA DEI VALORI - ALTRI, LIBERTAS DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, DEMOCRATICI, Union of the Centre, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, LA MARGHERITA, CCD-CDU
- [November 17, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Forza Italia, PDS, PPI (POP), CENTRO CRIST.DEM., CDU, Communist Refoundation Party, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE)
- [June 9, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1996-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, PDS, PPI (POP), CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Forza Italia, CDU, Communist Refoundation Party
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., PDS, Forza Italia, POPOLARI, CENTRO, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), PATTO DEMOCRATICI, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), FED.VERDI-AD
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI-DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, ETEROGENEA, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN IND, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI, IND., Italian Socialist Party, PSU
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/francavilla-fontana/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI, IND., Italian Socialist Party

## 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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