# 1985 Martina Franca municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Martina Franca](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 23 of the 40 seats, with 55.4% 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 23, PCI 9, PSI 4, MSI DN 2, PRI 1, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 16,363 | 55.4% | 23 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 6,165 | 20.9% | 9 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 3,344 | 11.3% | 4 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 986 | 3.3% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 859 | 2.9% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 1,844 | 6.2% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 29,561

Turnout: 92.8% (30,915 of 33,309 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, Italy of Values, Union of the Centre, IDEA LISTA, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, Left, Ecology and Freedom, MOVIMENTO LA PUGLIA PER VENDOLA
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, National Alliance, Union of the Centre, LISTA CIVICA, The Olive Tree, Italy of Values, LISTA CIVICA, DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, National Alliance, Union of the Centre, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, PROSPETTIVE
- [November 29, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1998-11-29-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, CDL, Italian Renewal, PPI (POP), CENTRO CRIST.DEM., National Alliance, UDR, SDI
- [November 20, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1994-11-20-local/consiglio-comunale.md): P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, National Alliance, PDS, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA
- [June 6, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1993-06-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, ETEROGENEA, PDS, MSI-DN, LA RETE-MOV.DEM.
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, DC IND, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/martina-franca/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI

## 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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