# 1985 Matino municipal council election

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

Christian Democracy won 17 of the 30 seats, with 53.1% 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 17, PSI 6, PCI 3, PRI 2, and MSI DN 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 3,681 | 53.1% | 17 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 1,307 | 18.9% | 6 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 766 | 11.1% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 549 | 7.9% | 2 | Won |
| MSI DN | 623 | 9.0% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 6,926

Turnout: 81.2% (7,248 of 8,928 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, LA TUA CITTA', MATINO DEMOCRATICA
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, Democrats of the Left
- [May 24, 1998](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/1998-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), The Olive Tree
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/1994-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/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 Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI DN, Italian Communist Party, ETEROGENEA, Italian Republican Party, Italian Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/matino/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI, ETEROGENEA, Italian Communist 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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