# 1985 Mattinata municipal council election

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

The Italian Communist Party won 7 of the 20 seats, with 33.6% 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: PCI 7, DC 6, PSDI 3, PSI 3, and MSI DN 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italian Communist Party | 1,255 | 33.6% | 7 | Won |
| Christian Democracy | 1,028 | 27.5% | 6 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 570 | 15.3% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 543 | 14.5% | 3 | Won |
| MSI DN | 336 | 9.0% | 1 | Won |

Valid votes: 3,732

Turnout: 83.3% (3,827 of 4,595 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): NOI COMUNITA', 100.0%
- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): MATTINATA RIPARTE, SCELGO MATTINATA, MATTINATA IN MOVIMENTO
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): SI, AMO MATTINATA, MATTINATA INCOMUNE
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE)
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), SDI
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The Olive Tree, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, AN-CCD
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN
- May 12, 1985: Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/mattinata/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MISTA DI DESTRA, PSIUP

## 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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