# 2000 Melpignano municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Melpignano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano.md), April 16, 2000

The Olive Tree won 8 of the 12 seats, with 62.5% 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: Olive Tree 8 and CENTRO 4.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Olive Tree | 1,000 | 62.5% | 8 | Won |
| CENTRO | 601 | 37.5% | 4 | Won |

Valid votes: 1,601

Turnout: 74.4% (1,668 of 2,241 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PROGETTO COMUNE, MELPIGNANO COMUNITA' FUTURA
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PROGETTO DEMOCRATICO, The People of Freedom, MELPIGNANO AL CENTRO
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): UNITI NELL'ULIVO, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- April 16, 2000: The Olive Tree, CENTRO
- [November 19, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1995-11-19-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ALTRE LISTE, Christian Democracy
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, 100.0%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on April 16, 2000

- [Melpignano mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2000-04-16-local.md) (1,098)

## 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).

## On the ballot in Melpignano

- [2000 Melpignano mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/melpignano/2000-04-16-local/sindaco.md)
- 2000 Melpignano municipal council election

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