# 1997 Oria municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Oria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria.md), April 27, 1997

Turnout: 10,234 of 12,236 registered voters (83.6%). +0.02 points since 1993.

## [Mayor of Oria](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sergio Giuseppe Ardito | 4,670 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Maria Lucia Carone In Mola | 4,498 | 49.1% |  |

## [Oria Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

PDS won 10 of the 16 seats, with 59.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PDS | 5,524 | 59.3% | 10 |
| National Alliance | 1,250 | 13.4% | 2 |
| Forza Italia | 1,133 | 12.2% | 2 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 904 | 9.7% | 2 |
| Italian Renewal | 508 | 5.5% |  |

## Contests

- [1997 Oria mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)
- [1997 Oria municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [1997 Oria municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/oria/1997-05-11-runoff.md), May 11, 1997

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