# 1997 Palagiano municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Palagiano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano.md), November 16, 1997

CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE) won 17 of the 20 seats, with 69.2% 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: CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE) 17 and Olive Tree 3.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Olive Tree | 3,188 | 30.8% | 3 | Won |
| CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE) | 7,149 | 69.2% | 17 | Won |

Valid votes: 10,337

Turnout: 90.1% (10,669 of 11,846 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, PALAGIANO IN CRESCITA, Democratic Party, Union of the Centre, IO SUD, PALAGIANO NEL CUORE, ALLEANZA PER L'ITALIA
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Union of the Centre, U.D.EUR POPOLARI - L'ITALIA DI MEZZO, LISTA CIVICA, National Alliance, F.VERDI-COM.ITALIANI, RIFONDAZIONE COMUNISTA -SDI
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The Olive Tree, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- November 16, 1997: CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), The Olive Tree, POLO PER LE LIBERTA', CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE)
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1993-11-21-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ETEROGENEA, MISTA DI SINISTRA, Christian Democracy, MSI-DN
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, VERDI ARCOBALENO, MSI-DN
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTA DI SINISTRA, DC IND, Italian Socialist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, DC IND, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Palagiano mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Palagiano

- [1997 Palagiano mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palagiano/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md)
- 1997 Palagiano municipal council election

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