# 1996 Palo del Colle municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Palo del Colle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle.md), November 17, 1996

Turnout: 12,235 of 17,296 registered voters (70.7%). −3.3 points since 1995.

## [Mayor of Palo del Colle](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-12-01-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Schinaia | 5,984 | 63.0% | Elected |
| Giuseppe Dachille | 3,519 | 37.0% |  |

## [Palo del Colle Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

CDU won 11 of the 17 seats, with 61.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CDU | 6,851 | 61.8% | 11 |
| Forza Italia | 1,244 | 11.2% | 2 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,193 | 10.8% | 3 |
| National Alliance | 1,171 | 10.6% | 1 |
| Federation of the Greens | 625 | 5.6% |  |

## Contests

- [1996 Palo del Colle mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md)
- [1996 Palo del Colle municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-11-17-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [1996 Palo del Colle municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/palo-del-colle/1996-12-01-runoff.md), December 1, 1996

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