# 1996 Ruffano municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Ruffano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano.md), November 17, 1996

CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE) won 15 of the 20 seats, with 65.4% 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) 15 and Olive Tree 5.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Olive Tree | 2,152 | 34.6% | 5 | Won |
| CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE) | 4,059 | 65.4% | 15 | Won |

Valid votes: 6,211

Turnout: 76.6% (6,407 of 8,369 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DIREZIONE COMUNE, 100.0%
- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2012-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): RUFFANO & TORREPADULI, DEMOCRAZIA E' SVILUPPO, CITTADINI PROTAGONISTI
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): ALLEANZA, DUE PAESI UN SOLO CUORE, PER IL POPOLO DI RUFFANO E TORREPADULI
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, National Alliance, INSIEME
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-SIN(CONTR.UFF.), 100.0%
- November 17, 1996: CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), The Olive Tree, MANI PULITE
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1994-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PROGRESSISTI-ALTRI, LISTA AREA GOV.
- [May 28, 1989](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1989-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI-DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, DC PSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 17, 1996

- [Ruffano mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1996-11-17-local.md) (238)

## 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 Ruffano

- [1996 Ruffano mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruffano/1996-11-17-local/sindaco.md)
- 1996 Ruffano municipal council election

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