# 1985 Rutigliano municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Rutigliano](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 13 of the 30 seats, with 40.9% 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: DC 13, PSI 8, PCI 4, PSDI 4, and MSI DN 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 4,030 | 40.9% | 13 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 2,522 | 25.6% | 8 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 1,526 | 15.5% | 4 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 1,374 | 13.9% | 4 | Won |
| MSI DN | 407 | 4.1% | 1 | Won |

Valid votes: 9,859

Turnout: 89.1% (10,214 of 11,458 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, I MODERATI PER RUTIGLIANO, Democratic Party, NUOVO CENTRO DESTRA, AGRICOLTORI RUTIGLIANESI, IMPEGNO PER RUTIGLIANO, ARCOBALENO, INSIEME
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, IMPEGNO PER RUTIGLIANO, I MODERATI, ARCOBALENO, MPA MOVIMENTO PER LE AUTONOMIE, LA PUGLIA PRIMA DI TUTTO, IL PAESE CHE VOGLIAMO, PARTITO SOCIALISTA, Union of the Centre, MOVIMENTO CIVICO RISVEGLIO
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): National Alliance, Forza Italia, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Union of the Centre, CEN-SIN(CONTR.UFF.), SOCIALISTI AUTON., DL.LA MARGHERITA, SDI, DIPIETRO OCCHETTO, MOVIMENTO CIVICO
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, National Alliance, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., SDI, PPI (POP), I DEMOCRATICI, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): RIF.COM-F.VERDI, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), PDS, CENTRO, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, National Alliance, PATTO DEMOCRATICI
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/rutigliano/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Socialist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 12, 1985

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1985-05-12-local.md) (6,557)

## 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).

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