# 1985 Ruvo di Puglia municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Ruvo di Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 12 of the 30 seats, with 35.6% 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 12, PCI 10, PSI 3, PSDI 3, and MSI DN 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 5,654 | 35.6% | 12 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 4,887 | 30.8% | 10 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 1,627 | 10.3% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 1,608 | 10.1% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 392 | 2.5% |  |  |
| Italian Republican Party | 353 | 2.2% |  |  |
| MSI DN | 1,348 | 8.5% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 15,869

Turnout: 90.7% (16,327 of 17,993 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia/2011-05-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, MATTEO PAPARELLA SINDACO, Left, Ecology and Freedom, RIF.COM-COM.IT
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), Forza Italia, ALLEANZA, Union of the Centre, CITTA' IN MOVIMENTO, LISTA CIVICA, I SOCIALISTI, Communist Refoundation Party, ROSA PUGNO-F.VERDI
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Union of the Centre, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, U.D.EUR, SOCIALISTI AUTON., I LIBERAL SGARBI
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PPI (POP), Democrats of the Left, I DEMOCRATICI, National Alliance, CDL, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., Communist Refoundation Party
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, PDS, National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, Forza Italia, SI
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/ruvo-di-puglia/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist 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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