# 1998 Acireale municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Acireale](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale.md), May 24, 1998

CDR won 20 of the 30 seats, with 64.1% 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: CDR 20, AN 4, FI 3, DS 2, and PRC 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Alliance | 4,138 | 14.2% | 4 | Won |
| Forza Italia | 3,132 | 10.8% | 3 | Won |
| Democrats of the Left | 1,686 | 5.8% | 2 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 784 | 2.7% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Renewal | 719 | 2.5% |  |  |
| CDR | 18,652 | 64.1% | 20 | Won |

Valid votes: 29,111

Turnout: 82.3% (34,451 of 41,856 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Union of the Centre, Forza Italia, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, NUOVO PSI-ALTRI, Democrats of the Left, A.P. UDEUR, NUOVA SICILIA, PRI-ALTRI
- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Union of the Centre, Forza Italia, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, NUOVA SICILIA, New PSI, LISTA CIVICA, PATTO PER LA SICILIA, U.D.EUR
- May 24, 1998: CDR, CDU, PPI (POP), National Alliance, Forza Italia, LISTA CIVICA, Democrats of the Left, LISTA CIVICA, MOV.SOC.TRICOLORE, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI-DN, MISTA DI SINISTRA, Italian Republican Party, IND., Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, LISTA CIVICA, Italian Republican Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, DC IND, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI DN, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, PSI UP, Italian Communist Party, DC IND
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, Italian Communist Party, PSIUP, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [1998 Acireale mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Acireale

- [1998 Acireale mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/acireale/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- 1998 Acireale municipal council election

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