# 2002 Avola municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Avola](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola.md), May 26, 2002

Forza Italia won 7 of the 30 seats, with 17.8% 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: FI 7, AN 7, NUOVA SICILIA 7, UDC 6, and DS 3.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Union of the Centre | 4,442 | 23.7% | 6 | Won |
| Forza Italia | 3,336 | 17.8% | 7 | Won |
| National Alliance | 3,024 | 16.2% | 7 | Won |
| Democrats of the Left | 2,125 | 11.4% | 3 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 587 | 3.1% |  |  |
| New PSI | 60 | 0.3% |  |  |
| NUOVA SICILIA | 5,148 | 27.5% | 7 | Won |

Valid votes: 18,722

Turnout: 77.5% (20,487 of 26,420 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 26, 2002: Forza Italia, National Alliance, Union of the Centre, Democrats of the Left, NUOVA SICILIA, LISTA CIVICA, DL.LA MARGHERITA, U.D.EUR
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): U.D.EUR, National Alliance, Forza Italia, PPI (POP), DEM.SIN-COMUNISTI IT, Italian Renewal, CENTRO, Communist Refoundation Party, SOCIALISTA-ALTRI, CDU, CENTRO CRIST.DEM.
- [November 30, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CENTRO CRIST.DEM., PDS, National Alliance, FI-ALTRI, PPI (POP), Italian Renewal, CDU, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 28, 1989](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1989-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, PSU, PSIUP, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, MSI, PSIUP, Italian Liberal Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 26, 2002

- [2002 Avola mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2002-05-26-local.md) (1,890)

## 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 Avola

- [2002 Avola mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/avola/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md)
- 2002 Avola municipal council election

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