# 1980 Caltanissetta municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Caltanissetta](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta.md), June 8, 1980

Christian Democracy won 19 of the 40 seats, with 45.5% 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 19, PSI 7, PCI 6, PSDI 4, MSI DN 2, PLI 1, and PRI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 16,957 | 45.5% | 19 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 6,554 | 17.6% | 7 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 5,568 | 14.9% | 6 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 3,547 | 9.5% | 4 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 1,409 | 3.8% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 1,241 | 3.3% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 2,018 | 5.4% | 2 | Won |

Valid votes: 37,294

Turnout: 82.4% (38,842 of 47,151 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, A.P. UDEUR, National Alliance, Union of the Centre, LIBERI DI SICILIA, NUOVA SICILIA, SDI, NUOVO PSI-ALTRI, SOCIALISTI LAICI, DEM. CALTANISSETTA, LIBERALSOCIALISTI
- [November 30, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CDU, National Alliance, Forza Italia, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., PDS-ALTRE, CEN-SIN(CONTR.UFF.), Communist Refoundation Party, SI, NUOVA ITALIA
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, MSI-DN, Italian Republican Party
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, MISTA di SINISTRA, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, IND.
- June 8, 1980: Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, PSU, PSI UP, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/caltanissetta/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, PSIUP

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 8, 1980

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1980-06-08-local.md) (6,574)

## 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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