# 1985 Modica municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Modica](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 15 of the 40 seats, with 35.4% 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 15, PSI 9, PCI 9, LISTA CIVICA 4, PSDI 1, PRI 1, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 11,219 | 35.4% | 15 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 6,891 | 21.7% | 9 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 6,674 | 21.0% | 9 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 1,213 | 3.8% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 998 | 3.1% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 753 | 2.4% | 1 | Won |
| LISTA CIVICA | 3,976 | 12.5% | 4 | Won |

Valid votes: 31,724

Turnout: 90.3% (32,816 of 36,360 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Union of the Centre, Democrats of the Left, DL.LA MARGHERITA, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), National Alliance, CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), LISTA CIVICA
- [November 30, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CENTRO CRIST.DEM., PDS, Forza Italia, PPI (POP), LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA, Communist Refoundation Party, National Alliance, CDU
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., MSI-DN
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, LISTA CIVICA, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MISTA DICENTROSINISTRA, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, IND., MISTA DI DESTRA, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, PSIUP, Italian Democratic Socialist Party

## 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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