# 2002 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 26, 2002

DL.LA MARGHERITA won 10 of the 30 seats, with 35.9% 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: DL.LA MARGHERITA 10, FI 7, UDC 7, DS 5, and AN 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 6,796 | 21.5% | 7 | Won |
| Union of the Centre | 6,755 | 21.3% | 7 | Won |
| Democrats of the Left | 4,643 | 14.7% | 5 | Won |
| National Alliance | 1,405 | 4.4% | 1 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 551 | 1.7% |  |  |
| Italian Republican Party | 144 | 0.5% |  |  |
| DL.LA MARGHERITA | 11,363 | 35.9% | 10 | Won |

Valid votes: 31,657

Turnout: 81.5% (35,103 of 43,086 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 26, 2002: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): 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 26, 2002

- [Modica mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/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 Modica

- [2002 Modica mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/modica/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md)
- 2002 Modica municipal council election

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