# 1970 Paternò municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Paternò](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno.md), June 7, 1970

Christian Democracy won 21 of the 40 seats, with 49.6% 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 21, Mista di Sinistra 14, PSI 2, PRI 2, and PLI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 11,642 | 49.6% | 21 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 1,558 | 6.6% | 2 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 1,212 | 5.2% | 2 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 729 | 3.1% | 1 | Won |
| Mista di Sinistra | 8,319 | 35.5% | 14 | Won |

Valid votes: 23,460

Turnout: 91.5% (25,296 of 27,660 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Union of the Centre, National Alliance, LISTA CIVICA, DL.LA MARGHERITA, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), Democrats of the Left, New PSI, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), NUOVA SICILIA, CRIST.DEM.EUROPEI, LIBERALSOCIALISTI
- [November 30, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, Forza Italia, LA RETE-MOV.DEM., National Alliance, PPI (POP), PDS, Italian Renewal, LISTA CIVICA, CDU, Communist Refoundation Party, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., ALLEANZA DEMOCRATICA, LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Communist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI-DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, L. C. LAICA VERDE, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Christian Democracy
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, MSI DN, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party
- June 7, 1970: Christian Democracy, Mista di Sinistra, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, IND., MSI, Italian Socialist Party, PSI UP, Italian Liberal Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1970

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1970-06-07-local.md) (6,628)

## 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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