# 1997 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), November 30, 1997

LISTA CIVICA won 20 of the 30 seats, with 71.0% 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: LISTA CIVICA 20, FI 4, AN 3, Italian Renewal 2, and PRC 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forza Italia | 3,005 | 10.8% | 4 | Won |
| National Alliance | 2,191 | 7.9% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Renewal | 1,541 | 5.6% | 2 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,310 | 4.7% | 1 | Won |
| LISTA CIVICA | 19,716 | 71.0% | 20 | Won |

Valid votes: 27,763

Turnout: 84.6% (32,551 of 38,455 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): 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 November 30, 1997

- [Paternò mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (372)

## 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 Paternò

- [1997 Paternò mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/paterno/1997-11-30-local/sindaco.md)
- 1997 Paternò municipal council election

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