# 1998 Ragusa municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Ragusa](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa.md), May 24, 1998

PPI (POP) won 15 of the 30 seats, with 54.4% 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: PPI (POP) 15, FI 5, DS 4, AN 4, and PRC 2.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democrats of the Left | 5,789 | 16.3% | 4 | Won |
| Forza Italia | 4,228 | 11.9% | 5 | Won |
| National Alliance | 3,805 | 10.7% | 4 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 2,373 | 6.7% | 2 | Won |
| PPI (POP) | 19,289 | 54.4% | 15 | Won |

Valid votes: 35,484

Turnout: 77.2% (45,315 of 58,663 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 25, 2003](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/2003-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, Union of the Centre, National Alliance, DL.LA MARGHERITA, MOV.DEM.LOCALE, PROGETTO RAGUSA, RAGUSA SOPRATTUTTO, SDI
- May 24, 1998: Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, PPI (POP), National Alliance, CDU, Communist Refoundation Party, CDR, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., RAGUSA SOPRATTUTTO, RAGUSA POPOLARE, UNITI PER RAGUSA
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, ETEROGENEA, Italian Republican Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, PSU, Italian Liberal Party, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, DC-Ind., ETEROGENEA, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI, Italian Socialist Party, PSIUP, Italian Republican Party

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 24, 1998

- [1998 Ragusa mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1998-05-24-local.md) (1,036)

## 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 Ragusa

- [1998 Ragusa mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/ragusa/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- 1998 Ragusa municipal council election

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