# 1997 Santa Margherita di Belice mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Santa Margherita di Belice](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/santa-margherita-di-belice.md), November 30, 1997

Giuseppe Perricone won with 52.1% of the vote, 4.2 points ahead of Andrea Abruzzo.

> 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. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Perricone | 2,253 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Andrea Abruzzo | 2,073 | 47.9% |  |

Valid votes: 4,326

Turnout: 70.5% (4,646 of 6,591 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/santa-margherita-di-belice/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Giorgio Mangiaracina, 42.4%
- November 30, 1997: Giuseppe Perricone, 52.1%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 30, 1997

- [Santa Margherita di Belice municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/santa-margherita-di-belice/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.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 Santa Margherita di Belice

- 1997 Santa Margherita di Belice mayoral election
- [1997 Santa Margherita di Belice municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/santa-margherita-di-belice/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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