# 1997 Merlara mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Merlara](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara.md), November 16, 1997

Renzo Peruzzi won with 62.6% of the vote, 44.3 points ahead of Angelo De Marchi.

> 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Renzo Peruzzi | 1,355 | 62.6% | Elected |
| Angelo De Marchi | 397 | 18.3% |  |
| Mario Olimpio | 245 | 11.3% |  |
| Marcello Salandin | 167 | 7.7% |  |

Valid votes: 2,164

Turnout: 86.7% (2,236 of 2,580 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 6, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md): Claudia Corradin, 38.9%
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2007-05-27-local/sindaco.md): Pier Luigi Carpi, 58.8%
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Pier Luigi Carpi, 36.9%
- November 16, 1997: Renzo Peruzzi, 62.6%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 16, 1997

- [Merlara municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-16-local.md) (826)

## 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 Merlara

- 1997 Merlara mayoral election
- [1997 Merlara municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1997-11-16-local/sindaco and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.json.