# 2012 Merlara municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Merlara](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara.md), May 6, 2012

MERLARA BENE COMUNE won 5 of the 6 seats, with 81.9% 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: MERLARA BENE COMUNE 5 and Lega 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lega Nord | 317 | 18.1% | 1 | Won |
| MERLARA BENE COMUNE | 1,434 | 81.9% | 5 | Won |

Valid votes: 1,751

Turnout: 75.7% (1,832 of 2,421 registered)

## This race in other years

- May 6, 2012: MERLARA BENE COMUNE, MERLARA PER LA CONTINUITA'!, Lega Nord
- [May 27, 2007](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2007-05-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LISTA CIVICA, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2002-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE), LISTA AUTONOMISTA
- [November 16, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Lega Nord, CENTRO, CEN-SIN(LS.CIVICHE), CEN-DES(LS.CIVICHE)
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTA DI SINISTRA
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTE DI SINISTRA
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTE DI SINISTRA
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, MISTE DI SINISTRA
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, ETEROGENEE
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, ALTRE LISTE

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 6, 2012

- [Merlara mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/2012-05-06-local.md) (1,534)

## 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

- [2012 Merlara mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/merlara/2012-05-06-local/sindaco.md)
- 2012 Merlara municipal council election

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