# 1985 Padova municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Padova](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova.md), May 12, 1985

Christian Democracy won 21 of the 50 seats, with 39.4% 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: DC 21, PCI 11, MSI DN 7, PSI 5, PRI 3, PLI 2, and PSDI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 65,963 | 39.4% | 21 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 34,514 | 20.6% | 11 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 18,806 | 11.2% | 5 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 9,665 | 5.8% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 6,476 | 3.9% | 2 | Won |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 4,775 | 2.9% | 1 | Won |
| MSI DN | 27,324 | 16.3% | 7 | Won |

Valid votes: 167,523

Turnout: 92.8% (175,053 of 188,577 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, SDI, DL.LA MARGHERITA, National Alliance, LISTA ZANESCO, Lega Nord, Union of the Centre, Federation of the Greens, Communist Refoundation Party, PADOVA PER PADOVA
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, INSIEME PER PADOVA, National Alliance, Party of Italian Communists, I DEMOCRATICI, PPI (POP), FEDERAZIONE DEI VERDI-ALTRI
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, FI-CCD-POLO-POP, National Alliance, POPOLARI, Lega Nord, PATTO DEMOCRATICI, Federation of the Greens
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, LISTA VERDE, Italian Republican Party, L.VEN-L.LOMB., VERDI ARCOBALENO, MSI-DN, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- May 12, 1985: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, LISTA VERDE, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, DEM. PROL., LIGA VENETA
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, DEM. PROL.
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, PSU, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, MSI, Italian Republican Party, PSI UP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/padova/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI, PSIUP

## Also on the ballot in Italy on May 12, 1985

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1985-05-12-local.md) (6,557)

## 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).

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