# 1998 Rovigo municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo.md), May 24, 1998

FI-ALTRI won 20 of the 37 seats, with 52.7% 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: FI-ALTRI 20, DS 8, Lega 3, AN 3, PRC 2, and Greens 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democrats of the Left | 4,375 | 15.4% | 8 | Won |
| Lega Nord | 3,660 | 12.9% | 3 | Won |
| National Alliance | 2,770 | 9.8% | 3 | Won |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,419 | 5.0% | 2 | Won |
| Federation of the Greens | 947 | 3.3% | 1 | Won |
| Italian Renewal | 262 | 0.9% |  |  |
| FI-ALTRI | 14,939 | 52.7% | 20 | Won |

Valid votes: 28,372

Turnout: 78.2% (34,399 of 44,005 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 15, 2011](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2011-05-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, Lega Nord, UNA SQUADRA PER IL CAMBIAMENTO, Movimento 5 Stelle, ROVIGO SI AMA
- [May 28, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, DL.LA MARGHERITA, National Alliance, Union of the Centre, Lega Nord, LA ROSA NEL PUGNO, Communist Refoundation Party, I SOCIALISTI, LISTA CIVICA, CIVICA PRO ROVIGO, LS.ALBERTINO STOCCO, Federation of the Greens
- [May 13, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2001-05-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, National Alliance, CCD-CDU, LS.CIVICA PRO ROVIGO, Communist Refoundation Party, PPI - I DEMOCRATICI, New PSI, SDI, Lega Nord
- May 24, 1998: Democrats of the Left, SOCIALISTI DEM., FI-ALTRI, PPI (POP), Lega Nord, CENTRO CRIST.DEM., National Alliance, Communist Refoundation Party, NORDEST, Federation of the Greens
- [June 12, 1994](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1994-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, Communist Refoundation Party, LISTA AREA GOV-ALTRI, P.POPOLARE ITALIANO, IND, IND, MISTA DI CENTRO, Lega Nord, LISTA CIVICA
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI-DN, Italian Liberal Party, PS D'AZ.
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1985-05-12-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 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/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/veneto/rovigo/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Liberal Party
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, PSU, MSI, Italian Liberal Party
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, MSI

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

- [Rovigo mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/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 Rovigo

- [1998 Rovigo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/1998-05-24-local/sindaco.md)
- 1998 Rovigo municipal council election

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