# 1997 Venezia municipal election

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

Turnout: 189,592 of 263,237 registered voters (72.0%). −10.9 points since 1993.

## [Mayor of Venezia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Massimo Cacciari | 116,751 | 64.6% | Elected |
| Mauro Pizzigati | 37,436 | 20.7% |  |
| Giovanni Fabris | 18,488 | 10.2% |  |
| Loris Volpato | 2,603 | 1.4% |  |
| Franco Beretta | 1,967 | 1.1% |  |
| Francesco Mario D'Elia | 1,794 | 1.0% |  |
| Umberto Carraro | 1,746 | 1.0% |  |

## [Venezia Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1997-11-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

PDS-SIN.DEM-LAB. won 23 of the 44 seats, with 52.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PDS-SIN.DEM-LAB. | 67,914 | 52.5% | 23 |
| Forza Italia | 14,608 | 11.3% | 5 |
| Lega Nord | 14,224 | 11.0% | 4 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 11,135 | 8.6% | 4 |
| National Alliance | 11,039 | 8.5% | 4 |
| Federation of the Greens | 10,506 | 8.1% | 4 |

## Contests

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

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