# 1997 Venezia municipal council 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

PDS-SIN.DEM-LAB. won 23 of the 44 seats, with 52.5% 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: PDS-SIN.DEM-LAB. 23, FI 5, Lega 4, PRC 4, AN 4, and Greens 4.

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

Valid votes: 129,426

Turnout: 72.0% (189,592 of 263,237 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 24, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2026-05-24-local/consiglio-comunale.md): SIMONE VENTURINI SINDACO, Democratic Party, Fratelli d'Italia, Lega per Salvini Premier, ALLEANZA VERDI E SINISTRA, TERRA E ACQUA 2026, Movimento 5 Stelle, FORZA ITALIA-PPE
- [May 31, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2015-05-31-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LUIGI BRUGNARO SINDACO, FELICE CASSON SINDACO, Democratic Party, Forza Italia, Movimento 5 Stelle, Lega Nord, NCD-UDC-AREA POPOLARE, BORASO CIVICA POPOLARE
- [March 28, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2010-03-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, The People of Freedom, Lega Nord, Italy of Values, BRUNETTA SINDACO, UNIONE DI CENTRO - CIVICA, CON BETTIN IN COMUNE, PARTITO SOCIALISTA ITALIANO, RIFOND.COM. - SIN.EUROPEA - COM.ITALIANI
- [April 3, 2005](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md): DL.LA MARGHERITA, Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, UDEUR Populars for the South, Communist Refoundation Party, National Alliance, Federation of the Greens, Lega Nord, SOCIALDEMOCRAZIA, LS. SALVADORI
- [April 16, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2000-04-16-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democrats of the Left, Forza Italia, I DEM-PPI-DINI-UDEUR, Communist Refoundation Party, National Alliance, SDI-PRI, Lega Nord, Federation of the Greens, CITTA' NUOVA, CDU, Party of Italian Communists
- November 16, 1997: PDS-SIN.DEM-LAB., Forza Italia, PPI-RINNOV.IT-UD, Lega Nord, Communist Refoundation Party, National Alliance, Federation of the Greens, VENETO NORD EST, CCD-CDU-P.SEGNI, SOCIALISTI RIFORM.
- [November 21, 1993](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1993-11-21-local/consiglio-comunale.md): PDS, L.VEN-L.NORD, Communist Refoundation Party, VERSO PART.POP., Federation of the Greens, PROGRESSO SOCIALISTA, LEGA AUT.VENETA, PATTO VENEZIA MESTRE, ALL.VENEZIA E MESTRE
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., PS D'AZ., Italian Republican Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, L.VEN-L.LOMB., MSI-DN, DEM.PROL.
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, LISTA VERDE, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, DEM. PROL., Italian Liberal Party, LIGA VENETA
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, IND.
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party, Italian Liberal Party, DEM. PROL.
- [June 7, 1970](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1970-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, PSU, Italian Liberal Party, PSIUP, MSI, Italian Republican Party, IND.
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI, PSI UP, IND.

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

- [Venezia mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/1997-11-16-local/sindaco.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 Venezia

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

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