# 2005 Venezia municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Venezia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia.md), April 3, 2005

Turnout: 168,087 of 233,316 registered voters (72.0%). +0.17 points since 2000.

## [Mayor of Venezia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-17-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Massimo Cacciari | 64,315 | 50.5% | Elected |
| Felice Casson | 62,974 | 49.5% |  |

## [Venezia Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

DL.LA MARGHERITA won 28 of the 45 seats, with 30.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DL.LA MARGHERITA | 38,529 | 30.7% | 28 |
| Democrats of the Left | 26,531 | 21.2% | 6 |
| Forza Italia | 25,726 | 20.5% | 5 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 8,509 | 6.8% | 1 |
| National Alliance | 8,210 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Federation of the Greens | 4,882 | 3.9% | 1 |
| Lega Nord | 4,619 | 3.7% | 1 |
| Union of the Centre | 3,966 | 3.2% |  |
| Party of Italian Communists | 2,661 | 2.1% |  |
| UDEUR Populars for the South | 1,784 | 1.4% | 2 |

## Also on the ballot

### [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/2005-04-03-general.md)

| Name | Leader | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Regional election, council lists](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/2005-04-03-general/consiglio.md) | UNITI NELL'ULIVO | 24.3% |
| [Regional election, President](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/2005-04-03-general/presidente.md) | Giancarlo Galan | 50.6% |

## Contests

- [2005 Venezia mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-03-local/sindaco.md)
- [2005 Venezia municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-03-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2005 Venezia municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/venezia/2005-04-17-runoff.md), April 17, 2005

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