The Tuscan regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.
Incumbent Claudio Martini (Democrats of the Left) defeated Alessandro Antichi (Forza Italia) by a landslide.
Electoral system Tuscany uses its own legislation of 2004 to elect its Council. The councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and close lists.
In this system parties are grouped in alliances, and the alliance which receives a plurality of votes elects all its candidates, its leader becoming the President of Tuscany.
In 2005 the number of the regional councilors rose to 65 from 50.
Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats rowspan="4" The Union The Olive Tree45.020 Claudio Martini Party of Italian Communists3.01 Federation of the Greens 2.2 1 Italy of Values rowspan="4" House of Freedoms Forza Italia20.28 Alessandro Antichi National Alliance14.95 Union of Christian and Centre Democrats4.12 Northern League Tuscany0.6– Communist Refoundation Party6.72 Luca Ciabatti
Results 2005 election led to the return to the guide of the Region, for its second consecutive term, Claudio Martini, supported by the center-left coalition.
If the mechanisms of electoral law generated a Regional Council very similar to the incumbent one, popular vote marked a significant increase in the gap between the two sides, which was almost halved. The same plurality party, Democrats of the Left in coalition with other parties in The Olive Tree, increased of more than one hundred thousand preferences. The election was also the test for a list that led, within two years, to the national foundation of a new political entity, the Democratic Party.
Like 1995 election, Communist Refoundation Party run lonely with its candidate.
+ Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats rowspan=6 Claudio Martini1,185,37457.371 The Olive Tree880,87648.7733 Party of Italian Communists77,1264.273 Federation of the Greens50,2352.782 Italy of Values15,8690.88–Total1,024,10656.7038 rowspan=6 Alessandro Antichi678,49132.841 Forza Italia310,42717.1910 National Alliance196,47810.887 Union of Christian and Centre Democrats66,1863.663 Northern League Tuscany22,8841.27–Total595,97533.0020 Luca Ciabatti151,5607.331 Communist Refoundation Party148,1038.204 Renzo Macelloni30,0621.45– Socialists and Laics (incl. New PSI, PRI, PLI)23,3791.29– Mario Gozzoli20,8451.01– Social Alternative14,6510.81– Total candidates2,066,332100.003 Total parties1,806,214100.0062Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections
See also 2005 Italian regional elections
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