The 1996 Italian general election was held on 21 April, resulting in a narrow win for the Romano Prodi-led centre-left coalition, The Olive Tree, which had a covenant of desistance pact with the Communist Refoundation Party, over the Silvio Berlusconi-led centre-right coalition, the Pole for Freedoms, in both houses of the Italian Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. It resulted in the formation of the Prodi I Cabinet.
Chamber of Deputies Overall results + CoalitionPartyProportionalFirst-past-the-postTotalseats +/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsThe Olive TreeDemocratic Party of the Left (PDS)7,894,11821.062615,747,45542.01146172+482,554,0726.8146569+18Italian Renewal (RI)1,627,3804.3481826NewFederation of the Greens (FdV)938,6652.5001414+3The Network (LR)033−5Ladin Autonomist Union (UAL)011+1Total seats38 247285–Pole for FreedomsForza Italia (FI)7,712,14920.573715,027,03040.0886123−9National Alliance (AN)5,870,49115.66286593−17CCD – CDU 2,189,5635.84122830+3Total seats77 169246–Northern League (LN)3,776,35410.07204,038,23910.773959−59Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)3,213,7488.5720982,5052.621535−3South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)0156,7080.4233±0Southern Action League (LAM)72,0620.19082,3730.2211±0Aosta Valley (VdA)037,4310.1011±0Total630–
Proportional and FPTP results +First-past-the-postParties and coalitionsVote%Seats Pole for Freedoms (PpL) 15,027,030 40.09 169 The Olive Tree (Ulivo) 14,447,548 38.54 228 Northern League (LN) 4,038,239 10.77 39 The Olive Tree – Venetian Autonomy League (Ulivo–LAV) 997,534 2.66 14 Progressives 982,505 2.62 15 Tricolour Flame (FT) 624,558 1.67 0 The Olive Tree – Sardinian Action Party (Ulivo–PSd'Az) 269,047 0.72 4 South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) 156,708 0.42 3 Southern Action League (LAM) 82,373 0.22 1 Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS) 69,406 0.19 0Clean Hands (MP) 68,443 0.18 0 Socialist Party (PS) 44,786 0.12 0 Sardigna Natzione (SN) 42,246 0.11 0 Aosta Valley (VdA) 37,431 0.10 1 Democracy and Freedom (DL) 33,326 0.09 1Renovation 28,988 0.08 0Humanist Party (PU) 27,694 0.07 0Italian Renaissance Movement (MRI) 24,074 0.06 0Union for South Tyrol (UfS) 23,032 0.06 0We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front (NS–FNS) 20,102 0.05 0Pact for the Agro 18,836 0.05 0Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) 17,996 0.05 0Greens Greens 12,905 0.03 0Environmentalists 12,299 0.03 0Liberal Federalists (FL) 11,563 0.03 0Aosta Valley for the Olive Tree 11,526 0.03 0Social Democracy (DS) 9,760 0.03 0North-East Union (UNE) 9,669 0.03 0Independent Group Freedom (GIL) 8,805 0.02 0Natural Law Party (PLN) 7,708 0.02 0Moderates 6,208 0.02 0New Energies 5,627 0.02 0New Democracy (ND) 5,333 0.01 0Development and Legality 5,275 0.01 0For Marche 4,317 0.01 0Resurgence of the South 4,291 0.01 0Free North Autonomy 4,013 0.01 0New Ways 3,904 0.01 0State of Friuli 3,345 0.01 0Liberist Solidal Alliance 3,219 0.01 0Ingenuity and Audacity 2,805 0.01 0Venetian Solidarity 2,655 0.01 0South Pole Movement 2,310 0.01 0Federalist Italian League (LIF) 2,268 0.01 0Trieste Women's Pact 2,121 0.01 0Others 71,281 0.19 0Total 37,295,109 100.00 475 +ProportionalPartyVotes%Seats Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) 7,894,118 21.06 26 Forza Italia (FI) 7,712,149 20.57 37 National Alliance (AN) 5,870,491 15.66 28 Northern League (LN)3,776,35410.0720 Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) 3,213,748 8.57 20 Populars for Prodi (PPI–UD–PRI–SVP) 2,554,072 6.81 4 Christian Democratic Centre–CDU (CCD–CDU) 2,189,563 5.84 12 Italian Renewal (RI) 1,627,380 4.34 8 Federation of the Greens (FdV) 938,665 2.50 0 Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS) 702,988 1.88 0 Tricolour Flame (FT) 339,351 0.91 0 Socialist Party (PS) 149,441 0.40 0 Southern Action League (LAM) 72,062 0.19 0 North-East Union (UNE) 63,934 0.17 0 Union for South Tyrol (UfS) 55,548 0.15 0 Clean Hands (MP) 44,935 0.12 0 We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front (NS–FNS) 41,001 0.11 0 Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az) 38,002 0.10 0 Greens Greens 25,788 0.07 0 Sardgna Natzione (SN) 23,355 0.06 0 Independent Group Freedom 17,451 0.05 0 Environmentalists 15,560 0.04 0 Humanist Party (PU) 14,601 0.04 0 Renovation 13,677 0.04 0 Pact for the Agro 12,297 0.03 0 Social Democracy 9,319 0.02 0 Italian Renaissance Movement (MRI) 8,886 0.02 0 Tuscan Autonomist Movement (MAT) 8,627 0.02 0 Natural Law Party (PLN) 8,298 0.02 0 New Democracy 8,185 0.02 0 Liberal Federalists (FL) 6,475 0.02 0 For Marche 5,545 0.01 0 New Energies 5,393 0.01 0 Development and Legality 5,347 0.01 0 Free North Autonomy 4,965 0.01 0 Federalist Party (PF) 3,743 0.01 0 Resurgence of the South 3,084 0.01 0Total 100.00 37,484,398 155Invalid/blank/unassigned votes–2,917,376–Total–40,401,774–Registered voters/turnout82.88%48,744,846–Source: Ministry of the Interior
Senate of the Republic Overall results + CoalitionPartyFirst-past-the-postProportionalSeatsTotalseats +/–Votes%SeatsThe Olive TreeDemocratic Party of the Left (PDS)13,434,60741.1813423102+26Italian People's Party (PPI)27−4Federation of the Greens (FdV)14+7Italian Renewal (RI)11 NewThe Network (LR)1−5Venetian Autonomy League (LAV)1+1Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)1+1Total seats157–Pole for FreedomsForza Italia (FI)12,185,02037.35674948+13National Alliance (AN)43−4 Christian Democratic Centre (CCD)15+3 United Christian Democrats (CDU)10NewTotal seats116–Northern League (LN)3,394,73310.4118927−33Progressives934,9742.8710010−8Tricolour Flame (FT)747,4872.29011NewPannella-Sgarbi List (LPS)509,8261.56011±0The Fir–SVP–PATT178,4250.55202−1Aosta Valley (VdA)27,4930.08101±0Total315–
Proportional and FPTP results Party or coalitionVotes%SeatsFPTP Proportional The Olive Tree (Ulivo) 13,013,276 39.89 152 23Pole for Freedoms (PdL) 12,185,020 37.35 116 49Northern League (LN)3,394,73310.41279Progressives934,9742.87100Tricolour Flame (FT)747,4872.2901Pannella-Sgarbi List (LPS)509,8261.5601Socialist Party (PS)286,4260.8800The Fir–SVP–PATT178,4250.5520Clean Hands (MP)109,1130.3300League for Autonomy – Lombard Alliance (LAL)106,3130.3300North-East Union (UNE)72,5410.2200We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front (NS–FNS)71,8410.2200Southern Action League (LAM)66,7500.2000Greens Greens (VV)61,4340.1900Pensioners' Party (PP)60,6400.1900Social Democracy60,0160.1800Federation of Italian Civic Lists55,7930.1700Sardigna Natzione (SN)44,7130.1400Aosta Valley (VdA)27,4930.0810Piedmont Nation of Europe26,9510.0800Environmentalists26,7560.0800Independent Group Freedom (GIL)23,3010.0700Union for South Tyrol (UfS)19,3300.0600Tuscan Autonomist Movement (MAT)18,6910.0600Pact for the Agro17,9800.0600Renovation16,2160.0500Aosta Valley for the Olive Tree10,3710.0300Right of the People6,7100.0200Natural Law Party (PLN)10,3710.0300Democrats for Progress5,6880.0200Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)5,6810.0200Popular Movement of Moralization (MPM)5,2970.0200Azure Alps5,1440.0200Democratic Alternative for the Roman Castles4,5240.0100Progressive People's Party (PPP)4,4500.0100For a Normal Country3,9760.0100European Dolomite Region2,8980.0100Free North Autonomy2,4110.0100Hit the Center2,1780.0100Total32,624,584100.0023283
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Leaders' races 1996 Italian general election (C): Bologna – MazziniCandidateCoalitionPartyVotes%Romano ProdiThe Olive TreeInd55,83060.82Filippo BerselliPole for FreedomsAN35,97239.18Total91,802100.0Turnout 95,94892.26Centre-left holdSource: Ministry of the Interior 1996 Italian general election (C): Milan CentreCandidateCoalitionPartyVotes%Silvio BerlusconiPole for FreedomsFI46,09851.50Michele SalvatiThe Olive TreePDS32,46436.27Umberto Bossi *LN10,17911.37Camillo ComelliPU7660.86Total89,507100.0Turnout 92,96982.64Centre-right gain from LN* incumbent defeatedSource: Ministry of the Interior
See also Results of the 2022 Italian general election
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