1961 Sardinian regional election

The Sardinian regional election of 1961 took place on 18 June 1961.

Two more seats were added.

After the election Efisio Corrias, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new government that included the Sardinian Action Party, a social-liberal regionalist party. In 1963 the government was enlarged to the Italian Democratic Socialist Party.

Results

Parties		votes	votes (%)	seats
	Christian Democracy	320,756	46.4	37
	Italian Communist Party	131,622	19.0	14
	Italian Socialist Party	66,523	9.6	7
	Sardinian Action Party–Italian Republican Party	50,039	7.2	5
	Italian Social Movement	42,145	6.1	4
	Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity	33,985	4.9	2
	Italian Liberal Party	23,011	3.3	1
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	21,736	3.1	2
	Others	2,490	0.4	-
Total		692,307	100.0	72

Sources: Regional Council of Sardinia and Istituto Cattaneo