1975 Apulian regional election

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The Apulian regional election of 1975 took place on 15 June 1975.

Largest party by municipality

Events[edit]

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Christian Democrat Nicola Rotolo was elected President of the Region at the head of a centre-left coalition (Organic Centre-left). In 1978 Rotolo was replaced by fellow Christian Democrat Nicola Quarta.

Results[edit]

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 834,234 39.2 21
Italian Communist Party 607,004 28.6 15
Italian Socialist Party 252,487 11.9 5
Italian Social Movement 228,875 10.8 5
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 99,949 4.7 2
Italian Republican Party 48,860 2.3 1
Italian Liberal Party 35,708 1.7 1
Popular Unity 16,595 0.8 -
Independent 2,068 0.1 -
Total 2,125,780 100.0 50

Source: Ministry of the Interior