1983 Italian Senate election in Lombardy

Lombardy elected its ninth delegation to the Italian Senate on June 26, 1983. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1983 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race.

The election was won by the centrist Christian Democracy, as it happened at national level. Six Lombard provinces gave a majority or at least a plurality to the winning party, while the agricultural Province of Pavia and Province of Mantua, and this time the industrial Province of Milan, preferred the Italian Communist Party.

Background
As the red rising seemed to be stopped in Italy, many center-right electors began to think no more necessary a vote for Christian Democracy which lost many seats to minor parties, especially to the Italian Republican Party of former Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini.

Electoral system
The electoral system for the Senate was a strange hybrid which established a form of proportional representation into FPTP-like constituencies. A candidate needed a landslide victory of more than 65% of votes to obtain a direct mandate. All constituencies where this result was not reached entered into an at-large calculation based upon the D'Hondt method to distribute the seats between the parties, and candidates with the best percentages of suffrages inside their party list were elected.

Results
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|swing !align="left" valign="top"|Christian Democracy !align="left" valign="top"|Italian Communist Party !align="left" valign="top"|Italian Socialist Party !align="left" valign="top"|Italian Republican Party !align="left" valign="top"|Italian Social Movement !align="left" valign="top"|Italian Liberal Party !align="left" valign="top"|Italian Democratic Socialist Party !align="left" valign="top"|Radical Party !align="left" valign="top"|Others !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|5,076,325 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|48 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|=
 * - bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
 * - bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
 * valign="top"|1,747,002
 * valign="top"|34.4
 * valign="top"|17
 * valign="top"|4
 * valign="top"|1,447,823
 * valign="top"|28.5
 * valign="top"|15
 * valign="top"|=
 * valign="top"|615,644
 * valign="top"|12.1
 * valign="top"|6
 * valign="top"|=
 * valign="top"|349,351
 * valign="top"|6.9
 * valign="top"|3
 * valign="top"|2
 * valign="top"|255,667
 * valign="top"|5.0
 * valign="top"|2
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|197,084
 * valign="top"|3.9
 * valign="top"|2
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|192,172
 * valign="top"|3.8
 * valign="top"|2
 * valign="top"|=
 * valign="top"|103,697
 * valign="top"|2.0
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|=
 * valign="top"|168,885
 * valign="top"|3.3
 * valign="top"|-
 * valign="top"|=
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 * }

Sources: Italian Ministry of the Interior

Constituencies
!align="left" valign="top"|N° !align="center" valign="top"|Constituency !align="center" valign="top"|Elected !align="center" valign="top"|Party !align="center" valign="top"|Votes % !align="center" valign="top"|Others Gino Torri''' Italian Communist Party 28.5% Gianfranco Conti Persini''' Italian Democratic Socialist Party 7.5% Pietro Fiocchi''' Italian Liberal Party 9.0% Vincenzo Vernaschi''' Christian Democracy 34.7% Unconstitutional result
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 * align="left"|1
 * align="left"|Bergamo
 * align="left"|Angelo Castelli
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|49.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|2
 * align="left"|Clusone
 * align="left"|Enzo Berlanda
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|55.8%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|3
 * align="left"|Treviglio
 * align="left"|Vincenzo Bombardieri
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|49.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|4
 * align="left"|Brescia
 * align="left"|'''Pietro Padula
 * align="left"|4
 * align="left"|Brescia
 * align="left"|'''Pietro Padula
 * align="left"|'''Pietro Padula
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|37.5%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|5
 * align="left"|Breno
 * align="left"|Franco Salvi
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|48.4%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|6
 * align="left"|Chiari
 * align="left"|Giovanni Prandini
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|49.3%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|7
 * align="left"|Salò
 * align="left"|Elio Fontana
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|42.2%
 * align="left"|Italo Nicoletto (PCI) 26.2%
 * align="left"|8
 * align="left"|Como
 * align="left"|'''Gianfranco Aliverti
 * align="left"|8
 * align="left"|Como
 * align="left"|'''Gianfranco Aliverti
 * align="left"|'''Gianfranco Aliverti
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|35.7%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|9
 * align="left"|Lecco
 * align="left"|'''Maria Paola Colombo
 * align="left"|'''Maria Paola Colombo
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|41.4%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|10
 * align="left"|Cantù
 * align="left"|Vittorino Colombo
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|41.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|11
 * align="left"|Cremona
 * align="left"|'''Renzo Antoniazzi
 * align="left"|Cremona
 * align="left"|'''Renzo Antoniazzi
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|35.9%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|12
 * align="left"|Crema
 * align="left"|Francesco Rebecchini
 * align="left"|Francesco Rebecchini
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy

28.1% seat ceded to Pintus Gino Scevarolli''' Italian Socialist Party 14.6% Enrico Novellini''' Italian Socialist Party 16.7% Giovanni Spadolini Giovanni Malagodi''' Italian Republican Party Italian Liberal Party 20.6% 9.9% Spadolini's third election
 * align="left"|42.6%
 * align="left"|Maurizio Noci (PSI) 13.6%
 * align="left"|13
 * align="left"|Mantua
 * align="left"|'''Giuseppe Chiarante
 * align="left"|'''Giuseppe Chiarante
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|34.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|14
 * align="left"|Ostiglia
 * align="left"|'''Maurizio Lotti
 * align="left"|'''Maurizio Lotti
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|42.5%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|15
 * align="left"|Milan 1
 * align="left"|'''Guido Carli^
 * align="left"|'''Guido Carli^
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|28.2%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|16
 * align="left"|Milan 2
 * align="left"|Giorgio Pisanò
 * align="left"|Giorgio Pisanò
 * align="left"|Italian Social Movement

18% seat ceded to Ferrara Cesare Biglia Mario Signorino''' Italian Social Movement Radical Party 8.5% 3.2% Spadolini's second election
 * align="left"|9.2%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|17
 * align="left"|Milan 3
 * align="left"|'''Giorgio Covi
 * align="left"|'''Giorgio Covi
 * align="left"|Italian Republican Party
 * align="left"|14.2%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|18
 * align="left"|Milan 4
 * align="left"|Roberto Romei^
 * align="left"|Roberto Romei^
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy

19% seat ceded to Covi Giovanni Ferrara''' Italian Republican Party 11.1% Marina Rossanda''' Italian Communist Party 31.0% Alfredo Diana''' Christian Democracy 34.4% Renato Garibaldi''' Italian Socialist Party 14.3% Luigi Panigazzi Renzo Sclavi''' Italian Socialist Party Italian Democratic Socialist Party 15.2% 6.0% Libero Della Briotta''' Italian Socialist Party 17.4%
 * align="left"|23.5%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|19
 * align="left"|Milan 5
 * align="left"|'''Giuliano Procacci
 * align="left"|'''Giuliano Procacci
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|30.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|20
 * align="left"|Milan 6
 * align="left"|Eliseo Milani
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|32.3%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|21
 * align="left"|Abbiategrasso
 * align="left"|Massimo Riva
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party (Gsi)
 * align="left"|34.3%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|22
 * align="left"|Rho
 * align="left"|Rodolfo Bollini
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|36.2%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|23
 * align="left"|Monza
 * align="left"|Libero Riccardelli
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|30.9%
 * align="left"|Felice Calcaterra (DC) 32.9%
 * align="left"|24
 * align="left"|Vimercate
 * align="left"|'''Luigi Granelli
 * align="left"|Felice Calcaterra (DC) 32.9%
 * align="left"|24
 * align="left"|Vimercate
 * align="left"|'''Luigi Granelli
 * align="left"|'''Luigi Granelli
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|35.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|25
 * align="left"|Lodi
 * align="left"|'''Antonio Taramelli
 * align="left"|'''Antonio Taramelli
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|37.3%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|26
 * align="left"|Pavia
 * align="left"|'''Armelino Milani
 * align="left"|'''Armelino Milani
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party (Gsi)
 * align="left"|35.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|27
 * align="left"|Voghera
 * align="left"|'''Luigi Meriggi
 * align="left"|'''Luigi Meriggi
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|31.7%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|28
 * align="left"|Vigevano
 * align="left"|Armando Cossutta
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party
 * align="left"|41.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|29
 * align="left"|Sondrio
 * align="left"|'''Eugenio Tarabini
 * align="left"|Sondrio
 * align="left"|'''Eugenio Tarabini
 * align="left"|Christian Democracy
 * align="left"|48.6%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|30
 * align="left"|Varese
 * align="left"|Francesco Pintus
 * align="left"|Italian Communist Party (Gsi)
 * align="left"|27.2%
 * align="left"|
 * align="left"|31
 * align="left"|Busto Arsizio
 * align="left"|Andrea Buffoni
 * align="left"|Italian Socialist Party
 * align="left"|13.8%
 * align="left"|Gian Pietro Rossi (DC) 34.1%
 * }
 * align="left"|Gian Pietro Rossi (DC) 34.1%
 * }


 * No senator obtained a direct mandate. Please remember that the electoral system was, in the other cases, a form of proportional representation and not a FPTP race: so candidates winning with a simple plurality could have (and usually had) a candidate (usually a Christian democrat) with more votes in their constituency.
 * ^ Linked to Spadolini's triple election.

Substitutions

 * Maurizio Noci for Crema (13.6%) replaced Libero Della Briotta in 1985. Reason: death.
 * Gian Pietro Rossi for Busto Arsizio (34.1%) replaced Pietro Padula in 1986. Reason: resignation.
 * Felice Calcaterra for Monza (32.9%) replaced Gian Pietro Rossi in 1986. Reason: resignation.
 * Italo Nicoletto for Salò (26.2%) replaced Giuliano Procacci in 1986. Reason: resignation.