1996 Italian Senate election in Lombardy

Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on April 21, 1996. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1996 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 centre-left coalition called The Olive Tree.

Electoral system
The intricate electoral system introduced in 1993, called Mattarella Law, provided 75% of the seats in the Senate as elected by first-past-the-post system, whereas the remaining 25% was assigned by a special proportional method that actually assigned the remaining seats to minority parties.

Results
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Coalition !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|change !rowspan="5" align="left" valign="top"|The Olive Tree
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 * rowspan="5" valign="top"|1,928,868
 * rowspan="5" valign="top"|34.2
 * rowspan="5" valign="top"|19


 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * valign="top"|11
 * valign="top"|8
 * align="left"|Italian People's Party
 * valign="top"|4
 * valign="top"|1
 * align="left"|Federation of the Greens
 * valign="top"|2
 * valign="top"|2
 * align="left"|Italian Renewal
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1
 * align="left"|Italian Republican Party
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1
 * align="left"|Italian Republican Party
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1

!rowspan="3" align="left" valign="top"|Pole for Freedoms
 * rowspan="3" valign="top"|1,853,453
 * rowspan="3" valign="top"|32.8
 * rowspan="3" valign="top"|16


 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * valign="top"|10
 * valign="top"|1
 * align="left"|National Alliance
 * valign="top"|5
 * valign="top"|4
 * align="left"|Federalist Party
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Northern League
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|1,376,124
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|24.4
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|11


 * align="left"|Northern League
 * valign="top"|11
 * valign="top"|15

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Alliance of Progressives
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|50,235
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.9
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|1


 * align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party
 * valign="top"|1
 * valign="top"|1

!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Others
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|437,745
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|7.7
 * rowspan="1" valign="top"|-


 * align="left"|Others
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!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|5,646,425 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|= Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Italian Senate
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Constituencies
!align="left" valign="top"|N° !align="center" valign="top"|Constituency !align="center" valign="top"|Winner !align="center" valign="top"|Alliance !align="center" valign="top"|Party !align="center" valign="top"|Votes % !align="center" valign="top"|Losers L. Rossi (League) 10.9% G. Galimberti (League) 11.5% P. Arpesani (League) 11.7% M. Bedoni (League) 13.1% M. Frigerio (League) 16.4% C. Pedrazzini (League) 12.9% G. Finaguerra (League) 17.2% G. Lombardi (League) 12.7% G. Gadda (League) 25.5% G. Carnovali (League) 23.6% E. Busnelli (League) 21.5% G. Tronconi (League) 15.2% C. Monti (League) 27.6% E. Merlo (League) 19.3% S. Motta (League) 19.4% C. Marchini (League) 13.8% Giuseppe Leoni (League) 29.7% G. Margutti (Pole) 29.2% M. Maggioni (Olive) 29.2% G. Ostinelli (League) 27.2% P. Giovanni (Olive) 29.5% G. Giudici (League) 24.7% L. Becchetti (Pole) 25.4% I. Formentini (Pole) 28.4% G.Gei (Pole) 27.8% I. Maffini (League) 24.7% A. Cattaneo (League) 20.2% B. Bruttomesso (League) 21.8% L. Verderio (League) 19.2% G. Desigis (League) 19.3% L. Caputo (Pole) 29.1% G. Bettera (Pole) 22.3% M. Signorelli (Pole) 27.7% R. Pedrini (Olive) 27.0% P. Fiocchi (Pole) 27.1%
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 * align="left"|1
 * align="left"|Milan Central
 * align="left"|Carlo Scognamiglio
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * align="left"|47.9%
 * align="left"|G. Bianchini (Olive) 35.2%
 * align="left"|G. Bianchini (Olive) 35.2%
 * align="left"|2
 * align="left"|Milan East
 * align="left"|Saverio Vertone
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * align="left"|46.4%
 * align="left"|Vera Squarcialupi (Olive) 36.2%
 * align="left"|Vera Squarcialupi (Olive) 36.2%
 * align="left"|3
 * align="left"|Milan West
 * align="left"|Riccardo De Corato
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|National Alliance
 * align="left"|46.5%
 * align="left"|Felice Besostri (Olive) 35.4%
 * align="left"|Felice Besostri (Olive) 35.4%
 * align="left"|4
 * align="left"|Milan South
 * align="left"|Roberto Lasagna
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * align="left"|41.5%
 * align="left"|Antonio Duva (Olive) 38.6%
 * align="left"|Antonio Duva (Olive) 38.6%
 * align="left"|5
 * align="left"|Milan North
 * align="left"|Leopoldo Elia
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Italian People's Party
 * align="left"|43.6%
 * align="left"|L. Strik (Pannella) 23.1%
 * align="left"|L. Strik (Pannella) 23.1%
 * align="left"|6
 * align="left"|Sesto San Giovanni
 * align="left"|Antonio Pizzinato
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|42.7%
 * align="left"|Sergio Travaglia (Pole) 38.1%
 * align="left"|Sergio Travaglia (Pole) 38.1%
 * align="left"|7
 * align="left"|Lodi
 * align="left"|Gianni Piatti
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|39.7%
 * align="left"|Michele Bucci (Pole) 34.8%
 * align="left"|Michele Bucci (Pole) 34.8%
 * align="left"|8
 * align="left"|Rozzano
 * align="left"|Carlo Smuraglia
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|40.8%
 * align="left"|Antonino Caruso (Pole) 40.1%
 * align="left"|Antonino Caruso (Pole) 40.1%
 * align="left"|9
 * align="left"|Abbiategrasso
 * align="left"|Francesco Servello
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|National Alliance
 * align="left"|34.4%
 * align="left"|F. Bonetti (Olive) 33.0%
 * align="left"|F. Bonetti (Olive) 33.0%
 * align="left"|10
 * align="left"|Rho
 * align="left"|Fiorello Cortiana
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Federation of the Greens
 * align="left"|36.5%
 * align="left"|F. Tofoni (Pole) 34.9%
 * align="left"|F. Tofoni (Pole) 34.9%
 * align="left"|11
 * align="left"|Bollate
 * align="left"|Ornella Piloni
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|38.1%
 * align="left"|P. Balzano (Pole) 34.0%
 * align="left"|P. Balzano (Pole) 34.0%
 * align="left"|12
 * align="left"|Cinisello Balsamo
 * align="left"|Patrizia Toia
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 * align="left"|Italian People's Party
 * align="left"|43.8%
 * align="left"|Enrico Rizzi (Pole) 35.0%
 * align="left"|Enrico Rizzi (Pole) 35.0%
 * align="left"|13
 * align="left"|Seregno
 * align="left"|Ettore Rotelli
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * align="left"|36.3%
 * align="left"|M. Pulcini (Olive) 29.8%
 * align="left"|M. Pulcini (Olive) 29.8%
 * align="left"|14
 * align="left"|Monza
 * align="left"|Alfredo Mantica
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|National Alliance
 * align="left"|38.1%
 * align="left"|Anna Maria Bernasconi (Olive) 37.0%
 * align="left"|Anna Maria Bernasconi (Olive) 37.0%
 * align="left"|15
 * align="left"|Melzo
 * align="left"|Loris Maconi
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 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|41.6%
 * align="left"|M. Staglieno (Pole) 33.4%
 * align="left"|M. Staglieno (Pole) 33.4%
 * align="left"|16
 * align="left"|Cologno Monzese
 * align="left"|Natale Ripamonti
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 * align="left"|Federation of the Greens
 * align="left"|40.2%
 * align="left"|Enrico Pianetta (Pole) 39.0%
 * align="left"|Enrico Pianetta (Pole) 39.0%
 * align="left"|17
 * align="left"|Varese
 * align="left"|Piero Pellicini
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|National Alliance
 * align="left"|33.1%
 * align="left"|M. Astuti (Olive) 29.9%
 * align="left"|M. Astuti (Olive) 29.9%
 * align="left"|18
 * align="left"|Gallarate
 * align="left"|Luigi Peruzzotti
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|34.6%
 * align="left"|G. Martinoli (Olive) 29.9%
 * align="left"|G. Martinoli (Olive) 29.9%
 * align="left"|19
 * align="left"|Busto Arsizio
 * align="left"|Antonio Tomassini
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * align="left"|32.8%
 * align="left"|Francesco Speroni (League) 32.0%
 * align="left"|Francesco Speroni (League) 32.0%
 * align="left"|20
 * align="left"|Como
 * align="left"|Gianfranco Miglio
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Federalist Party
 * align="left"|35.2%
 * align="left"|G. Peruzzo (Olive) 29.3%
 * align="left"|G. Peruzzo (Olive) 29.3%
 * align="left"|21
 * align="left"|Cantù
 * align="left"|Elia Manara
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|32.3%
 * align="left"|G. Manfredi (Pole) 31.3%
 * align="left"|G. Manfredi (Pole) 31.3%
 * align="left"|22
 * align="left"|Brescia
 * align="left"|Alessandro Pardini
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|38.9%
 * align="left"|R. Conti (Pole) 30.6%
 * align="left"|R. Conti (Pole) 30.6%
 * align="left"|23
 * align="left"|Lumezzane
 * align="left"|Francesco Tabladini
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|41.8%
 * align="left"|A. Gregorelli (Olive) 30.9%
 * align="left"|A. Gregorelli (Olive) 30.9%
 * align="left"|24
 * align="left"|Desenzano del Garda
 * align="left"|Giovanni Bruni
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Italian Renewal
 * align="left"|33.1%
 * align="left"|Massimo Wilde (League) 31.0%
 * align="left"|Massimo Wilde (League) 31.0%
 * align="left"|25
 * align="left"|Chiari
 * align="left"|Francesco Tirelli
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|32.9%
 * align="left"|B. Mazzotti (Olive) 32.3%
 * align="left"|B. Mazzotti (Olive) 32.3%
 * align="left"|26
 * align="left"|Suzzara
 * align="left"|Piergiorgio Bergonzi
 * align="center"|Alliance of Progressives
 * align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party
 * align="left"|34.3%
 * align="left"|F. Marenghi (Pole) 30.5%
 * align="left"|F. Marenghi (Pole) 30.5%
 * align="left"|27
 * align="left"|Mantua
 * align="left"|Roberto Borroni
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|43.9%
 * align="left"|R. Freddi (Pole) 28.3%
 * align="left"|R. Freddi (Pole) 28.3%
 * align="left"|28
 * align="left"|Cremona
 * align="left"|Angelo Rescaglio
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Italian People's Party
 * align="left"|38.7%
 * align="left"|G. Galli (Pole) 31.9%
 * align="left"|G. Galli (Pole) 31.9%
 * align="left"|29
 * align="left"|Pavia
 * align="left"|Tullio Montagna
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
 * align="left"|37.0%
 * align="left"|G. Beccaria (Pole) 34.6%
 * align="left"|G. Beccaria (Pole) 34.6%
 * align="left"|30
 * align="left"|Vigevano
 * align="left"|Domenico Contestabile
 * align="center"|Pole for Freedoms
 * align="left"|Forza Italia
 * align="left"|37.8%
 * align="left"|C. Broli (Olive) 34.6%
 * align="left"|C. Broli (Olive) 34.6%
 * align="left"|31
 * align="left"|Bergamo
 * align="left"|Giovanni Zilio
 * align="center"|Logo Ulivo 2006.png
 * align="left"|Italian People's Party
 * align="left"|32.3%
 * align="left"|Sergio Rossi (League) 31.9%
 * align="left"|Sergio Rossi (League) 31.9%
 * align="left"|32
 * align="left"|Albino
 * align="left"|Vito Gnutti
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|44.8%
 * align="left"|G. Giupponi (Olive) 26.7%
 * align="left"|G. Giupponi (Olive) 26.7%
 * align="left"|33
 * align="left"|Treviglio
 * align="left"|Massimo Dolazza
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|35.5%
 * align="left"|L. Gelpi (Olive) 29.5%
 * align="left"|L. Gelpi (Olive) 29.5%
 * align="left"|34
 * align="left"|Sondrio
 * align="left"|Fiorello Provera
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|36.8%
 * align="left"|M. Gallo (Pole) 28.6%
 * align="left"|M. Gallo (Pole) 28.6%
 * align="left"|35
 * align="left"|Lecco
 * align="left"|Roberto Castelli
 * align="center"|Northern League
 * align="left"|Northern League
 * align="left"|33.3%
 * align="left"|V. Addis (Olive) 32.9%
 * align="left"|V. Addis (Olive) 32.9%
 * }

Additional senators

 * Pole for Freedoms
 * 1) Antonino Caruso (National Alliance, 40.1%)
 * 2) Enrico Pianetta (Forza Italia, 39.0%)
 * 3) Sergio Travaglia (Forza Italia, 38.1%)
 * 4) Enrico Rizzi (Forza Italia, 35.0%)
 * 5) Michele Bucci (Forza Italia, 34.8%)
 * The Olive Tree
 * 1) Antonio Duva (Italian Republican Party, 38.6%)
 * 2) Anna Maria Bernasconi (Democratic Party of the Left, 37.0%)
 * 3) Vera Squarcialupi (Democratic Party of the Left, 36.2%)
 * 4) Felice Besostri (Democratic Party of the Left, 35.4%)
 * Lega Nord
 * 1) Francesco Speroni (Lega Nord, 32.0%)
 * 2) Sergio Rossi (Lega Nord, 31.9%)
 * 3) Massimo Wilde (Lega Nord, 31.0%)