2008 Italian Senate election in Lombardy

Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on April 13, 2008. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 2008 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-right coalition between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34%, ahead of the Democratic Party (28%) and Lega Nord (21%). All provinces gave a majority or a plurality to the new Prime Minister of Italy.

Electoral law
The new electoral law for the Senate was established in 2005 by the Calderoli Law, and it is a form of semi-proportional representation. A party presents its own closed list and it can join other parties in alliances. The coalition which receives a plurality automatically wins at least 26 seats. Respecting this condition, seats are divided between coalitions, and subsequently to party lists, using the largest remainder method with a Hare quota. To receive seats, a party must overcome the barrage of 8% of the vote if it contests a single race, or of 3% of the vote if it runs in alliance.

Results
! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |swing ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |change ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi
 * - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
 * - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
 * rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |3,139,694
 * rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |55.1
 * rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |30


 * style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |1,959,681
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |34.4
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-3.6
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |19
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |0
 * style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |1,180,013
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |20.7
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+9.6
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |11
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+6
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+6

! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni
 * rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,823,835
 * rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |32.0
 * rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |17


 * style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |1,607,928
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |28.2
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+5.8
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |15
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+2
 * style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |215,907
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |3.8
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+1.2
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |2
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+2
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+2

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |240,481
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |4.2
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |240,481
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |4.2
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-1.7
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-3

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |183,061
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |The Left – The Rainbow
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |183,061
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-8.6
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-7

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |93,077
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.6
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |The Right – Tricolour Flame
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |93,077
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |1.6
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+0.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Eva Rossi
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |45,622
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.8
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |Lega per l'Autonomia – Alleanza Lombarda
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |45,622
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |0.8
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-0.8
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |30,745
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |30,745
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-1.7
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |27,141
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |27,141
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+0.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Renzo Rabellino
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |25,866
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |List of Talking Crickets
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |25,866
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |+0.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |86,632
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.5
 * rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-


 * style="text-align:left;" |Others
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |86,632
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |1.5
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-1.7
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-
 * style="vertical-align:top;" |-

! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |5,696,154 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |5,696,154 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |= ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |=
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Source: Ministry of the Interior

The People of Freedom

 * Roberto Formigoni (replaced by Riccardo Conti on 4 June 2008)
 * Alfredo Mantica
 * Ombretta Colli
 * Guido Possa
 * Alessio Butti
 * Giampiero Cantoni
 * Marcello Dell'Utri
 * Mario Mantovani
 * Romano Comincioli
 * Antonino Caruso
 * Luigi Scotti (replaced by Alessandra Gallone on 9 December 2008)
 * Antonio Tomassini
 * Giancarlo Serafini
 * Giuseppe Valditara
 * Giacomo Caliendo
 * Salvatore Sciascia
 * Valerio Carrara
 * Alfredo Messina
 * Pierfrancesco Gamba

Democratic Party

 * Umberto Veronesi
 * Mauro Ceruti
 * Pietro Ichino
 * Emanuela Baio
 * Gerardo D'Ambrosio
 * Daniele Bosone
 * Fiorenza Bassoli
 * Tiziano Treu
 * Luigi Vimercati
 * Antonio Rusconi
 * Guido Galperti
 * Cinzia Fontana
 * Giorgio Roilo
 * Paolo Rossi
 * Marilena Adamo

Lega Nord

 * Roberto Calderoli
 * Giuseppe Leoni
 * Rosi Mauro
 * Massimo Garavaglia
 * Cesarino Monti
 * Roberto Mura
 * Sandro Mazzatorta
 * Lorenzo Bodega
 * Fabio Rizzi
 * Armando Valli
 * Irene Aderenti

Italy of Values

 * Giuliana Carlino
 * Gianpiero De Toni