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1994 Sardinian regional election
← 1989 12 and 26 June 1994 1999 →
All 80 seats to the Regional Council of Sardinia
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.3%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Candidate Federico Palomba Ovidio Marras Gian Mario Selis
Party PDS Forza Italia PPI
Alliance Progressives Pole Centrist coalition
Seats won 29 28 13
Popular vote 289,718 248,145 140,588
Percentage 42.7% 36.7% 20.7%
President before election

Antonello Cabras
PSI

Elected President

Federico Palomba
PDS

Politics of Sardinia

The Sardinian regional election of 1994 took place on 12 and 26 June 1994.

The election took place under the provision of a new electoral law, which created a new system under which for the first time ever voters could express an indirect choice for the President through voting the candidate's coalition.

The election was won on the second round by the Progressives' coalition and Federico Palomba (PDS) was elected President of the Region for the 1994–1999 term. Although he didn't manage to win a majority of seats in the Regional Council, he was able to form a government with the external support of centrist and regionalist parties.

New electoral system

As had happened for the March 1994 national election, also in Sardinia a new electoral system was introduced. The proportional representation established after the end of World War II had been abolished and a new majoritarian system based on different pre-electoral coalition was introduced.

For the first time ever Sardinians were asked to choice directly the President of the Region. If no candidates received at least 50% of votes, the top three candidates could go to a second round after two weeks. In this case, the candidate who received more votes would have been elected president.

The election of the Regional Council was based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote. Sixty-four councillors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists; remained seats and votes were grouped at regional level where a Hare quota was used, and then distributed to provincial party lists. Sixteen councillors were instead elected at-large using a general ticket: parties were required to group in alliances, and the alliance which received a plurality of votes elected some candidates, its leader becoming the President of Sardinia. Also in this case, the number of the seats for each party was determined proportionally.

Results

Candidates I round II round Regional
seats 		Parties Votes % Seats
Votes % Votes %
Federico Palomba 259.485 29.8 289,718 42.7 8 Democratic Party of the Left 168,062 18.1 13
Communist Refoundation Party 55,156 5.6 4
Democratic Federation 48,404 5.2 4
Democratic Alliance – The Greens 26,969 0.9 –
Progressives 274,591 31.8 21
Ovidio Marras 265.131 30.5 248,145 36.7 6 Forza Italia 195,206 21.1 14
National Alliance 102,594 11.1 8
Christian Democratic Centre 14,240 1.5 –
Pole 312,040 33.7 22
Gian Mario Selis 133.286 15.3 140,588 20.7 2 Italian People's Party 149,725 16.2 11
Italian Republican Party 8,467 0.9 –
Centrist coalition 158,192 17.1 11
Massimo Fantola 129.761 14.9 - - - Segni Pact 85,721 9.2 6
Pasqualina Crobu 59.277 6.8 - - - Sardinian Action Party 47,000 5.1 4
Gianfranco Pintore 23.368 2.7 - - - Sardinia Nation 10.984 1.2 –
Sardinian Autonomous Movement 8.106 0.9 –
Sardinia in Europe 3.526 0.4 –
Sardinian League 2.041 0.2 –
League Sardinia 1.092 0.1 –
SN & allies 25,749 2.8 –
Total 870,308 100 678,451 100 16 926,752 100.00 64
Turnout 74.3
Source: Regional Council of Sardinia

References

Elections in Sardinia
Regional elections
General elections
European Parliament elections
Provincial elections
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