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The 2008 Italian general election took place on 13–14 April 2008.
The election was won in Lombardy 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 33.5%, ahead of the Democratic Party (28.1%) and Lega Nord (21.6%).
Results
Chamber of Deputies
| Coalition leaders | votes | votes (%) | seats | Party | votes | votes (%) | seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Berlusconi | 3,387,180 | 55.1 | 62 | The People of Freedom | 2,059,231 | 33.5 | 37 |
| Lega Nord | 1,327,949 | 21.6 | 25 | ||||
| Walter Veltroni | 1,972,981 | 32.1 | 32 | Democratic Party | 1,727,006 | 28.1 | 28 |
| Italy of Values | 245,975 | 4.0 | 4 | ||||
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 261,293 | 4.3 | 5 | Union of the Centre | 261,293 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 180,621 | 2.9 | - | The Left – The Rainbow | 180,621 | 2.9 | - |
| Daniela Santanchè | 130,324 | 2.1 | - | The Right | 130,324 | 2.1 | - |
| Enrico Boselli | 37,349 | 0.6 | - | Socialist Party | 37,349 | 0.6 | - |
| Marco Ferrando | 33,646 | 0.5 | - | Workers' Communist Party | 33,646 | 0.5 | - |
| Giuliano Ferrara | 28,439 | 0.5 | - | Abortion? No, thanks | 28,439 | 0.5 | - |
| Others | 110,214 | 1.8 | - | Others | 110,214 | 1.8 | - |
| Total coalitions | 6,142,028 | 100.0 | 98 | Total parties | 6,142,028 | 100.0 | 98 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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Senate
Main article: 2008 Italian Senate election in Lombardy| Coalition leader | votes | votes (%) | seats | Party | votes | votes (%) | swing | seats | change |
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| Silvio Berlusconi | 3,139,694 | 55.1 | 30 | The People of Freedom | 1,959,681 | 34.4 | -3.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Lega Nord | 1,180,013 | 20.7 | +9.6 | 11 | +6 | ||||
| Walter Veltroni | 1,823,835 | 32.0 | 17 | Democratic Party | 1,607,928 | 28.2 | +5.8 | 15 | +2 |
| Italy of Values | 215,907 | 3.8 | +1.2 | 2 | +2 | ||||
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 240,481 | 4.2 | - | Union of the Centre | 240,481 | 4.2 | -1.7 | - | -3 |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 183,061 | 3.2 | - | The Left – The Rainbow | 183,061 | 3.2 | -8.6 | - | -7 |
| Daniela Santanchè | 93,077 | 1.6 | - | The Right – Tricolour Flame | 93,077 | 1.6 | +0.5 | - | - |
| Eva Rossi | 45,622 | 0.8 | - | Lega per l'Autonomia – Alleanza Lombarda | 45,622 | 0.8 | -0.8 | - | - |
| Enrico Boselli | 30,745 | 0.5 | - | Socialist Party | 30,745 | 0.5 | -1.7 | - | - |
| Marco Ferrando | 27,141 | 0.5 | - | Workers' Communist Party | 27,141 | 0.5 | +0.5 | - | - |
| Renzo Rabellino | 25,866 | 0.5 | - | List of Talking Crickets | 25,866 | 0.5 | +0.5 | - | - |
| Others | 86,632 | 1.5 | - | Others | 86,632 | 1.5 | -1.7 | - | - |
| Total coalitions | 5,696,154 | 100.0 | 47 | Total parties | 5,696,154 | 100.0 | = | 47 | = |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
MPs elected in Lombardy
Chamber of Deputies
Lombardy 1 (Milano-Monza)
The People of Freedom
- Ignazio La Russa
- Stefania Craxi
- Gianfranco Rotondi
- Andrea Ronchi
- Mario Valducci
- Paolo Romani
- Maurizio Lupi
- Luigi Casero
- Francesco Colucci
- Gaetano Pecorella
- Paola Frassinetti
- Valentina Aprea
- Mariella Bocciardo
- Elena Centemero
- Riccardo De Corato
- Giorgio Stracquadanio
Democratic Party
- Matteo Colaninno
- Linda Lanzillotta
- Barbara Pollastrini
- Emilio Quartiani
- Enrico Farinone
- Furio Colombo
- Emilia De Biasi
- Emanuele Fiano
- Vinicio Peluffo
- Alessia Mosca
- Roberto Zaccaria
- Lino Duilio
- Pierluigi Mantini
Lega Nord
- Umberto Bossi
- Giancarlo Giorgetti
- Ettore Pirovano (replaced by Fabio Meroni on 21 December 2011)
- Paolo Grimoldi
- Matteo Salvini (replaced by Marco Desiderati on 13 July 2009)
- Giacomo Chiappori
- Claudio D'Amico
- Laura Molteni
Italy of Values
Union of the Centre
Lombardy 2 (Bergamo-Brescia-Como-Sondrio-Varese-Lecco)
The People of Freedom
- Giulio Tremonti
- Mariastella Gelmini
- Raffaello Vignali
- Mirko Tremaglia (replaced by Luigi Fabbri on 10 January 2012)
- Gregorio Fontana
- Stefano Saglia
- Antonio Palmieri
- Adriano Paroli (replaced by Marco Airaghi on 1 February 2012)
- Laura Ravetto
- Viviana Beccalossi
- Giuseppe Romele
- Giorgio Jannone
- Massimo Maria Berruti
- Antonio Angelucci
- Renato Farina
Lega Nord
- Roberto Maroni
- Giacomo Stucchi
- Davide Caparini
- Marco Reguzzoni
- Daniele Molgora
- Nicola Molteni
- Marco Rondini
- Carolina Lussana
- Silvana Comaroli
- Jonny Crosio
- Pierguido Vanalli
- Erica Rivolta
- Raffaele Volpi
- Nunziante Consiglio
Democratic Party
- Enrico Letta
- Paolo Corsini
- Paola Binetti
- Antonio Misiani
- Daniele Marantelli
- Giovanni Sanga
- Lucia Codurelli
- Renzo Lusetti
- Pierangelo Ferrari
- Chiara Braga
Union of the Centre
Italy of Values
Lombardy 3 (Cremona-Mantova-Pavia-Lodi)
The People of Freedom
Democratic Party
Lega Nord
- Andrea Gibelli (replaced by Marco Maggioni on 18 May 2010)
- Giovanni Fava
- Alberto Torazzi
Union of the Centre
- Anna Formisano (replaced by Pietro Marcazzan on 16 September 2010)
Senate
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 (replaced by Antonio Del Pennino on 21 June 2011)
- 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 (replaced by Francesco Monaco on 23 February 2011)
- 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
References
- Newell, J. L. (March 2009). Newell, J. L. (ed.). The Italian general election of 2008: Berlusconi strikes back. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-22407-0.
