2015 Ligurian regional election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2015 Ligurian regional election
| country = Liguria
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2010 Ligurian regional election
| previous_year = 2010
| next_election = 2020 Ligurian regional election
| next_year = 2020
| seats_for_election =
| election_date = 31 May 2015
| image1 = 114px
| leader1 = Giovanni Toti
| party1 = Forza Italia (2013)
| alliance1 = Centre-right coalition (Italy)
| color1 = 0A6BE1
| seats1 = 16
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 226,710
| percentage1 = 34.4%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 23.5%
| image2 = 120px
| leader2 = Raffaella Paita
| party2 = Democratic Party (Italy)
| alliance2 = Centre-left coalition (Italy)
| color2 = EF3E3E
| seats2 = 8
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 17
| popular_vote2 = 183,272
| percentage2 = 27.8%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 24.4%
| image3 = 120px
| leader3 = Alice Salvatore
| party3 = Five Star Movement
| alliance3 =
| color3 =
| seats3 = 6
| seat_change3 = new
| popular_vote3 = 163,527
| percentage3 = 24.8%
| swing3 = new
| title = President
| posttitle = Subsequent President
| before_election = Claudio Burlando
| after_election = Giovanni Toti
| before_party = PD
| after_party = FI
| map_image = File:Liguria_2015_Candidati.png
}}
{{Politics of Liguria}}
The Ligurian regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015.[http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/24ore/nazionale/news-dettaglio/4575818 Alfano: la data delle regionali è il 31 Maggio] La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 {{in lang|it}}
Giovanni Toti of Forza Italia, who benefited of the decisive support of the Northern League Liguria, was elected President in a three-way race with Raffaella Paita of the Democratic Party, which was the largest party, and Alice Salvatore of the Five Star Movement.
Electoral system
The Regional Council of Liguria is composed of 30 members, plus the president elect. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes at the election. Within the council, 24 seats are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation. The remaining 6 councillors are assigned as a majority bonus if the winning candidate has less than 18 seats, otherwise they are distributed among the losing coalitions.{{cite news |title=Elezioni regionali Liguria 2020, la guida: candidati, liste e regolamento |url=https://www.money.it/Elezioni-regionali-Liguria-2020-sondaggi-candidati-liste-regolamento#Legge-elettorale |accessdate=20 September 2020 |work=Money.it |date=20 September 2020 |language=it-IT}}
A single list must get at least 3% of the votes in a province in order to access the proportional distribution of seats, unless the list is connected to a coalition with more than 5% of the vote.
Parties and candidates
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!colspan=2 rowspan="2"|Political party or alliance !colspan=2 rowspan="2"|Constituent lists !colspan="2"|Previous result !rowspan="2"|Candidate |
| Votes (%)
!Seats |
|---|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}" |
| rowspan="2" | Centre-left coalition | bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" | | style="text-align:left;"| Democratic Party | 28.3 | 10 | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Raffaella Paita |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italian People's Party (1994)}}" |
| Civic lists |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |
| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Centre-right coalition}};"|
| rowspan=4 | Centre-right coalition | bgcolor="{{party color|Forza Italia}}"| | 31.1 | 10 | rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Giovanni Toti |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}" |
| style="text-align:left;"| Northern League Liguria |10.2 |3 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}" |
| style="text-align:left;"| Brothers of Italy |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Popular Area}}" |
| style="text-align:left;"| Popular Area (incl. NCD, UDC) |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Left Ecology Freedom}}"|
| colspan="3"|Network to the Left (incl. SEL, PRC, PCdI) |6.4 |2 | style="text-align: center;" | Luca Pastorino |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Five Star Movement}}"|
| colspan="3"|Five Star Movement |1.0 |– | style="text-align: center;" | Alice Salvatore |
Results
| class="wikitable"
|+{{nowrap|31 May 2015 Ligurian regional election results}} | colspan="10" |File:Liguria_Regional_Council_2015.svg |
| colspan="2" |Candidates
!Votes !% !Seats ! colspan="2" |Parties !Votes !% !Seats |
|---|
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-right coalition}}" |
| rowspan="5" |Giovanni Toti | rowspan="5" align="right" |226,710 | rowspan="5" align="right" |34.45 | rowspan="5" align="right" |7 | bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}" | | align="right" |109,209 | align="right" |20.25 | align="right" |5 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}" |
| align="right" |68,286 | align="right" |12.66 | align="right" |3 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}" |
| align="right" |16,562 | align="right" |3.07 | align="right" |1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Popular Area}}" |
| align="right" |9,269 | align="right" |1.72 | align="right" |– |
| colspan="2" |Total
| align="right" |203,326 | align="right" |37.71 | align="right" |9 |
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}" |
| rowspan="4" |Raffaella Paita | rowspan="4" align="right" |183,272 | rowspan="4" align="right" |27.85 | rowspan="4" align="right" |1 | bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" | | align="right" |138,257 | align="right" |25.64 | align="right" |7 |
| bgcolor="#E9424A" |
| align="right" |17,060 | align="right" |3.16 | align="right" |– |
| bgcolor="#E8500F" |
| align="right" |8,330 | align="right" |1.54 | align="right" |– |
| colspan="2" |Total
| align="right" |163,647 | align="right" |30.35 | align="right" |7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Five Star Movement}}" |
|Alice Salvatore | align="right" |163,527 | align="right" |24.85 | align="right" |– | bgcolor="{{party color|Five Star Movement}}" | | align="right" |120,219 | align="right" |22.29 | align="right" |6 |
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Left Ecology Freedom}}" |
| rowspan="3" |Luca Pastorino | rowspan="3" align="right" |61,988 | rowspan="3" align="right" |9.42 | rowspan="3" align="right" |– | bgcolor="{{party color|Left Ecology Freedom}}" | |Network to the Left (incl. SEL, PRC, PCd’I) | align="right" |22,093 | align="right" |4.10 | align="right" |1 |
| bgcolor="#FDAF17" |
| align="right" |13,500 | align="right" |2.50 | align="right" |– |
| colspan="2" |Total
| align="right" |35,593 | align="right" |6.60 | align="right" |1 |
| bgcolor="#F7E408" |
|Enrico Musso | align="right" |10,667 | align="right" |1.62 | align="right" |– | bgcolor="#F7E408" | | align="right" |8,408 | align="right" |1.56 | align="right" |– |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Communist Party (Italy)}}" |
|Matteo Piccardi | align="right" |5,136 | align="right" |0.78 | align="right" |– | bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Communist Party (Italy)}}" | | align="right" |3,036 | align="right" |0.56 | align="right" |– |
| bgcolor="{{party color|The Other Europe}}" |
|Antonio Bruno | align="right" |4,855 | align="right" |0.74 | align="right" |– | bgcolor="{{party color|The Other Europe}}" | | align="right" |3,937 | align="right" |0.73 | align="right" |– |
| bgcolor="#624AA0" |
|Mirella Batini | align="right" |2,016 | align="right" |0.31 | align="right" |– | bgcolor="#624AA0" | |Women Brotherhood | align="right" |1,084 | align="right" |0.20 | align="right" |– |
| colspan="10" | |
| colspan="2" |Total candidates
| align="right" |658,171 | align="right" |100.00 | align="right" |8 | colspan="2" |Total parties | align="right" |539,250 | align="right" |100.00 | align="right" |23 |
| colspan="10" |Source: [https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=R&dtel=31/05/2015&tpa=I&tpe=R&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=7&levsut1=1&ne1=7&es0=S&es1=S&ms=S Ministry of the Interior – Results] |
