2008 Italian general election in Piedmont
# 2008 Italian general election in Piedmont

The Italian general election of 2008 took place on 13 April 2008 – 14 April 2008. The election was won in Piedmont 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 34.3%, ahead of the Democratic Party (32.4%) and Lega Nord (12.6%).

## Results

### Chamber of Deputies

| Coalition leader | votes | votes (%) | seats | Party | votes | votes (%) | seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 1,278,830 | 46.8 | 27 | The People of Freedom | 935,890 | 34.3 | 19 |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 1,278,830 | 46.8 | 27 | Lega Nord | 342,940 | 12.6 | 8 |
| Walter Veltroni | 1,021,623 | 37.4 | 18 | Democratic Party | 885,549 | 32.4 | 15 |
| Walter Veltroni | 1,021,623 | 37.4 | 18 | Italy of Values | 136,074 | 5.0 | 3 |
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 141,335 | 5.2 | 2 | Union of the Centre | 143,335 | 5.2 | 2 |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 92,699 | 3.4 | - | The Left – The Rainbow | 92,699 | 3.4 | - |
| Daniela Santanchè | 86,885 | 3.2 | - | The Right | 86,885 | 3.2 | - |
| Marco Ferrando | 18,491 | 0.7 | - | Workers' Communist Party | 18,491 | 0.7 | - |
| Enrico Boselli | 18,101 | 0.7 | - | Socialist Party | 18,101 | 0.7 | - |
| Flavia D'Angeli | 14,989 | 0.5 | - | Critical Left | 14,989 | 0.5 | - |
| Others | 45,334 | 1.9 | - | others | 45,334 | 1.9 | - |
| Total coalitions | 2,730,221 | 100.0 | 47 | Total parties | 2,730,221 | 100.0 | 47 |

Source: Ministry of the Interior

### Senate

| Coalition leader | votes | votes (%) | seats | Party | votes | votes (%) | seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 1,204,737 | 47.5 | 13 | The People of Freedom | 892,479 | 35.2 | 10 |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 1,204,737 | 47.5 | 13 | Lega Nord | 312,258 | 12.3 | 3 |
| Walter Veltroni | 967,805 | 38.2 | 9 | Democratic Party | 841,666 | 33.2 | 8 |
| Walter Veltroni | 967,805 | 38.2 | 9 | Italy of Values | 126,139 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 134,221 | 5.3 | - | Union of the Centre | 134,221 | 5.3 | - |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 84,235 | 3.3 | - | The Left – The Rainbow | 84,235 | 3.3 | - |
| Daniela Santanchè | 68,742 | 2.7 | - | The Right | 68,742 | 2.7 | - |
| Marco Ferrando | 16,184 | 0.6 | - | Workers' Communist Party | 16,184 | 0.6 | - |
| Enrico Boselli | 15,556 | 0.6 | - | Socialist Party | 15,556 | 0.6 | - |
| Flavia D'Angeli | 14,121 | 0.6 | - | Critical Left | 14,121 | 0.6 | - |
| Others | 28,693 | 1.1 | - | others | 28,693 | 1.1 | - |
| Total coalitions | 2,534,294 | 100.0 | 22 | Total parties | 2,534,294 | 100.0 | 22 |

Source: Ministry of the Interior

## MPs elected in Piedmont

### Chamber of Deputies

**Piedmont 1 (Torino)**

**The People of Freedom**

* Guido Crosetto
* Margherita Boniver
* Maurizio Leo
* Osvaldo Napoli
* Maria Grazia Siliquini
* Benedetto Della Vedova
* Manuela Repetti
* Agostino Ghiglia
* Enrico Pianetta

**Piedmont 1 (Torino)**

**Democratic Party**

* Piero Fassino
* Antonio Boccuzzi
* Anna Rossomando
* Giorgio Merlo
* Marco Calgaro
* Gianni Vernetti
* Stefano Esposito
* Giacomo Portas
* Mimmo Lucà

**Piedmont 1 (Torino)**

**Lega Nord**

* Stefano Allasia
* Renato Togni
* Elena Maccanti

**Piedmont 1 (Torino)**

**Italy of Values**

* Giuseppe Giulietti
* Gaetano Porcino

**Piedmont 1 (Torino)**

**Union of the Centre**

* Michele Vietti

**Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania)**

**The People of Freedom**

* Lucio Stanca
* Marco Zacchera
* Maria Teresa Armosino
* Enrico Costa
* Alessandro Ruben
* Giuseppe Vegas
* Roberto Rosso
* Franco Stradella
* Gianni Mancuso
* Gaetano Nastri

**Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania)**

**Democratic Party**

* Luigi Bobba
* Cesare Damiano
* Mario Lovelli
* Mario Barbi
* massimo Fiorio
* Elisabetta Rampi

**Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania)**

**Lega Nord**

* Roberto Cota
* Gianluca Buonanno
* Roberto Simonetti
* Maria Piera Pastore
* Sebastiano Fogliato

**Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania)**

**Italy of Values**

* Renato Cambursano

**Piedmont 2 (Alessandria-Asti-Cuneo-Novara-Vercelli-Biella-Verbania)**

**Union of the Centre**

* Teresio Delfino

### Senate

**The People of Freedom**

* Enzo Ghigo
* Ugo Martinat
* Aldo Scarabosio
* Lucio Malan
* Andrea Fluttero
* Valter Zanetta
* Lorenzo Piccioni
* Giuseppe Menardi
* Maria Rizzotti
* Gilberto Pichetto Fratin

**Democratic Party**

* Emma Bonino
* Roberto Della Seta
* Mauro Marino
* Pietro Marcenaro
* Maria Leddi
* Franca Biondelli

**Lega Nord**

* Michelino Davico
* Enrico Montani
* Lidia Boldi

**Italy of Values**

* Patrizia Bugnano
