2008 Italian general election in Lombardy
# 2008 Italian general election in Lombardy

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 |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 3,387,180 | 55.1 | 62 | Lega Nord | 1,327,949 | 21.6 | 25 |
| Walter Veltroni | 1,972,981 | 32.1 | 32 | Democratic Party | 1,727,006 | 28.1 | 28 |
| Walter Veltroni | 1,972,981 | 32.1 | 32 | 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

Popular vote (Parties)

The People of Freedom

33.5%

Democratic

28.1%

Lega Nord

21.6%

UDC

4.3%

Italy of Values

4.0%

The Left – The Rainbow

2.9%

The Right

2.1%

Others

4.6% :

Popular vote (Coalitions)

Berlusconi coalition

55.1%

Veltroni coalition

32.1%

Others

13.9% :

### Senate

| Coalition leader | votes | votes (%) | seats | Party | votes | votes (%) | swing | seats | change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 3,139,694 | 55.1 | 30 | The People of Freedom | 1,959,681 | 34.4 | -3.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Silvio Berlusconi | 3,139,694 | 55.1 | 30 | 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 |
| Walter Veltroni | 1,823,835 | 32.0 | 17 | 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

**Lombardy 1 (Milano-Monza)**

**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

**Lombardy 1 (Milano-Monza)**

**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

**Lombardy 1 (Milano-Monza)**

**Italy of Values**

* Gabriele Cimadoro
* Anita Di Giuseppe

**Lombardy 1 (Milano-Monza)**

**Union of the Centre**

* Bruno Tabacci

**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

**Lombardy 2 (Bergamo-Brescia-Como-Sondrio-Varese-Lecco)**

**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

**Lombardy 2 (Bergamo-Brescia-Como-Sondrio-Varese-Lecco)**

**Democratic Party**

* Enrico Letta
* Paolo Corsini
* Paola Binetti
* Antonio Misiani
* Daniele Marantelli
* Giovanni Sanga
* Lucia Codurelli
* Renzo Lusetti
* Pierangelo Ferrari
* Chiara Braga

**Lombardy 2 (Bergamo-Brescia-Como-Sondrio-Varese-Lecco)**

**Union of the Centre**

* Savino Pezzotta
* Luca Volontè

**Lombardy 2 (Bergamo-Brescia-Como-Sondrio-Varese-Lecco)**

**Italy of Values**

* Sergio Piffari
* Ivan Rota

**Lombardy 3 (Cremona-Mantova-Pavia-Lodi)**

**The People of Freedom**

* Gian Carlo Abelli
* Massimo Corsaro
* Maurizio Bernardo
* Chiara Moroni
* Andrea Orsini
* Carlo Nola

**Lombardy 3 (Cremona-Mantova-Pavia-Lodi)**

**Democratic Party**

* Antonello Soro
* Luciano Pizzetti
* Maurizio Turco
* Angelo Zucchi
* Marco Carra

**Lombardy 3 (Cremona-Mantova-Pavia-Lodi)**

**Lega Nord**

* Andrea Gibelli (replaced by Marco Maggioni on 18 May 2010)
* Giovanni Fava
* Alberto Torazzi

**Lombardy 3 (Cremona-Mantova-Pavia-Lodi)**

**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**

* Giuliana Carlino
* Giuseppe Astore
