2005 Tuscan regional election
# 2005 Tuscan regional election

The Tuscan regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.

Incumbent Claudio Martini (Democrats of the Left) defeated Alessandro Antichi (Forza Italia) by a landslide.

## Electoral system

Tuscany uses its own legislation of 2004 to elect its Council. The councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and close lists.

In this system parties are grouped in alliances, and the alliance which receives a plurality of votes elects all its candidates, its leader becoming the President of Tuscany.

In 2005 the number of the regional councilors rose to 65 from 50.

## Parties and candidates

| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Previous result | Previous result | Candidate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Votes (%) | Seats | Candidate |
| | The Union | | The Olive Tree | 45.0 | 20 | Claudio Martini |
| | The Union | | Party of Italian Communists | 3.0 | 1 | Claudio Martini |
| | The Union | | Federation of the Greens | 2.2 | 1 | Claudio Martini |
| | The Union | | Italy of Values | — | — | Claudio Martini |
| | House of Freedoms | | Forza Italia | 20.2 | 8 | Alessandro Antichi |
| | House of Freedoms | | National Alliance | 14.9 | 5 | Alessandro Antichi |
| | House of Freedoms | | Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 4.1 | 2 | Alessandro Antichi |
| | House of Freedoms | | Northern League Tuscany | 0.6 | – | Alessandro Antichi |
| | Communist Refoundation Party | Communist Refoundation Party | Communist Refoundation Party | 6.7 | 2 | Luca Ciabatti |

## Results

2005 election led to the return to the guide of the Region, for its second consecutive term, Claudio Martini, supported by the center-left coalition.

If the mechanisms of electoral law generated a Regional Council very similar to the incumbent one, popular vote marked a significant increase in the gap between the two sides, which was almost halved. The same plurality party, Democrats of the Left in coalition with other parties in The Olive Tree, increased of more than one hundred thousand preferences. The election was also the test for a list that led, within two years, to the national foundation of a new political entity, the Democratic Party.

Like 1995 election, Communist Refoundation Party run lonely with its candidate.

3–4 April 2005 Tuscan regional election results :

| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Claudio Martini | 1,185,374 | 57.37 | 1 |
| | Claudio Martini | 1,185,374 | 57.37 | 1 | | The Olive Tree | 880,876 | 48.77 | 33 |
| | Claudio Martini | 1,185,374 | 57.37 | 1 | | Party of Italian Communists | 77,126 | 4.27 | 3 |
| | Claudio Martini | 1,185,374 | 57.37 | 1 | | Federation of the Greens | 50,235 | 2.78 | 2 |
| | Claudio Martini | 1,185,374 | 57.37 | 1 | | Italy of Values | 15,869 | 0.88 | – |
| | Claudio Martini | 1,185,374 | 57.37 | 1 | Total | Total | 1,024,106 | 56.70 | 38 |
| | Alessandro Antichi | 678,491 | 32.84 | 1 |
| | Alessandro Antichi | 678,491 | 32.84 | 1 | | Forza Italia | 310,427 | 17.19 | 10 |
| | Alessandro Antichi | 678,491 | 32.84 | 1 | | National Alliance | 196,478 | 10.88 | 7 |
| | Alessandro Antichi | 678,491 | 32.84 | 1 | | Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 66,186 | 3.66 | 3 |
| | Alessandro Antichi | 678,491 | 32.84 | 1 | | Northern League Tuscany | 22,884 | 1.27 | – |
| | Alessandro Antichi | 678,491 | 32.84 | 1 | Total | Total | 595,975 | 33.00 | 20 |
| | Luca Ciabatti | 151,560 | 7.33 | 1 | | Communist Refoundation Party | 148,103 | 8.20 | 4 |
| | Renzo Macelloni | 30,062 | 1.45 | – | | Socialists and Laics (incl. New PSI, PRI, PLI) | 23,379 | 1.29 | – |
| | Mario Gozzoli | 20,845 | 1.01 | – | | Social Alternative | 14,651 | 0.81 | – |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 2,066,332 | 100.00 | 3 | Total parties | Total parties | 1,806,214 | 100.00 | 62 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections ||||||||||
