1994 European Parliament election in Italy
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The 1994 European Parliament election in Italy was the election of the delegation from Italy to the European Parliament in 1994. It was the first continental election after the Tangentopoli scandal, which destroyed the traditional republican parties of the First Italian Republic; consequently, all new parties contested the race.
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12 June 1994
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All 87 Italian seats to the European Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 73.6% ( 7.5 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
The pure party-list proportional representation was the traditional electoral system of the Italian Republic since its foundation in 1946, so it had been adopted to elect the Italian representatives to the European Parliament too. Two levels were used: a national level to divide seats between parties, and a constituency level to distribute them between candidates. Italian regions were united in 5 constituencies, each electing a group of deputies. At national level, seats were divided between party lists using the largest remainder method with Hare quota. All seats gained by each party were automatically distributed to their local open lists and their most voted candidates.
Constituencies
Seats are allocated to party lists on a national basis using an electoral quota, with the residue given to the lists with the largest excess over whole quotas. An electoral quota is then calculated for each list and used to allocate seats to each list in each of the five electoral regions.
| Electoral Region | Administrative Regions | Seats |
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| North-West | Aosta Valley, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont | 25 |
| North-East | Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto | 18 |
| Central | Latium, Marche, Tuscany, Umbria | 20 |
| Southern | Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise | 16 |
| Islands | Sardinia, Sicily | 8 |
Main parties and leaders
Outgoing MEPs
| EP Group | Seats | Party | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Group | 34 / 81 | |||
| Democratic Party of the Left | 20 | |||
| Italian Socialist Party | 12 | |||
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 2 | |||
| European People's Party Group | 27 / 81 | |||
| Christian Democracy (PPI) | 26 | |||
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 1 | |||
| Green Group | 6 / 81 | |||
| Federation of the Greens | 5 | |||
| Proletarian Democracy (PRC) | 1 | |||
| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group | 4 / 81 | |||
| Italian Republican Party | 3 | |||
| Antiprohibitionists on Drugs (Pannella List) | 1 | |||
| Rainbow Group | 1 / 81 | |||
| Sardinian Action Party | 1 | |||
| Non-Inscrits | 9 / 81 | |||
| Italian Social Movement (AN) | 4 | |||
| Communist Refoundation Party | 2 | |||
| Lombard League (LN) | 2 | |||
| Federalists (Pannella List) | 1 | |||
Summary of parties
Results
The new party Forza Italia (FI), led by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, won the election with 30.6% of the vote and 27 seats. The second party was the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), main heir of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which gained 19.1% of the vote and 16 seats, while the third party was National Alliance (AN), heir of the Italian Social Movement (MSI), which gained 12.5% of the vote and 11 seats. The Italian People's Party (PPI), main heir of Christian Democracy (DC), gained 10.0% of the vote and 8 seats.
| National party | EP group | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
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| Forza Italia (FI) | FE | 10,089,139 | 30.62 | New | 27 | New | ||
| Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) | PES | 6,281,354 | 19.06 | 8.52 [1] |
16 | 6 | ||
| National Alliance (AN) | NI | 4,108,670 | 12.47 | 6.96  [2] |
11 | 7 | ||
| Italian People's Party (PPI) | EPP | 3,295,337 | 10.00 | 22.90 [3] |
8 | 18 | ||
| Northern League (LN) | ELDR | 2,162,586 | 6.56 | 4.73 |
6 | 4 | ||
| Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | EUL | 2,004,716 | 6.08 | New | 5 | New | ||
| Segni Pact (PS) | EPP | 1,073,095 | 3.26 | New | 3 | New | ||
| Federation of the Greens (FdV) | Green | 1,055,797 | 3.20 | 2.97 [4] |
3 | 2 | ||
| Pannella List (LP) | ERA | 702,717 | 2.13 | 0.89 [5] |
2 | 1 | ||
| Italian Socialist Party – Democratic Alliance (PSI–AD) | PES | 606,538 | 1.84 | 12.96 [6] |
2 | 10 | ||
| The Network (LR) | Green | 366,258 | 1.11 | New | 1 | New | ||
| Italian Republican Party (PRI) | ELDR | 242,786 | 0.74 | – | 1 | 2 | ||
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) | NI | 227,439 | 0.69 | 2.03 |
1 | 1 | ||
| Southern Action League (LAM) | None | 224,033 | 0.67 | New | 0 | New | ||
| South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)[7] | EPP | 202,668 | 0.62 | 0.12 |
1 | 0  | ||
| Federalism (UV–SN–LAV–PN) | None | 126,937 | 0.39 | 0.21 |
0 | 1 | ||
| Lombard Alpine League (LAL) | None | 110,458 | 0.34 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Federation of Liberals (FdL) | None | 53,983 | 0.16 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Solidarity | None | 15,214 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Valid votes | 32,949,725 | |||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 2,753,484 | |||||||
| Totals | 35,667,440 | 100.00 | — | 87 | 6 | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 48,461,792 | 73.60 | 7.47 |
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| Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||