The IX Legislature of the Regional Council of Veneto, the legislative assembly of Veneto, was inaugurated in April 2010, following the 2010 regional election, and ended in April 2015. Of the 60 members, 53 were elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation with a further 6 returned from the so-called "regional list" of the elected President of Veneto, including the President himself, and the candidate for President who came second.[1]
Clodovaldo Ruffato (The People of Freedom, later New Centre-Right) was the President of the Council for the entire term, while Luca Zaia (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) served as President of Veneto at the head of his first government.
Composition
editSeven parties plus a one-member group formed by Giuseppe Bortolussi (the defeated centre-left candidate) were represented in the Council at the start of the term. The largest party in the Council was Liga Veneta with twenty seats, a third of the total. At the end of the term, the groups were sixteen, four of which formed for technical purposes as every group could validate the slates of two lists for the regional election; these included "Civic Veneto", "Zaia President", "Tosi List for Veneto" and "Family–Pensioners".
Strength of political groups
edit| Distribution of Seats in the Regional Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Group | Leader | 2010 | 2015 |
| Venetian Democratic Party | Laura Puppato / Lucio Tiozzo | 14 | 10 |
| Liga Veneta–Lega Nord | Federico Caner | 20 | 7 |
| NCD–UdC | Giancarlo Conta | – | 7 |
| The People of Freedom–Forza Italia[2] | Dario Bond | 17 | 5 |
| Forza Italia | Leonardo Padrin | – | 5 |
| Tosi List for Veneto (Venetian Commitment)[3] | Francesco Piccolo | – | 3 |
| Popular Future | Stefano Valdegamberi | – | 3 |
| Veneto First | Giovanni Furlanetto | – | 3 |
| Family–Pensioners (Toward North–Venetian People)[4] | Diego Bottacin[5] | – | 3 |
| Civic Veneto[6] | Giuseppe Berlato Sella | – | 3 |
| Zaia President[7] | Gianpiero Possamai | – | 3 |
| Italy of Values | Gustavo Franchetto / Antonino Pipitone | 3 | 2 |
| Union of the Centre | Stefano Valdegamberi / Stefano Peraro | 3 | 1 |
| Federation of the Left | Pietrangelo Pettenò | 1 | 1 |
| North-East Union | Mariangelo Foggiato / Rolando Bortoluzzi | 1 | 1 |
| Bortolussi President | Giuseppe Bortolussi[5] | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed Group | – | – | 2 |
Sources: Regional Council of Veneto – Groups and Regional Council of Veneto – Members
Members by party of election
editLiga Veneta–Lega Nord
edit- Luca Baggio (switched to "Venetian Commitment", later "Tosi List for Veneto", in March 2015)
- Andrea Bassi (switched to the "Mixed Group" in March 2015)
- Santino Bozza (expelled; switched to the "Mixed Group"in July 2013, later affiliated to Veneto First; switched to "Veneto First" in February 2015)
- Federico Caner
- Bruno Cappon
- Vittorino Cenci (switched to "Veneto First" in February 2015)
- Roberto Ciambetti
- Maurizio Conte (switched to the "Mixed Group" in March 2015)
- Cristiano Corazzari (resigned on 1 June 2014)
- Enrico Corsi (installed on 8 July 2014; resigned on 1 August 2014)
- Stefano Falconi (installed on 10 June 2014; switched to "Zaia President" in March 2015)
- Nicola Finco (switched to "Zaia President" in March 2015)
- Marino Finozzi
- Giovanni Furlanetto (switched to the "Mixed Group" in January 2014, later affiliated to Veneto First; switched to "Veneto First" in February 2015)
- Arianna Lazzarini
- Franco Manzato
- Giampiero Possamai (switched to "Zaia President" in March 2015)
- Sandro Sandri (switched to the "Mixed Group" in October 2012; switched to "New Centre-Right" in September 2014)
- Daniele Stival (switched to "Toward North–Venetian People" in March 2015)
- Giuseppe Stoppato (installed on 16 September 2014; switched to "Toward North–Venetian People" in March 2015)
- Paolo Tosato (resigned on 2 July 2014)
- Matteo Toscani (switched to "Venetian Commitment", later "Tosi List for Veneto", in March 2015)
- Luca Zaia
The People of Freedom
edit(From November 2013 to February 2014 the group was named as "The People of Freedom – New Centre Right". Since February 2014 the group was named "The People of Freedom – Forza Italia for Veneto".)
- Davide Bendinelli (switched to "Forza Italia" in November 2013)
- Dario Bond
- Renato Chisso (suspended on 31 May 2014)
- Giancarlo Conta (switched to "New Centre-Right" in February 2014)
- Maria Luisa Coppola (forcedly resigned on 28 November 2014)
- Piergiorgio Cortelazzo
- Elena Donazzan
- Amedeo Gerolimetto (installed on 8 July 2014)
- Massimo Giorgetti
- Nereo Laroni (switched to "New Centre-Right" in February 2014)
- Mauro Mainardi (switched to "Forza Italia" in November 2013)
- Renzo Marangon (installed on 15 December 2014, joined "Forza Italia")
- Leonardo Padrin (switched to "Forza Italia" in November 2013)
- Francesco Piccolo (installed on 9 July 2014 as substitute of Renato Chisso, joined the "Mixed Group"; switched to "Venetian Commitment", later "Tosi List for Veneto", in March 2015)
- Clodovaldo Ruffato (switched to "New Centre-Right" in February 2014)
- Remo Sernagiotto (switched to "Forza Italia" in November 2013; resigned on 7 July 2014)
- Moreno Teso (switched to "Forza Italia" in March 2014)
- Carlo Alberto Tesserin (switched to "New Centre-Right" in February 2014)
- Costantino Toniolo (switched to "New Centre-Right" in February 2014)
- Marino Zorzato (switched to "New Centre-Right" in February 2014)
Venetian Democratic Party
edit- Alessio Alessandrini (installed on 9 July 2014, substitute of Giampietro Marchese until 24 July 2014; switched to "Civic Veneto" in March 2015)
- Graziano Azzalin
- Giuseppe Berlato Sella (switched to "Civic Veneto" in March 2015)
- Franco Bonfante
- Mauro Bortoli (switched to "Civic Veneto" in March 2015)
- Diego Bottacin[5] (switched to the "Mixed Group" in October 2010; switched to "Toward North–Venetian People" in March 2015)
- Andrea Causin[5] (switched to the "Mixed Group" in March 2011; resigned on 25 March 2013)
- Roberto Fasoli
- Stefano Fracasso
- Giampietro Marchese (installed on 10 April 2013; suspended on 31 May 2014; switched to the "Mixed Group" in June 2014; resigned on 24 July 2014)
- Claudio Niero (installed on 14 March 2013)
- Bruno Pigozzo
- Laura Puppato (resigned on 12 March 2013)
- Sergio Reolon
- Piero Ruzzante
- Claudio Sinigaglia
- Lucio Tiozzo
Union of the Centre
edit- Raffaele Grazia (switched to "Popular Future" in May 2013)
- Stefano Peraro
- Stefano Valdegamberi (switched to "Popular Future" in May 2013)
Italy of Values
edit- Gustavo Franchetto (switched to the "Mixed Group" in January 2013; switched to "Popular Future" in May 2013)
- Gennaro Marotta
- Antonino Pipitone
Federation of the Left
editNorth-East Union
edit- Mariangelo Foggiato (resigned on 27 August 2014)
- Rolando Bortoluzzi (installed 16 September 2014)
Bortolussi President
editElection
editThe election that produced the IX Legislature took place on 28–29 March 2010. Luca Zaia, leader of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, was elected President by a landslide and his party became the largest in the region with 35.2%. The total score of Venetist parties was 37.2%, more than ever before.
Liga Veneta managed the highest swing ever in a regional election in Veneto (+20.5%), gaining from almost every part of the political spectrum, but mainly from The People of Freedom (–7.5%), the Democrats (–8.6%) and other Venetists (–5.1%).
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Zaia | 1,528,386 | 60.16 | 6 | ||||||
| Northern League – Venetian League | 788,581 | 35.16 | 18 | ||||||
| The People of Freedom | 555,006 | 24.74 | 13 | ||||||
| Alliance of the Centre – Christian Democracy | 18,114 | 0.81 | – | ||||||
| Total | 1,361,702 | 60.71 | 31 | ||||||
| Giuseppe Bortolussi | 738,761 | 29.08 | 1 | ||||||
| Democratic Party | 456,309 | 20.34 | 14 | ||||||
| Italy of Values | 119,396 | 5.32 | 3 | ||||||
| Federation of the Left | 35,028 | 1.56 | 1 | ||||||
| Left Ecology Freedom – Italian Socialist Party | 27,578 | 1.23 | – | ||||||
| IDEA – List for Veneto | 15,907 | 0.67 | – | ||||||
| Liga Veneto Autonomo | 4,390 | 0.20 | – | ||||||
| Total | 657,798 | 29.33 | 18 | ||||||
| Antonio De Poli | 162,235 | 6.39 | – | ||||||
| Union of the Centre | 110,417 | 4.92 | 3 | ||||||
| North-East Union | 34,697 | 1.55 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 145,114 | 6.47 | 4 | ||||||
| David Borrelli | 80,246 | 3.16 | – | Five Star Movement | 57,848 | 2.58 | – | ||
| Silvano Polo | 12,891 | 0.51 | – | Venetians Independence | 7,879 | 0.35 | – | ||
| Paolo Caratossidis | 9,151 | 0.35 | – | New Force | 6,476 | 0.29 | – | ||
| Gianluca Panto | 9,006 | 0.36 | – | Venetian National Party | 6,226 | 0.28 | – | ||
| Total candidates | 2,540,736 | 100.00 | 7 | Total parties | 2,243,042 | 100.00 | 53 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ From November 2013, when The People of Freedom was disbanded and its members joined either "Forza Italia" or "New Centre-Right", to February 2014 the group was named as "The People of Freedom – New Centre Right". In February 2014 the group was finally renamed "The People of Freedom – Forza Italia for Veneto".
- ^ The group was originally named "Venetian Commitment" and changed its name to "Tosi List for Veneto" two weeks after its launch.
- ^ The group was originally named "Toward North–Venetian People" and changed its name to "Family–Pensioners" a week after its launch.
- ^ a b c d e Giuseppe Bortolussi, Diego Bottacin and Andrea Causin had been members of Toward North. Both Bottacin and Causin later joined Civic Choice.
- ^ Civic Veneto, composed of three Democratic councillors, was formed as a technical group in order to validate the slates of a civic list in support of the PD and the Democratic candidate, Alessandra Moretti, in the 2015 regional election. Similar groups were formed by supporters of Luca Zaia and Flavio Tosi.
- ^ Zaia President, composed of three councillors of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, was formed as a technical group in order to validate the slates of a civic list in support of the party and its candidate, incumbent President Luca Zaia, in the 2015 regional election. Similar groups were formed by supporters of Alessandra Moretti and Flavio Tosi.