1975 Piedmontese regional election

The 1975 Piedmontese regional election took place on 15 June 1975. Ten new seats were added to the Regional Council of Piedmont following the 1971 census.

Events

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Christian Democracy resulted narrowly behind the Italian Communist Party, which was the real winner of the election. After the election, the Italian Socialist Party, which had been a junior partner in the Christian Democracy-led regional government since 1970, switched sides and formed a coalition with the Communists. The new regional government, composed of Communists and Socialists, was led by a Socialist, Aldo Viglione. Piedmont was thus the first and only region of Northern Italy, along with neighbouring Liguria, to have a left-wing government.

Results

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Largest party by municipality
 
Party votes votes (%) seats
Italian Communist Party 1,033,342 33.9 22
Christian Democracy 976,794 32.1 20
Italian Socialist Party 393,707 12.9 8
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 224,642 7.4 4
Italian Liberal Party 153,079 5.0 2
Italian Social Movement 130,905 4.3 2
Italian Republican Party 109,333 3.6 2
Proletarian Democracy 24,634 0.8 -
Workers' Democracy 24,634 0.8 -
Popular Union for Socialism 1,128 0.0 -
Total 3,047,564 100.0 60

Source: Ministry of the Interior