1970 Apulian regional election

The Apulian regional election of 1970 took place on 7–8 June 1970.

Largest party by municipality

Events

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Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Christian Democrat Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi was elected President of the Region at the head of a centre-left coalition (Organic Centre-left).

Results

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Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 766,254 41.3 22
Italian Communist Party 488,709 26.3 14
Italian Socialist Party 197,519 10.6 5
Italian Social Movement 162,136 8.7 4
Unitary Socialist Party 76,116 4.1 2
Italian Liberal Party 56,140 3.0 1
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 44,998 2.4 1
Italian Republican Party 43,506 2.3 1
Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity 18,009 1.0 -
Independent 2,047 0.1 -
National Democratic Party 997 0.0 -
Total 1,856,431 100.0 50

Source: Ministry of the Interior