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Italy 1989 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1989 European Parliament election in Italy?

Christian Democracy won 26 of 81 seats with 32.9% of the vote. 81.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Italy
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Christian Democracy won 26 of 81 seats with 32.9% of the vote; 81.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.4 points on 1984.

  • Christian Democracy 26 0 seats 32.9% −0.1 points
  • Italian Communist Party 22 −5 seats 27.6% −5.8 points
  • Italian Socialist Party 12 +3 seats 14.8% +3.6 points
  • Italian Social Movement 4 −1 seat 5.5% −1.0 points
  • Italian Republican Party 4 −1 seat 4.4% −1.7 points
  • Federation of the Greens 3 3.8%
  • Italian Democratic Socialist Party 2 −1 seat 2.7% −0.8 points
  • Rainbow Greens 2 2.4%
  • Lega Nord 2 1.8%
  • Proletarian Democracy 1 0 seats 1.3% −0.1 points
  • Radical Party 1 −2 seats 1.2% −2.2 points
  • Federalism 1 0 seats 0.6% +0.1 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Italy 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 32.9%

    Share of the vote won by Christian Democracy

    It led Italian Communist Party by 5.3 points of the vote.

  2. +3 seats

    Seats gained by Italian Socialist Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1984. Italian Communist Party lost 5 seats.

  3. 81.1%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.4 points on 1984.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Democracy26032.9−0.111,451,053
Italian Communist Party22−527.6−5.89,598,369
Italian Socialist Party12+314.8+3.65,151,929
Italian Social Movement4−15.5−1.01,918,650
Italian Republican Partywith Italian Liberal Party4−14.4−1.71,532,388
Federation of the Greens33.81,317,119
Italian Democratic Socialist Party2−12.7−0.8945,383
Rainbow Greens22.4830,980
Lega Nordwith Lombard League and Liga Veneta21.8636,242
Proletarian Democracy101.3−0.1449,639
Radical Party1−21.2−2.2430,150
Federalism100.6+0.1207,739
South Tyrolean People's Party100.5−0.1172,383
Pensioners' Party00.5162,293

± is the change against the Italy 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Democracy 11,451,053
  • Italian Communist Party 9,598,369
  • Italian Socialist Party 5,151,929
  • Italian Social Movement 1,918,650
  • Italian Republican Party 1,532,388
  • Federation of the Greens 1,317,119
  • Italian Democratic Socialist Party 945,383
  • Rainbow Greens 830,980
  • Lega Nord 636,242
  • Proletarian Democracy 449,639
  • Radical Party 430,150
  • Federalism 207,739
  • South Tyrolean People's Party 172,383
  • Pensioners' Party 162,293

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

81.1% of the 46,346,961 registered voters cast a ballot (37,572,759 ballots), down 1.4 points on 1984. 34,804,317 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Christian Democracy32.9% of votes32.1% of seats
  • Italian Communist Party27.6% of votes27.2% of seats
  • Italian Socialist Party14.8% of votes14.8% of seats
  • Italian Social Movement5.5% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Italian Republican Party4.4% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Federation of the Greens3.8% of votes3.7% of seats
  • Italian Democratic Socialist Party2.7% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Rainbow Greens2.4% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Lega Nord1.8% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Proletarian Democracy1.3% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Radical Party1.2% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Federalism0.6% of votes1.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); Christian Democracy led Italian Communist Party by 5.3 points of the vote.

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