Italy 2001 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 2001 parliamentary election in Italy?
Forza Italia won 194 of 630 seats with 29.4% of the vote. 81.4% 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 : Forza Italia won 194 of 630 seats with 29.4% of the vote; 81.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.5 points on 1996.
- Forza Italia 194 +71 seats 29.4%
- Democrats of the Left 136 −35 seats 16.6%
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy 83 14.5%
- National Alliance 99 +6 seats 12.0%
- Communist Refoundation Party 11 −24 seats 5.0% −3.5 points
- Italy of Values 0 4.0%
- Lega Nord 30 −29 seats 3.9% −6.1 points
- Christian Democratic Centre / United Christian Democrats 40 +10 seats 3.2%
- Federation of the Greens 17 +1 seat 2.2%
- Party of Italian Communists 10 1.7%
- New Italian Socialist Party 3 0.9%
- South Tyrolean People's Party 3 0.5%
- 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 1996 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Forza Italia194
- Democrats of the Left136
- National Alliance99
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy83
- Christian Democratic Centre / United Christian Democrats40
- Lega Nord30
- Federation of the Greens17
- Communist Refoundation Party11
- Party of Italian Communists10
- New Italian Socialist Party3
- South Tyrolean People's Party3
- Unnamed party with one seat3
- Valdostan Union1
Key numbers
29.4%
Share of the vote won by Forza Italia
Forza Italia won 194 of 630 seats. A majority needs 316.
+71 seats
Seats gained by Forza Italia
The largest gain in seats compared with 1996. Democrats of the Left lost 35 seats.
81.4%
Voter turnout
Down 1.5 points on 1996.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forza Italia | 194 | +71 | 29.4 | 10,923,431 | |
| Democrats of the Left | 136 | −35 | 16.6 | 6,151,154 | |
| Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 83 | 14.5 | 5,391,827 | ||
| National Alliance | 99 | +6 | 12.0 | 4,463,205 | |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 11 | −24 | 5.0 | −3.5 | 1,868,659 |
| Italy of Values | 0 | 4.0 | 1,487,287 | ||
| Lega Nord | 30 | −29 | 3.9 | −6.1 | 1,464,301 |
| Christian Democratic Centre / United Christian Democrats | 40 | +10 | 3.2 | 1,194,040 | |
| European Democracy | 0 | 2.4 | 888,249 | ||
| Radical Party | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | +0.3 | 832,213 |
| Federation of the Greens | 17 | +1 | 2.2 | 805,340 | |
| Party of Italian Communists | 10 | 1.7 | 620,859 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Italian Socialist Party | 3 | 0.9 | 353,269 | ||
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 3 | 0.5 | 200,059 | ||
| Valdostan Union | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 25,577 |
| Unnamed party with one seat | 3 |
± is the change against the Italy 1996 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Forza Italia 10,923,431
- Democrats of the Left 6,151,154
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy 5,391,827
- National Alliance 4,463,205
- Communist Refoundation Party 1,868,659
- Italy of Values 1,487,287
- Lega Nord 1,464,301
- Christian Democratic Centre / United Christian Democrats 1,194,040
- European Democracy 888,249
- Radical Party 832,213
- Federation of the Greens 805,340
- Party of Italian Communists 620,859
- New Italian Socialist Party 353,269
- South Tyrolean People's Party 200,059
- Valdostan Union 25,577
- Unnamed party with one seat
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.
How many people voted?
81.4% of the 49,256,295 registered voters cast a ballot (40,085,397 ballots), down 1.5 points on 1996. 37,122,776 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Forza Italia29.4% of votes30.8% of seats
- Democrats of the Left16.6% of votes21.6% of seats
- National Alliance12.0% of votes15.7% of seats
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy14.5% of votes13.2% of seats
- Christian Democratic Centre / United Christian Democrats3.2% of votes6.3% of seats
- Lega Nord3.9% of votes4.8% of seats
- Federation of the Greens2.2% of votes2.7% of seats
- Communist Refoundation Party5.0% of votes1.7% of seats
- Party of Italian Communists1.7% of votes1.6% of seats
- New Italian Socialist Party0.9% of votes0.5% of seats
- South Tyrolean People's Party0.5% of votes0.5% of seats
- Valdostan Union0.1% of votes0.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.3 by votes and 5.2 by seats; Forza Italia led Democrats of the Left by 12.9 points of the vote.
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