Italy 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in Italy?
Lega Nord won 28 of 73 seats with 34.3% of the vote. 54.5% 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 : Lega Nord won 28 of 73 seats with 34.3% of the vote; 54.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.7 points on 2014.
- Lega Nord 28 +23 seats 34.3% +28.1 points
- Democratic Party 19 −12 seats 22.7% −18.1 points
- Five Star Movement 14 −3 seats 17.1% −4.1 points
- Forza Italia 6 −7 seats 8.8% −8.0 points
- Brothers of Italy 5 +5 seats 6.4% +2.8 points
- More Europe 0 3.1%
- Federation of the Greens 0 2.3%
- Italian Left 0 1.8%
- South Tyrolean People's Party 1 0 seats 0.5% 0.0 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
34.3%
Share of the vote won by Lega Nord
It led Democratic Party by 11.5 points of the vote.
+23 seats
Seats gained by Lega Nord
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. Forza Italia lost 7 seats.
54.5%
Voter turnout
Down 2.7 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lega Nord | 28 | +23 | 34.3 | +28.1 | 9,175,208 |
| Democratic Party | 19 | −12 | 22.7 | −18.1 | 6,089,853 |
| Five Star Movement | 14 | −3 | 17.1 | −4.1 | 4,569,089 |
| Forza Italia | 6 | −7 | 8.8 | −8.0 | 2,351,673 |
| Brothers of Italy | 5 | +5 | 6.4 | +2.8 | 1,726,189 |
| More Europe | 0 | 3.1 | 833,443 | ||
| Federation of the Greens | 0 | 2.3 | 621,492 | ||
| Italian Left | 0 | 1.8 | 469,943 | ||
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 142,185 |
± is the change against the Italy 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Lega Nord 9,175,208
- Democratic Party 6,089,853
- Five Star Movement 4,569,089
- Forza Italia 2,351,673
- Brothers of Italy 1,726,189
- More Europe 833,443
- Federation of the Greens 621,492
- Italian Left 469,943
- South Tyrolean People's Party 142,185
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?
54.5% of the 50,974,994 registered voters cast a ballot (27,780,855 ballots), down 2.7 points on 2014. 26,783,732 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Lega Nord34.3% of votes38.4% of seats
- Democratic Party22.7% of votes26.0% of seats
- Five Star Movement17.1% of votes19.2% of seats
- Forza Italia8.8% of votes8.2% of seats
- Brothers of Italy6.4% of votes6.8% of seats
- South Tyrolean People's Party0.5% of votes1.4% of seats
- More Europe3.1% of votes0.0% of seats
- Federation of the Greens2.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.7 by votes and 3.8 by seats; Lega Nord led Democratic Party by 11.5 points of the vote.
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