North-West Italy (European Parliament constituency)

North-West Italy
European Parliament constituency
Location among the current constituencies
Shown in Italy in red
Member state	Italy
Created	1979
MEPs	20 (2014, 2019) 21 (2009) 23 (2004) 26 (1999) 23 (1984) 25 (1979, 1989, 1994)
Sources
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North-West Italy is a constituency of the European Parliament in Italy. It consists of the regions of Aosta Valley, Liguria, Lombardy and Piedmont.

As the other Italian constituencies, it has only a procedural goal to choose the elected MEPs inside party lists, the distribution of seats between different parties being calculated at national level (called Collegio Unico Nazionale, National Single Constituency).

Background information

Year	Electorate	Votes	Turnout	Blank & Invalid votes	Valid votes
1979	11,627,452	10,318,960	88.75%	361,261	9,967,867
1984	12,070,999	10,437,340	86.47%	532,579	9,904,761
1989	12,399,499	10,406,067	83.92%	772,304	9,633,763
1994	12,746,127	9,990,019	78.38%	594,676	9,395,343
1999	12,796,526	9,474,034	74.04%	761,178	8,712,856
2004	12,797,155	9,600,091	75.02%	679,533	8,920,558
2009	12,823,169	9,117,216	71.70%	424,699	8,692,517
2014	12,851,872	8,389,127	65.28%	411,053	7,978,074
2019	12,991,551	8,141,426	62.67%	276,019	7,865,407

Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

Seats by party

1979–1994

Party		1979	1984	1989
	Christian Democracy (DC)	8	7	7
	Italian Communist Party (PCI)	7	7	5
	Italian Socialist Party (PSI)	3	3	4
	Italian Liberal Party (PLI)	2	2	1
	Italian Social Movement (MSI)	1	1	1
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)	1	1	1
	Italian Republican Party (PRI)	1	0	0
	Radical Party (PR)	1	1	1
	Proletarian Democracy (DP)	1	1	1
	Lega Lombarda (LL)			2
	Federation of Green Lists (FLV)			1
	Rainbow Greens (VA)			1
Total		25	23	25

Since 1994

Party				1994	1999	2004	2009	2014	2019
		Forza Italia	FI	9	7	5		3	2
		Lega Nord	LN	4	3	3	5	2	9
		National Alliance	AN	2	2	2
		The People of Freedom	PdL				8
		Brothers of Italy	FdI					0	2
		New Centre-Right	NCD					1
		Democratic Party of the Left	PDS	3
		Italian People's Party	PPI	2	1
		Democrats of the Left	DS		3
		The Olive Tree				6
		Democratic Party	PD				5	9	5
		Communist Refoundation Party	PRC	2	1	1	0	0	0
		Party of Italian Communists	PdCI		1	1
		The Democrats	Dem		2
		Italy of Values	IdV			1	2	0
		Federation of the Greens	FdV	1	1	1		0	0
	Italian Radicals		RI	1	3	1	0
	Segni Pact		PS	1
	United Christian Democrats		CDU		1
	Union of the Centre		UDC			1	1
	Pensioners' Party		PP		1	1
	The Other Europe with Tsipras		AET					1
	Five Star Movement		M5S					4	2
Total				25	26	23	21	20	20
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

Current MEPs

MEPs for North-West Italy elected to the 9th European Parliament session

2019–2024
Name	Gender	National party	Group	Period	Preference vote
Matteo Salvini	Male	League	ID	Never sworn in	695,074
Giuliano Pisapia	Male	Democratic Party	S&D	2 July 2019 – Present	267,871
Silvio Berlusconi	Male	Forza Italia	EPP	2 July 2019 – 12 October 2022	187,350
Irene Tinagli	Female	Democratic Party	S&D	2 July 2019 – Present	106,135
Pierfrancesco Majorino	Male	Democratic Party	S&D	2 July 2019 – 2 April 2023	93,175
Giorgia Meloni	Female	Brothers of Italy	ECR	Never sworn in	92,697
Angelo Ciocca	Male	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	89,752
Patrizia Toia	Female	Democratic Party	S&D	2 July 2019 – Present	79,560
Brando Benifei	Male	Democratic Party	S&D	2 July 2019 – Present	51,504
Silvia Sardone	Female	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	44,950
Mercedes Bresso	Female	Democratic Party	S&D	6 April 2023 – Present	44,210
Massimiliano Salini	Male	Forza Italia	EPP	2 July 2019 – Present	37,128
Isabella Tovaglieri	Female	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	32,372
Lara Comi	Female	Forza Italia	EPP	12 October 2022 – Present	32,308
Danilo Oscar Lancini	Male	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	21,952
Gianna Gancia	Female	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	19,183
Stefania Zambelli	Female	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	18,728
Alessandro Panza	Male	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	18,191
Marco Zanni	Male	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	17,959
Marco Campomenosi	Male	League	ID	2 July 2019 – Present	17,768
Eleonora Evi	Female	Five Star Movement	NI	2 July 2019 – 12 October 2022	17,002
Tiziana Beghin	Female	Five Star Movement	NI	2 July 2019 – Present	14,990
Maria Angela Danzì	Female	Five Star Movement	NI	2 November 2022 – Present	14,444
Carlo Fidanza	Male	Brothers of Italy	ECR	2 July 2019 – Present	10,916
Pietro Fiocchi	Male	Brothers of Italy	ECR	2 July 2019 – Present	9,335

Elections

1979

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 10 June 1979

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	Seats
	Christian Democracy (DC)	EPP	Benigno Zaccagnini	3,426,574	34.35	8 / 25
	Italian Communist Party (PCI)	COM	Gian Carlo Pajetta	2,856,313	28.66	7 / 25
	Italian Socialist Party (PSI)	SOC	Bettino Craxi	1,240,108	12.44	3 / 25
	Italian Liberal Party (PLI)	LD	Sergio Pininfarina	625,173	6.27	2 / 25
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)	SOC	Mauro Ferri	468,155	4.70	1 / 25
	Radical Party (PR)	TGI	Marco Pannella	410,716	4.12	1 / 25
	Italian Social Movement (MSI)	NI	Giorgio Almirante	333,559	3.35	1 / 25
	Italian Republican Party (PRI)	LD	Susanna Agnelli	297,865	2.99	1 / 25
	Proletarian Democracy (DP)	TGI	Mario Capanna	91,576	0.92	1 / 25
	Proletarian Unity Party (PdUP)	TGI	Lucio Magri	111,073	1.11	0 / 25
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			109,755	1.10	0 / 25
Valid votes				9,967,867
Blank and invalid votes				361,261
Totals				10,318,960	100.00	25 / 25
Eligible voters and turnout				11,627,452	88.75
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

1984

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 17 June 1984

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian Democracy (DC)	EPP	Roberto Formigoni	3,216,336	32.47	1.88	7 / 23	1
	Italian Communist Party (PCI)	COM	Gian Carlo Pajetta	3,142,339	31.73	3.07	7 / 23	0
	Italian Socialist Party (PSI)	SOC	Carlo Tognoli	1,217,774	12.44	0.15	3 / 23	0
	Liberal Party–Republican Party (PLI–PRI)	LD	Sergio Pininfarina	898,821	9.07	0.19	2 / 23	1
	Italian Social Movement (MSI)	ER	Francesco Petronio	451,031	4.55	1.20	1 / 23	0
	Radical Party (PR)	NI	Enzo Tortora	398,053	4.02	0.10	1 / 23	0
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)	SOC	Pier Luigi Romita	324,948	3.28	1.42	1 / 23	0
	Proletarian Democracy (DP)	RBW	Emilio Molinari	189,838	1.92	1.0	1 / 23	0
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			65,621	0.67	0.43	0 / 23	0
Valid votes				9,904,761
Blank and invalid votes				532,579
Totals				10,437,340	100.00	—	23 / 23	2
Eligible voters and turnout				12,070,999	86.47	2.28
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

1989

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 18 June 1989

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian Democracy (DC)	EPP	Giovanni Goria	2,907,623	30.18	2.29	7 / 25	0
	Italian Communist Party (PCI)	EUL	Achille Occhetto	2,423,549	25.16	6.57	5 / 25	2
	Italian Socialist Party (PSI)	SOC	Bettino Craxi	1,465,601	15.21	2.77	4 / 25	1
	Lega Nord–Lega Lombarda (LN–LL)	RBW	Umberto Bossi	542,201	5.63		2 / 25
	Liberal Party–Republican Party (PLI–PRI)	LDR	Jas Gawronski	498,434	5.17	3.90	1 / 25	1
	Italian Social Movement (MSI)	NI	Gianfranco Fini	430,021	4.46	0.09	1 / 25	0
	Federation of Green Lists (FLV)	G	Gianfranco Amendola	387,387	4.02		1 / 25
	Rainbow Greens (VA)	G	Edo Ronchi	281,428	2.92		1 / 25
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)	SOC	Enrico Ferri	228,293	2.37	0.91	1 / 25	0
	Proletarian Democracy (DP)	G	Eugenio Melandri	152,116	1.58	0.34	1 / 25	0
	Antiprohibitionist List (LA)	G	Marco Taradash	111,285	1.16		1 / 25
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			205,825	2.13	1.46	0 / 25	0
Valid votes				9,633,763
Blank and invalid votes				772,304
Totals				10,406,067	100.00	—	25 / 25	2
Eligible voters and turnout				12,399,499	83.92	2.55
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

1994

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 12 June 1994

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Forza Italia (FI)	FE	Silvio Berlusconi	3,246,029	34.55		9 / 25
	Lega Nord (LN)	ELDR	Umberto Bossi	1,393,415	14.83	9.20	4 / 25	2
	Democratic Party of the Left (PDS)	PES	Achille Occhetto	1,364,811	14.53		3 / 25
	Italian People's Party (PPI)	EPP	Svevo Colombo	870,597	9.27		2 / 25
	National Alliance (AN)	NI	Gianfranco Fini	645,534	6.87		2 / 25
	Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)	EUL	Fausto Bertinotti	549,234	5.85		2 / 25
	Federation of the Greens (FdV)	G	Carlo Ripa di Meana	318,211	3.39		1 / 25
	Segni Pact (PS)	EPP	Mariotto Segni	275,040	2.93		1 / 25
	Pannella List (LP)	ERA	Marco Pannella	260,303	2.77		1 / 25
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			430,060	5.01	2.88	0 / 25	0
Valid votes				9,395,343
Blank and invalid votes				594,676
Totals				9,990,019	100.00	—	25 / 25	0
Eligible voters and turnout				12,746,127	78.38	5.54
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

1999

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 13 June 1999

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Forza Italia (FI)	EPP	Silvio Berlusconi	2,574,092	29.54	5.01	7 / 26	2
	Democrats of the Left (DS)	PES	Bruno Trentin	1,221,331	14.02	0.51	3 / 26	0
	Bonino List (LB)	TGI	Emma Bonino	1,042,515	11.97	9.20	3 / 26	2
	Lega Nord (LN)	TGI	Umberto Bossi	916,886	10.52	4.31	3 / 26	1
	The Democrats (Dem)	ELDR	Antonio Di Pietro	632,014	7.25		2 / 26
	National Alliance (AN)	UEN	Gianfranco Fini	581,532	6.67	0.20	2 / 26	0
	Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)	GUE/NGL	Fausto Bertinotti	375,881	4.31	1.54	1 / 26	1
	Italian People's Party (PPI)	EPP	Guido Bodrato	215,637	2.47	6.80	1 / 26	1
	United Christian Democrats (CDU)	EPP	Rocco Buttiglione	192,294	2.21		1 / 26
	Party of Italian Communists (PdCI)	GUE/NGL	Armando Cossutta	187,858	2.16		1 / 26
	Federation of the Greens (FdV)	Greens/EFA	Reinhold Messner	159,568	1.83	1.56	1 / 26	0
	Pensioners' Party (PP)	EPP	Carlo Fatuzzo	97,073	1.11		1 / 26
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			516,355	5.92	0.91	0 / 26	0
Valid votes				8,712,856
Blank and invalid votes				761,178
Totals				9,474,034	100.00	—	26 / 26	1
Eligible voters and turnout				12,796,526	74.04	4.34
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

2004

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 12–13 June 2004

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	The Olive Tree	Several	Pier Luigi Bersani	2,521,411	28.27		6 / 23
	Forza Italia (FI)	EPP	Silvio Berlusconi	2,167,169	24.29	5.25	5 / 23	2
	Lega Nord (LN)	NI	Umberto Bossi	995,057	11.15	0.63	3 / 23	0
	National Alliance (AN)	AEN	Gianfranco Fini	697,932	7.82	1.15	2 / 23	0
	Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)	GUE/NGL	Fausto Bertinotti	529,564	5.94	1.63	1 / 23	0
	Union of the Centre (UDC)	EPP	Marco Follini	358,066	4.01		1 / 23
	Bonino List (LB)	NI	Emma Bonino	251,650	2.82	9.15	1 / 23	2
	Federation of the Greens (FdV)	Greens/EFA	Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio	202,445	2.27	0.44	1 / 23	0
	Party of Italian Communists (PdCI)	GUE/NGL	Marco Rizzo	197,531	2.21	0.05	1 / 23	0
	Italy of Values (IdV)	ALDE	Antonio Di Pietro	171,239	1.92		1 / 23
	Pensioners' Party (PP)	EPP	Carlo Fatuzzo	157,376	1.76	0.65	1 / 23	0
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			671,028	7.51	1.59	0 / 23	0
Valid votes				8,920,558
Blank and invalid votes				679,533
Totals				9,600,091	100.00	—	23 / 23	3
Eligible voters and turnout				12,797,155	75.02	0.98
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

Notes

2009

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 6–7 June 2009

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	The People of Freedom (PdL)	EPP	Silvio Berlusconi	2,898,314	33.39		8 / 21
	Democratic Party (PD)	S&D	Sergio Cofferati	1,999,623	23.04		5 / 21
	Lega Nord (LN)	UEN	Umberto Bossi	1,684,121	19.40	8.15	5 / 21	2
	Italy of Values (IdV)	ALDE	Antonio Di Pietro	634,573	7.31	5.39	2 / 21	1
	Union of the Centre (UDC)	EPP	Magdi Allam	459,998	5.30	1.29	1 / 21	0
	Federation of the Left (FdS)	GUE/NGL	Margherita Hack	260,816	3.00	2.94	0 / 21	1
	Bonino-Pannella List (LB)	NI	Emma Bonino	250,619	2.89	0.07	0 / 21	1
	Left and Freedom (SL)	GUE/NGL	Nichi Vendola	181,938	2.10		0 / 21
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			309,515	3.56	—	0 / 21	0
Valid votes				8,679,517
Blank and invalid votes				424,571
Totals				9,104,088	100.00	—	21 / 21	2
Eligible voters and turnout				12,697,349	71.70	3.85
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

2014

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 25 May 2014

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party (PD)	S&D	Alessia Mosca	3,234,068	40.62	17.58	9 / 20	4
	Five Star Movement (M5S)	NI		1,467,188	18.43		4 / 20
	Forza Italia (FI)	EPP	Giovanni Toti	1,293,275	16.24		3 / 20
	Lega Nord (LN)	EFN	Matteo Salvini	933,135	11.72	7.68	2 / 20	3
	The Other Europe with Tsipras (AET)	GUE/NGL	Moni Ovadia	303,805	3.82		1 / 20
	New Centre-Right (NCD)	EPP	Maurizio Lupi	276,143	3.47		1 / 20
	Brothers of Italy (FdI)	ECR	Giorgia Meloni	254,453	3.20		0 / 20
	European Greens – Green Italia (EV)	Green/EFA	Monica Frassoni	80,762	1.01		0 / 20
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			119,479	1.50	—	0 / 20	0
Valid votes				7,962,308
Blank and invalid votes				410,387
Totals				8,372,695	100.00	—	20 / 20	1
Eligible voters and turnout				12,689,459	65.98	5.72
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

2019

Summary of the results of North-West Italy election to the European Parliament · 26 May 2019

National party		European group	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	League	ID	Matteo Salvini	3,190,306	40.70	28.28	9 / 20	7
	Democratic Party (PD)	S&D	Giuliano Pisapia	1,838,355	23.45	17.17	5 / 20	4
	Five Star Movement (M5S)	NI		871,370	11.12	7.31	2 / 20	2
	Forza Italia (FI)	EPP	Silvio Berlusconi	689,433	8.80	7.44	2 / 20	1
	Brothers of Italy (FdI)	ECR	Giorgia Meloni	443,136	5.65	2.45	2 / 20	2
	More Europe (+E)	RE	Benedetto Della Vedova	246,824	3.15		0 / 20
	Green Europe (EV)	Green/EFA	Pippo Civati	190,778	2.43		0 / 20
	The Left (LS)	GUE/NGL		115,445	1.47	2.35	0 / 20	1
	Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			253,090	3.22	—	0 / 20	0
Valid votes				7,838,737
Blank and invalid votes				274,949
Totals				8,113,686	100.00	—	20 / 20
Eligible voters and turnout				12,760,430	63.58	2.40
Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior

External links

• European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)