1975 Piedmontese regional election

The 1975 Piedmontese regional election took place on 15 June 1975. Ten new seats were added to the Regional Council of Piedmont following the 1971 census.

Events

Christian Democracy resulted narrowly behind the Italian Communist Party, which was the real winner of the election. After the election, the Italian Socialist Party, which had been a junior partner in the Christian Democracy-led regional government since 1970, switched sides and formed a coalition with the Communists. The new regional government, composed of Communists and Socialists, was led by a Socialist, Aldo Viglione. Piedmont was thus the first and only region of Northern Italy, along with neighbouring Liguria, to have a left-wing government.

Results

Largest party by municipality

Party		votes	votes (%)	seats
	Italian Communist Party	1,033,342	33.9	22
	Christian Democracy	976,794	32.1	20
	Italian Socialist Party	393,707	12.9	8
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	224,642	7.4	4
	Italian Liberal Party	153,079	5.0	2
	Italian Social Movement	130,905	4.3	2
	Italian Republican Party	109,333	3.6	2
	Proletarian Democracy	24,634	0.8	-
	Workers' Democracy	24,634	0.8	-
	Popular Union for Socialism	1,128	0.0	-
Total		3,047,564	100.0	60

Source: Ministry of the Interior