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1959 Italian regional elections

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The Italian regional elections of 1959 were regional elections held in Aosta Valley and Sicily on 17 May and 7 June. This was the third regional election in Aosta Valley and the fourth in Sicily.

Result[edit]

Aosta Valley[edit]

Parties       votes votes (%) seats
UVPCIPSIPSDI dissidents 30,214 51.4 25
DCPLIPSDI 28,539 48.6 10
Total 58,753 100.0 35

Sources: Regional Council of Aosta Valley and Istituto Cattaneo

Sicily[edit]

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 937,734 38.6 33
Italian Communist Party 518,611 21.3 20
Social Christian Sicilian Union 257,023 10.6 9
Italian Socialist Party 237,708 9.8 12
Italian Social Movement 183,788 7.6 8
Italian Democratic Party 115,296 4.7 3
Italian Liberal Party 90,890 3.7 2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 52,583 2.2 2
Others 35,587 1.5 -
Total 2,426,220 100.0 90

Sources: Istituto Cattaneo and Sicilian Regional Assembly

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