1995 Apulian regional election
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Salvatore Distaso
Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi
Party
Independent
PDS
Alliance
Centre-right
Centre-left
Seats won
28
25
Popular vote
1,071,186
986,782
Percentage
49.8%
45.9%
The Apulian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.
For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.
Salvatore Distaso (the candidate of the centre-right coalition ) was elected President of the Region, defeating Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi (Italian People's Party ) by a slim margin.
Results
23 April 1995 Apulian regional election results
Candidates
Votes
%
Seats
Parties
Votes
%
Seats
Salvatore Distaso
1,071,186
49.79
12
Forza Italia – The People's Pole
404,417
20.71
11
National Alliance
398,597
20.41
12
Christian Democratic Centre
109,888
5.63
3
Environment Club
15,057
0.77
–
Total
927,959
47.52
26
Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi
986,782
45.86
–
Democratic Party of the Left
432,171
22.13
12
Communist Refoundation Party
158,446
8.11
4
Populars
152,284
7.80
4
Pact of Democrats
112,776
5.77
3
Federation of the Greens
51,607
2.64
1
Labour Federation –PSDI –PRI
42,494
2.18
–
Federal Italy League
6,841
0.35
–
Total
956,619
48.99
25
Anselmo Ciuffoletti
46,896
2.18
–
Southern Action League – MNP
28,613
1.47
–
Tricolour Flame
10,879
0.56
–
Total
39,492
2.02
25
Marco Pannella 46,720
2.17
–
Pannella List
28,790
1.47
–
Total candidates
2,151,584
100.00
12
Total parties
1,952,860
100.00
51
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections
