Piedmontese regional election, 1970

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The Piedmontese regional election of 1970 took place on 7 June 1970.

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party and, after the election, it formed a government along with the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party. The regional government was led by Edoardo Calleri di Sala until 1973 and then by Gianni Oberto Tarena, both Christian Democrats.

Results

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 1,029,883 36.7 20
Italian Communist Party 727,619 25.9 13
Italian Socialist Party 296,219 10.6 5
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 231,121 8.2 4
Italian Liberal Party 225,395 8.0 4
Italian Social Movement 92,951 3.3 2
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity 87,473 3.1 1
Italian Republican Party 87,100 3.1 1
Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity 28,025 1.0 -
Total 2,805,786 100.0 50

Source: Ministry of the Interior