# 2013 Lombard regional election

The 2013 Lombard regional election took place on 24 and 25 February 2013 and was the first snap election in Lombard political history, and the first one paired with a general election. The 10th term of the Regional Council was chosen.

## Electoral system

Lombardy used for the first time its own legislation to elect its Council, very similar to national Tatarella Law of 1995. The new electoral law was adopted before the resignation of 74 members of the Council on October 26, 2012. While the President of Lombardy and the leader of the opposition are still elected at-large, 78 councillors, instead of 64 as it was before, are elected by party lists under a form of semi-proportional representation. The winning coalition receives a jackpot of at least 45 seats, which are divided between all majority parties using the D'Hondt method, as it happens between the losing lists. Each party then distributes its seats to its provincial lists, where candidates are openly selected.

## Campaign

On 16 October 2012, Formigoni announced the dissolution of the regional legislature after one of his commissioners, Domenico Zambetti of the PdL was arrested on accusations he bought votes from the 'Ndrangheta in 2010 and extorted favours and public building contracts, including construction tenders for the World Expo 2015 in Milan.

### Center-left primary election, 2012

On 15 December 2012 the center-left primary election took place to decide the official candidate of the coalition in the election. There were three candidates: Umberto Ambrosoli, son of Giorgio killed in 1979, Alessandra Kustermann and Andrea Di Stefano. Umberto Ambrosoli received the 57% of the votes and became the center-left official candidate for the regional election.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Umberto Ambrosoli | 86,732 | 57.66 |
| Andrea Di Stefano | 34,946 | 23.23 |
| Alessandra Kustermann | 28,744 | 19.11 |
| Total | 150,604 | 100.00 |

## Parties and candidates

| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Previous result | Previous result | Candidate |
| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Votes (%) | Seats | Candidate |
| | Centre-right coalition | | The People of Freedom | 31.8 | 23 | Roberto Maroni |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Northern League | 26.2 | 18 | Roberto Maroni |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Pensioners' Party | 2.6 | 1 | Roberto Maroni |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Brothers of Italy | — | — | Roberto Maroni |
| | Centre-right coalition | | Others | — | — | Roberto Maroni |
| | Centre-left coalition | | Democratic Party | 22.9 | 21 | Umberto Ambrosoli |
| | Centre-left coalition | | Italy of Values | 6.3 | 4 | Umberto Ambrosoli |
| | Centre-left coalition | | Left Ecology Freedom | 1.4 | 1 | Umberto Ambrosoli |
| | Centre-left coalition | | Italian Socialist Party | 0.3 | – | Umberto Ambrosoli |
| | Centre-left coalition | | Others | — | — | Umberto Ambrosoli |
| | Centrist coalition | | Union of the Centre | 3.8 | 3 | Gabriele Albertini |
| | Centrist coalition | | Civic Lombardy | — | — | Gabriele Albertini |
| | Five Star Movement | Five Star Movement | Five Star Movement | 2.3 | – | Silvana Carcano |
| | Act to Stop the Decline | Act to Stop the Decline | Act to Stop the Decline | — | — | Carlo Pinardi |

## Results

According to the final results, Roberto Maroni was the new President of Lombardy with more than 40% of the votes, obtaining the greater bonus given by the electoral law.
24–25 February 2013 Lombard regional election results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seat |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | The People of Freedom | 904,742 | 16.73 | 19 |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | Northern League – Lombard League | 700,907 | 12.96 | 15 |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | Maroni for President | 552,863 | 10.23 | 11 |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | Brothers of Italy | 83,810 | 1.55 | 2 |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | Pensioners' Party | 50,843 | 0.94 | 1 |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | Labour and Freedom List | 27,374 | 0.51 | – |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | | Ecological Alliance | 8,270 | 0.15 | – |
| | Roberto Maroni | 2,456,921 | 42.82 | 1 | Total | Total | 2,328,809 | 43.07 | 48 |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Democratic Party | 1,369,440 | 25.33 | 17 |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Ambrosoli for President – Civic Pact | 380,241 | 7.03 | 4 |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Left Ecology Freedom | 97,627 | 1.81 | – |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Lombard Popular Centre | 63,885 | 1.18 | – |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Ethical to the Left | 52,152 | 0.96 | – |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Italy of Values | 35,141 | 0.65 | – |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | | Italian Socialist Party | 16,624 | 0.31 | – |
| | Umberto Ambrosoli | 2,194,169 | 38.24 | 1 | Total | Total | 2,015,110 | 37.27 | 21 |
| | Silvana Carcano | 782,007 | 13.63 | – | | Five Star Movement | 775,211 | 14.34 | 9 |
| | Gabriele Albertini | 236,597 | 4.12 | – |
| | Gabriele Albertini | 236,597 | 4.12 | – | | Civic Lombardy | 133,435 | 2.47 | – |
| | Gabriele Albertini | 236,597 | 4.12 | – | | Union of the Centre | 85,721 | 1.59 | – |
| | Gabriele Albertini | 236,597 | 4.12 | – | Total | Total | 219,156 | 4.05 | – |
| | Carlo Pinardi | 68,133 | 1.19 | – | | Act to Stop the Decline | 68,469 | 1.27 | – |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 5,737,827 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | Total parties | 5,406,755 | 100.00 | 78 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections ||||||||||
Popular vote (party)
PD
25.33%
PdL
16.73%
M5S
14.34%
LN
12.96%
Maroni List
10.23%
Ambrosoli List
7.03%
SC
2.47%
SEL
1.81%
UdC
1.59%
FdI
1.55%
FFD
1.27%
CPL
1.18%
Others
1.96% :
President
Maroni
42.82%
Ambrosoli
38.24%
Carcano
13.63%
Albertini
4.12%
Pinardi
1.27% :

### Results by province

| Province | Roberto Maroni | Umberto Ambrosoli | Silvana Carcano | Gabriele Albertini | Carlo Pinardi | Turnout |
| Milan | 654,388 (36.25%) | 795,290 (44.18%) | 245,753 (13.65%) | 84,136 (4.67%) | 20,456 (1.14%) | 76.48% |
| Brescia | 346,234 (47.52%) | 250,248 (34.25%) | 93,315 (12.81%) | 29,215 (4.01%) | 9,608 (1.32%) | 80.58% |
| Bergamo | 315,372 (49.16%) | 221,301 (34.50%) | 72,608 (11.32%) | 22,861 (3.56%) | 9,330 (1.45%) | 78.59% |
| Varese | 241,138 (47.49%) | 169,966 (33.47%) | 70,661 (13.92%) | 21,024 (4.14%) | 5,010 (0.99%) | 73.11% |
| Monza and Brianza | 216,112 (42.14%) | 193,041 (37.64%) | 76,307 (14.88%) | 20,856 (4.07%) | 6,559 (1.28%) | 78.95% |
| Como | 166,302 (48.70%) | 114,630 (33.57%) | 43,532 (12.75%) | 13,230 (3.87%) | 3,762 (1.10%) | 72.20% |
| Pavia | 138,333 (43.78%) | 114,386 (36.20%) | 49,300 (15.60%) | 10,646 (3.37%) | 3,308 (1.05%) | 74.59% |
| Mantua | 89,032 (37.38%) | 95,268 (40.00%) | 42,975 (18.04%) | 8,170 (3.43%) | 2,738 (1.15%) | 76.84% |
| Cremona | 92,458 (43.30%) | 79,934 (37.43%) | 30,769 (14.41%) | 8,081 (3.78%) | 2,305 (1.08%) | 78.27% |
| Lecco | 86,685 (43.24%) | 77,326 (38.58%) | 25,217 (12.58%) | 8,497 (4.24%) | 2,726 (1.36%) | 77.41% |
| Lodi | 56,278 (42.91%) | 48,750 (37.17%) | 19,994 (15.24%) | 4,888 (3.73%) | 1,255 (0.96%) | 79.19% |
| Sondrio | 54,589 (51.37%) | 34,026 (32.02%) | 11,576 (10.89%) | 4,993 (4.70%) | 1,076 (1.01%) | 68.54% |

### Results by capital city

| City | Roberto Maroni | Umberto Ambrosoli | Silvana Carcano | Gabriele Albertini | Carlo Pinardi | Turnout |
| Milan | 246,918 (34.45%) | 346,495 (48.35%) | 71,430 (9.97%) | 41,890 (5.85%) | 9,910 (1.38%) | 73.63% |
| Brescia | 42,623 (38.71%) | 49,453 (44.91%) | 11,993 (10.89%) | 4,391 (3.99%) | 1,659 (1.51%) | 79.76% |
| Monza | 27,150 (38.09%) | 30,696 (43.07%) | 9,037 (12.68%) | 3,237 (4.54%) | 1,154 (1.62%) | 77.59% |
| Bergamo | 25,709 (37.55%) | 32,108 (46.90%) | 6,184 (9.03%) | 3,007 (4.39%) | 1,449 (2.12%) | 77.06% |
| Como | 18,567 (40.68%) | 19,168 (42.00%) | 5,115 (11.21%) | 2,203 (4.83%) | 590 (1.29%) | 67.47% |
| Varese | 20,853 (46.84%) | 16,774 (37.68%) | 4,227 (9.61%) | 2,084 (4.68%) | 530 (1.19%) | 70.02% |
| Pavia | 16,704 (38.72%) | 19,111 (44.30%) | 4,993 (11.57%) | 1,675 (3.88%) | 658 (1.53%) | 76.60% |
| Cremona | 15,258 (36.18%) | 18,583 (44.06%) | 6,281 (14.89%) | 1,585 (3.76%) | 467 (1.11%) | 78.16% |
| Mantua | 8,326 (29.65%) | 14,063 (50.08%) | 4,235 (15.08%) | 994 (3.54%) | 462 (1.65%) | 75.49% |
| Lecco | 10,829 (38.50%) | 12,470 (44.34%) | 3,101 (11.03%) | 1,335 (4.75%) | 390 (1.39%) | 76.33% |
| Lodi | 10,208 (39.53%) | 11,358 (43.99%) | 2,800 (10.84%) | 1,130 (4.38%) | 325 (1.26%) | 78.78% |
| Sondrio | 4,749 (37.30%) | 5,369 (42.17%) | 1,672 (13.13%) | 700 (5.50%) | 242 (1.90%) | 71.29% |

### Seats by province

| Province | PD | LN/Maroni List | PdL | M5S | Ambrosoli List | FdI | Others | Total |
| Milan | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Brescia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Bergamo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Varese | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Monza and Brianza | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Como | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Pavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Cremona | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Lecco | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Mantua | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Lodi | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Sondrio | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 78 |