# 2001 Italian general election

The 2001 Italian general election was held in Italy on 13 May 2001 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. The election was won by the centre-right coalition House of Freedoms led by Silvio Berlusconi, defeating Francesco Rutelli, former mayor of Rome, and leader of the centre-left coalition The Olive Tree, and rising back to power after Berlusconi's first victory in the 1994 Italian general election.

## Electoral system

The election was regulated by the Mattarella law of 1993, also known as "Mattarellum".
The intricate electoral system, called scorporo, provided 75% of the seats on the Chamber of Deputies (the Lower House) as elected by first-past-the-post system, whereas the remaining 25% was assigned on proportional representation with a minimum threshold of 4%.
The method used for the Senate was even more complicated: 75% of seats by uninominal method, and 25% by a special proportional method that assigned the remaining seats to minority parties. Formally, these were examples of mixed-member majoritarian systems with partial compensation.

## General election
### Campaign

For this election Berlusconi ran again for Prime Minister as leader of the centre-right House of Freedoms (Italian: La Casa delle Libertà), which included the Forza Italia, National Alliance, Northern League, Christian Democratic Centre, United Christian Democrats and other minor parties. The candidate for Prime Minister of the centre-left Olive Tree (Italian: L'Ulivo) was Francesco Rutelli, former mayor of Rome.
On the television interviews programme Porta a Porta, during the last days of the electoral campaign, Berlusconi created a powerful impression on the public by undertaking to sign a so-called Contratto con gli Italiani (English: Contract with the Italians), an idea copied outright by his advisor Luigi Crespi from the Newt Gingrich's Contract with America introduced six weeks before the 1994 US Congressional election, which was widely considered to be a creative masterstroke in his 2001 campaign bid for prime ministership. In this solemn agreement, Berlusconi claimed his commitment on improving several aspects of the Italian economy and life. Firstly, he undertook to simplify the complex tax system by introducing just two tax rates (33% for those earning over 100,000 euros, and 23% for anyone earning less than that figure: anyone earning less than 11,000 euros a year would not be taxed); secondly, he promised to halve the unemployment rate; thirdly, he undertook to finance and develop a massive new public works programme. Fourthly, he promised to raise the minimum monthly pension rate to 516 euros; and fifthly, he would suppress the crime wave by introducing police officers to patrol all local zones and areas in Italy's major cities. Berlusconi undertook to refrain from putting himself up for re-election in 2006 if he failed to honour at least four of these five promises.

## Main coalitions and parties

| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | Main ideology | Seats | Seats | Party leader | Coalition leader |
| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | Main ideology | C | S | Party leader | Coalition leader |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democrats of the Left (DS) | Social democracy | 161 | 102 | Massimo D'Alema | Francesco Rutelli |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democracy is Freedom (DL) | Social liberalism | 102 | 48 | Francesco Rutelli | Francesco Rutelli |
| | The Olive Tree | | The Sunflower (FdV–SDI) | Green politics, social democracy | 20 | 17 | Enrico Boselli | Francesco Rutelli |
| | The Olive Tree | | Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) | Communism | 20 | 6 | Oliviero Diliberto | Francesco Rutelli |
| | The Olive Tree | | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | Regionalism | 4 | 2 | Luis Durnwalder | Francesco Rutelli |
| | House of Freedoms | | Forza Italia (FI) | Liberal conservatism | 117 | 45 | Silvio Berlusconi | Silvio Berlusconi |
| | House of Freedoms | | National Alliance (AN) | National conservatism | 88 | 42 | Gianfranco Fini | Silvio Berlusconi |
| | House of Freedoms | | Northern League (LN) | Regionalism | 46 | 18 | Umberto Bossi | Silvio Berlusconi |
| | House of Freedoms | | White Flower (CCD–CDU) | Christian democracy | 18 | 12 | Pier Ferdinando Casini | Silvio Berlusconi |
| | House of Freedoms | | Italian Republican Party (PRI) | Liberalism | 1 | 0 | Giorgio La Malfa | Silvio Berlusconi |
| | House of Freedoms | | New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) | Social democracy | 0 | 0 | Gianni De Michelis | Silvio Berlusconi |
| | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communism | 14 | 3 | Fausto Bertinotti | Fausto Bertinotti |
| | European Democracy (DE) | European Democracy (DE) | European Democracy (DE) | Christian democracy | 0 | 10 | Sergio D'Antoni | Sergio D'Antoni |
| | Bonino List (LB) | Bonino List (LB) | Bonino List (LB) | Liberalism | 0 | 1 | Emma Bonino | Emma Bonino |
| | Tricolour Flame (FT) | Tricolour Flame (FT) | Tricolour Flame (FT) | Neo-fascism | 0 | 1 | Pino Rauti | Pino Rauti |
| | Italy of Values (IdV) | Italy of Values (IdV) | Italy of Values (IdV) | Anti-corruption politics | 0 | 0 | Antonio Di Pietro | Antonio Di Pietro |
* ↑ taking into account the Senators for life, which accounted for 9 seats at the time the election took place
* ↑ An electoral alliance composed of the Italian People's Party, Democrats, Italian Renewal and UDEUR.

## Results
### Chamber of Deputies
#### Overall results

← Summary of the 13 May 2001 Chamber of Deputies election results → :
| Results by party Results by coalition ||||||||||||
| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | Proportional | Proportional | Proportional | First-past-the-post | First-past-the-post | First-past-the-post | Total seats | +/– |
| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | House of Freedoms | | Forza Italia (FI) | 10,923,431 | 29.43 | 62 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 132 | 194 | +71 |
| | House of Freedoms | | National Alliance (AN) | 4,463,205 | 12.02 | 24 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 75 | 99 | +6 |
| | House of Freedoms | | Northern League (LN) | 1,464,301 | 3.94 | 0 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 30 | 30 | −29 |
| | House of Freedoms | | White Flower (CCD–CDU) | 1,194,040 | 3.22 | 0 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 40 | 40 | +10 |
| | House of Freedoms | | New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) | 353,269 | 0.95 | 0 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 3 | 3 | New |
| | House of Freedoms | | Sardinian Reformers (RS) | — | — | 0 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| | House of Freedoms | | New Sicily (NS) | — | — | 0 | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | House of Freedoms | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 86 | | | 282 | 368 | – |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democrats of the Left (DS) | 6,151,154 | 16.57 | 31 | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 105 | 136 | −36 |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democracy is Freedom (DL) | 5,391,827 | 14.52 | 27 | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 56 | 83 | −12 |
| | The Olive Tree | | The Sunflower (FdV–SDI) | 805,340 | 2.17 | 0 | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 17 | 17 | – |
| | The Olive Tree | | Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) | 620,859 | 1.67 | 0 | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 10 | 10 | New |
| | The Olive Tree | | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | 200,059 | 0.54 | 0 | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 3 | 3 | ±0 |
| | The Olive Tree | | With Illy for Trieste | 78,284 | 0.21 | 0 | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | The Olive Tree | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 58 | | | 192 | 250 | – |
| | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | 1,868,659 | 5.03 | 11 | — | — | 0 | 11 | −24 |
| | Aosta Valley (VdA) | Aosta Valley (VdA) | Aosta Valley (VdA) | — | — | 0 | 25,577 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 3,745,277 | 9.73 | 0 | 4,162,298 | 11.21 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 37,259,705 | 100.00 | 155 | 37,122,776 | 100.00 | 475 | 630 | — |

#### Proportional and FPTP results

In 2001 the proportional list exhausted before all the deputies – which the winning party was entitled to – were declared elected.
First-past-the-post :
| Party or coalition | Party or coalition | Votes | % | Seats |
| | House of Freedoms (CdL) | 16,915,513 | 45.57 | 282 |
| | The Olive Tree (Ulivo) | 16,019,388 | 43.15 | 183 |
| | Italy of Values (IdV) | 1,487,287 | 4.01 | 0 |
| | European Democracy (DE) | 1,310,119 | 3.53 | 0 |
| | Bonino List (LB) | 457,117 | 1.23 | 0 |
| | South Tyrolean People's Party–The Olive Tree | 190,556 | 0.51 | 5 |
| | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | 173,735 | 0.47 | 3 |
| | Venetian Front League (LFV) | 173,618 | 0.47 | 0 |
| | Tricolour Flame (FT) | 121,527 | 0.33 | 0 |
| | With Illy for Trieste | 78,284 | 0.21 | 1 |
| | La Bassa in the Parliament | 26,151 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | Aosta Valley (VdA) | 25,577 | 0.07 | 1 |
| | Autonomist Socialists | 24,341 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | Democrats of the Left (Aosta Valley) | 20,452 | 0.06 | 0 |
| | Southern Action League (LAM) | 19,366 | 0.05 | 0 |
| | Buonanno | 19,046 | 0.05 | 0 |
| | National Social Front (FSN) | 16,202 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | Forza Italia – Northern League (Aosta Valley) | 16,049 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | European Republicans Movement (MRE) | 15,600 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | European Populars | 13,447 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | Greens Greens | 13,220 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | Amadu List | 12,233 | 0.03 | 0 |
| | New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) | 9,663 | 0.03 | 0 |
| | Movement of Freedoms | 9,006 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | Camonica Valley – Basta! | 8,257 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | People's List | 8,091 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | Movement for the Confederation of the Communists | 6,777 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | Alternative List | 6,612 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | New Force (FN) | 6,294 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | We Sicilians | 6,121 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | National Alliance (Aosta Valley) | 4,464 | 0.01 | 0 |
| | Third Pole for Autonomy | 3,491 | 0.01 | 0 |
| | Upper Milanese People | 1,409 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,259,705 | 100.00 | 475 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||
Popular vote (First-past-the-post)
CdL
45.57%
Olive Tree
43.15%
IdV
4.01%
DE
3.53%
LB
1.23%
Others
2.89% :
Popular vote (Proportional)
FI
29.43%
DS
16.57%
DL
14.52%
AN
12.02%
PRC
5.03%
LN
3.94%
IdV
3.89%
CCD–CDU
3.22%
DE
2.39%
LB
2.24%
FdV–SDI
2.17%
PdCI
1.67%
Others
2.90% :

#### FPTP and proportional results by constituency

| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | CdL | Ulivo |
| Abruzzo | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Aosta Valley | 1 | | 1 |
| Apulia | 34 | 22 | 12 |
| Basilicata | 5 | | 5 |
| Calabria | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Campania 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Campania 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 32 | 2 | 30 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Lazio 1 | 32 | 13 | 19 |
| Lazio 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| Liguria | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Lombardy 1 | 31 | 29 | 2 |
| Lombardy 2 | 32 | 32 | |
| Lombardy 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Marche | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Molise | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Piedmont 1 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| Piedmont 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Sardinia | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Sicily 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| Sicily 2 | 21 | 21 | |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 8 | | 8 |
| Tuscany | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| Umbria | 7 | | 7 |
| Veneto 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Veneto 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Total | 475 | 282 | 193 |
| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | CdL | Ulivo | PRC |
| Abruzzo | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Apulia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Basilicata | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Calabria | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Campania 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Campania 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lazio 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Lazio 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Liguria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Lombardy 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Lombardy 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Lombardy 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Marche | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Molise | 1 | 1 | | |
| Piedmont 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Piedmont 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Sardinia | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sicily 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Sicily 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuscany | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Umbria | 2 | 2 | | |
| Veneto 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Veneto 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 155 | 86 | 58 | 11 |

### Senate of the Republic
#### Overall results

← Summary of the 13 May 2001 Senate of the Republic election results → :
| Results by party Results by coalition ||||||||||
| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | First-past-the-post | First-past-the-post | First-past-the-post | Proportional (Seats) | Total seats | +/– |
| Coalition | Coalition | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Proportional (Seats) | Total seats | +/– |
| | House of Freedoms | | Forza Italia (FI) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 82 | +40 |
| | House of Freedoms | | National Alliance (AN) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 45 | +2 |
| | House of Freedoms | | White Flower (CCD–CDU) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 29 | +4 |
| | House of Freedoms | | Northern League (LN) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 17 | −10 |
| | House of Freedoms | | Italian Republican Party (PRI) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 1 | +1 |
| | House of Freedoms | | New Italian Socialist Party (NPSI) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 1 | New |
| | House of Freedoms | | Tricolour Flame (FT) | 14.406.519 | 42.57 | 152 | 24 | 1 | – |
| | House of Freedoms | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 176 | – |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democrats of the Left (DS) | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 64 | −38 |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democracy is Freedom (DL) | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 43 | −5 |
| | The Olive Tree | | Federation of the Greens (FdV) | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 8 | −6 |
| | The Olive Tree | | Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI) | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 6 | – |
| | The Olive Tree | | Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 2 | New |
| | The Olive Tree | | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 1 | – |
| | The Olive Tree | | Independent candidates | 13,282,495 | 39.22 | 72 | 51 | 4 | – |
| | The Olive Tree | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 128 | – |
| | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) | 1,708,707 | 5.04 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −6 |
| | European Democracy (DE) | European Democracy (DE) | European Democracy (DE) | 1,066,908 | 3.15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | New |
| | Italy of Values (IdV) | Italy of Values (IdV) | Italy of Values (IdV) | 1,140,489 | 3.37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | Bonino List (LB) | Bonino List (LB) | Bonino List (LB) | 677,725 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| | League for Autonomy – Lombard League (LAL) | League for Autonomy – Lombard League (LAL) | League for Autonomy – Lombard League (LAL) | 308,559 | 0.91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| | Tricolour Flame (FT) | Tricolour Flame (FT) | Tricolour Flame (FT) | 340,221 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| | Venetian Front League (LFV) | Venetian Front League (LFV) | Venetian Front League (LFV) | 138,134 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) | 126.177 | 0.37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Va' pensiero Padania | Va' pensiero Padania | Va' pensiero Padania | 119,058 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Social Front (FSN) | National Social Front (FSN) | National Social Front (FSN) | 98,132 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Autonomist Socialists – European Democracy (SA–DE) | Autonomist Socialists – European Democracy (SA–DE) | Autonomist Socialists – European Democracy (SA–DE) | 79,002 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Pensioners' Party (PP) | Pensioners' Party (PP) | Pensioners' Party (PP) | 39,545 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | New Force (FN) | New Force (FN) | New Force (FN) | 78,572 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Greens Greens | Greens Greens | Greens Greens | 35,743 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Sardinian Action Party – Sardigna Natzione (PSd'Az–SN) | Sardinian Action Party – Sardigna Natzione (PSd'Az–SN) | Sardinian Action Party – Sardigna Natzione (PSd'Az–SN) | 32,822 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| | Aosta Valley (VdA) | Aosta Valley (VdA) | Aosta Valley (VdA) | 32,429 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Filograna List for Salento | Filograna List for Salento | Filograna List for Salento | 21,857 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | We Sicilians (NS) | We Sicilians (NS) | We Sicilians (NS) | 20,761 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Southern Action League (LAM) | Southern Action League (LAM) | Southern Action League (LAM) | 19,914 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basta! | Basta! | Basta! | 19,913 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Liberal Popular Party | Liberal Popular Party | Liberal Popular Party | 10,301 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Amadu List | Amadu List | Amadu List | 9,203 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Alternative List | Alternative List | Alternative List | 7,704 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| | Forza Chiappetta | Forza Chiappetta | Forza Chiappetta | 6,932 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Die Freiheitlichen (dF) | Die Freiheitlichen (dF) | Die Freiheitlichen (dF) | 5,354 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| | Franco Greco List | Franco Greco List | Franco Greco List | 4,284 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement of Freedoms | Movement of Freedoms | Movement of Freedoms | 4,023 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Third Pole for Autonomy | Third Pole for Autonomy | Third Pole for Autonomy | 2,392 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for the Confederation of the Communists | Movement for the Confederation of the Communists | Movement for the Confederation of the Communists | 2.159 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Justice and Progress | Justice and Progress | Justice and Progress | 950 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Grand Ducal Tuscany | Grand Ducal Tuscany | Grand Ducal Tuscany | 625 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Italian Constitutional Party (PACI) | Italian Constitutional Party (PACI) | Italian Constitutional Party (PACI) | 175 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 4,975 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 32,624,584 | 100.00 | 232 | 83 | 315 | ±0 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||||||||
Popular vote
CdL
42.53%
Olive Tree
38.70%
PRC
5.04%
IdV
3.37%
DE
3.15%
LB
2.00%
Others
5.21% :

#### FPTP and proportional results by constituency

| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | CdL | Ulivo | Others |
| Piedmont | 17 | 12 | 5 | |
| Aosta Valley | 1 | | | 1 |
| Lombardy | 35 | 33 | 2 | |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Veneto | 17 | 16 | 1 | |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 5 | 5 | | |
| Liguria | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Emilia-Romagna | 15 | 1 | 14 | |
| Tuscany | 14 | 1 | 13 | |
| Umbria | 5 | | 5 | |
| Marche | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Lazio | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| Abruzzo | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Molise | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Campania | 22 | 14 | 8 | |
| Apulia | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
| Basilicata | 5 | | 5 | |
| Calabria | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Sicily | 20 | 20 | | |
| Sardinia | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 232 | 152 | 79 | 1 |
| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| Constituency | Total seats | Ulivo | CdL | PRC | Others |
| Piedmont | 6 | 4 | 2 | | |
| Lombardy | 12 | 9 | | 1 | 2 |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Veneto | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Liguria | 3 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Emilia-Romagna | 6 | | 5 | 1 | |
| Tuscany | 5 | | 4 | 1 | |
| Umbria | 2 | | 2 | | |
| Marche | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Lazio | 7 | 5 | 2 | | |
| Abruzzo | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Campania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Apulia | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Basilicata | 2 | | 2 | | |
| Calabria | 3 | 3 | | | |
| Sicily | 7 | 6 | | | 1 |
| Sardinia | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| Total | 83 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 4 |

### Leaders' races

2001 Italian general election (C): Milan Centre :
| Candidate | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % |
| | Silvio Berlusconi | House of Freedoms | FI | 42,098 | 53.66 |
| | Gianni Rivera | The Olive Tree | Dem | 28,651 | 36.52 |
| | Benedetto Della Vedova | | LB | 4,874 | 6.21 |
| | Adriano Ciccioni | | IdV | 2,835 | 3.61 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 78,458 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,412 | 80.39 |
| | Centre-right hold | Centre-right hold | Centre-right hold | Centre-right hold | Centre-right hold |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||||
2001 Italian general election (C): Rome – Praenestine :
| Candidate | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % |
| | Francesco Rutelli | The Olive Tree | DL | 36,457 | 56.73 |
| | Elio Vito | House of Freedoms | FI | 25,463 | 39.62 |
| | Pietro Tagliatesta | | IdV | 2,348 | 3.65 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 64,268 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,479 | 77.44 |
| | Centre-left hold | Centre-left hold | Centre-left hold | Centre-left hold | Centre-left hold |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||||