# Mayor of Venice

The Mayor of Venice (Italian: sindaco di Venezia) is an elected politician who, along with the Venice City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of the municipality of Venice, Veneto, Italy.
The current office holder is Luigi Brugnaro, a centre-right independent businessman who has been in charge since 2015. The last election took place in 2020.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Venice is a member of the City Council, but the six borough presidents are not considered Mayors because they are not the heads of separate municipalities.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Venice. In addition to electing the Mayor, the citizens of Venice also elect the members of the City Council. The City Council has the power to set policy guidelines for the Mayor and to remove him from office through a vote of no confidence.The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1993, the Mayor of Venice has been elected directly by the city's voters. In cities with a population over 15,000, the voters can either choose the Mayor directly or vote for a party in the Mayor's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct vote for a candidate with a preferential vote system: the candidate with the most preferences wins. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.
The seat of the City Council is the city hall Ca' Loredan on the Canal Grande.

## List of mayors of Venice
### Podestà (1806–1866)

Podestà of Venice were appointed since 1806 to 1866 by the rulers of the city during the early- to mid-19th century: Napoleon and the Habsburgs.
* 1806–1811 – Daniele Renier
* 1811–1816 – Bartolomeo Gerolamo Gradenigo
* 1817–1818 – Marco Molin
* 1818–1827 – Francesco Calbo Crotta
* 1827–1834 – Domenico Morosini
* 1834–1837 – Giuseppe Boldù
* 1838–1857 – Giovanni Correr
* 1857–1859 – Alessandro Marcello
* 1860–1866 – Pierluigi Bembo

### Kingdom of Italy (1866–1946)

In 1860, the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Venice (Sindaco di Venezia), chosen by the City council:
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Giambattista Giustinian (1816–1888) | 1866 | 1868 | Right |
| 2 | Giuseppe Giovanelli (1824–1886) | 1868 | 1870 | Right |
| 3 | Antonio Fornoni (1825–1897) | 1870 | 1875 | Right |
| (1) | Giambattista Giustinian (1816–1888) | 1875 | 1878 | Right |
| 4 | Dante Di Serego Alighieri (1843–1895) | 1878 | 1888 | Right |
| 5 | Lorenzo Tiepolo (1845–1913) | 1888 | 1890 | Right |
| 6 | Riccardo Selvatico (1849–1901) | 1890 | 1895 | Left |
| 7 | Filippo Grimani (1850–1921) | 1895 | 1919 | Right |
| 8 | Davide Giordano (1864–1954) | 1919 | 1924 | ANI |
| Fascist Podestà (1926–1945) ||||||
| 1 | Pietro Orsi | 1924 | 1929 | PNF |
| 2 | Ettore Zorzi | 1929 | 1930 | PNF |
| 3 | Mario Alverà | 1930 | 1938 | PNF |
| 4 | Giovanni Marcello | 1938 | 1943 | PNF |
| 5 | Giovanni Battista Dall'Armi | 1943 | 1945 | PFR |
| Liberation (1945–1946) ||||||
| 9 | Giovanni Ponti (1896–1961) | 1945 | 1946 | DC |

### Republic of Italy (since 1946)
#### City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Venice was chosen by the City Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 1 | Giovanni Battista Gianquinto (1905–1987) | 25 June 1946 | 21 January 1951 | PCI | PCI • PSI | 1946 |
| 2 | Angelo Spanio (1892–1976) | 21 January 1951 | 13 January 1955 | DC | DC | 1951 |
| 3 | Roberto Tognazzi (1899–1974) | 13 January 1955 | 28 May 1960 | DC | DC • PSDI | 1956 |
| 4 | Giovanni Favaretto Fisca (1902–1986) | 28 May 1960 | 12 May 1970 | DC | DC • PSDI | 1960 |
| 4 | Giovanni Favaretto Fisca (1902–1986) | 28 May 1960 | 12 May 1970 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI | 1964 |
| 5 | Giorgio Longo (1924–2020) | 12 May 1970 | 21 December 1975 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI | 1970 |
| 6 | Mario Rigo (1929–2019) | 21 December 1975 | 18 January 1985 | PSI | PCI • PSI | 1975 1980 |
| 7 | Nereo Laroni (1942–2019) | 18 January 1985 | 11 March 1987 | PSI | PCI • PSI • PRI | 1985 |
| 8 | Antonio Casellati (1928–2020) | 11 March 1987 | 25 January 1988 | PRI | PCI • PSI • PRI • FdV | 1985 |
| 9 | Costante Degan (1930–1988) | 25 January 1988 | 12 February 1988 | DC | — | 1985 |
| (8) | Antonio Casellati (1928–2020) | 12 February 1988 | 11 May 1990 | PRI | PCI • PSI • PSDI • PRI • FdV | 1985 |
| 10 | Ugo Bergamo (b. 1951) | 11 May 1990 | 1 June 1993 | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI | 1990 |
| Giovanni Troiani, Special Prefectural Commissioner (1 June 1993 – 9 December 1993) ||||||||

##### Notes

* ↑ Nominated by the Prefect after the Mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law.

#### Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, the Mayor of Venice has been chosen through direct elections originally every four then every five years, under new local administration laws:
| | Mayor of Venice | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 11 | Massimo Cacciari (b. 1944) | 9 December 1993 | 17 November 1997 | Ind | Alliance of Progressives (PDS-PRC-FdV) | 1993 |
| 11 | Massimo Cacciari (b. 1944) | 17 November 1997 | 25 January 2000 | Ind | The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-PRC-FdV) | 1997 |
| Corrado Scivoletto, Special Prefectural Commissioner (25 January 2000 – 30 April 2000) |||||||||
| 12 | Paolo Costa (b. 1943) | 30 April 2000 | 18 April 2005 | Dem DL | The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-SDI-PdCI) | 2000 |
| (11) | Massimo Cacciari (b. 1944) | 18 April 2005 | 8 April 2010 | DL PD | DL • UDEUR • DS | 2005 |
| 13 | Giorgio Orsoni (b. 1946) | 8 April 2010 | 13 June 2014 | PD | PD • FdS • FdV PSI • IdV | 2010 |
| Vittorio Zappalorto, Special Prefectural Commissioner (13 June 2014 – 15 June 2015) |||||||||
| 14 | Luigi Brugnaro (b. 1961) | 15 June 2015 | 26 September 2020 | Ind CI | FI • UDC and right-wing independents | 2015 |
| 14 | Luigi Brugnaro (b. 1961) | 26 September 2020 | Incumbent | Ind CI | L • FdI • FI and right-wing independents | 2020 |

##### Notes

* ↑ Resigned in order to participate to the regional elections.
* ↑ Resigned after a corruption scandal. Partly acquitted and partly prescribed in 2017.
* ↑ Election originally scheduled for June 2020 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

#### By time in office

| Rank | Mayor | Political Party | Total time in office | Terms |
| 1 | Massimo Cacciari | Ind / DL | 11 years, 36 days | 3 |
| 2 | Giovanni Favaretto Fisca | DC | 9 years, 349 days | 2 |
| 3 | Luigi Brugnaro | Ind | 9 years, 248 days | 2 |
| 4 | Mario Rigo | PSI | 9 years, 28 days | 2 |
| 5 | Giorgio Longo | DC | 5 years, 223 days | 1 |
| 6 | Roberto Tognazzi | DC | 5 years, 136 days | 1 |
| 7 | Paolo Costa | Dem / DL | 4 years, 353 days | 1 |
| 8 | Giovanni Battista Gianquinto | PCI | 4 years, 210 days | 1 |
| 9 | Giorgio Orsoni | PD | 4 years, 66 days | 1 |
| 10 | Angelo Spanio | DC | 3 years, 357 days | 1 |
| 11 | Antonio Casellati | PRI | 3 years, 43 days | 2 |
| 12 | Ugo Bergamo | DC | 3 years, 31 days | 1 |
| 13 | Nereo Laroni | PSI | 2 years, 52 days | 1 |
| 14 | Costante Degan | DC | 18 days | 1 |

## Elections
### City Council elections, 1946–1990

Number of votes for each party:
| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | Others | Total |
| 24 March 1946 | 55,260 (36.8%) | 40,947 (27.3%) | 37,069 (24.7%) | 2,251 (1.5%) | 7,555 (5.0%) | - | - | 6,967 (4.6%) | 150,049 |
| 27 May 1951 | 68,070 (37.8%) | 54,752 (30.4%) | 16,884 (9.4%) | 8,331 (4.6%) | 1,637 (0.9%) | 10,546 (5.8%) | 10,693 (9.4%) | 9,194 (5.0%) | 180,107 |
| 27 May 1956 | 73,394 (37.8%) | 41,022 (21.1%) | 41,088 (21.1%) | 6,629 (3.4%) | 1,574 (0.8%) | 13,877 (7.1%) | 10,062 (5.2%) | 6,724 (3.4%) | 194,370 |
| 6 November 1960 | 75,936 (35.7%) | 49,920 (23.5%) | 45,640 (21.5%) | 7,020 (3.3%) | 2,531 (1.2%) | 13,277 (6.2%) | 10,294 (4.8%) | 7,544 (3.4%) | 212,463 |
| 22 November 1964 | 74,411 (33.9%) | 55,364 (25.2%) | 31,474 (14.3%) | 18,286 (8.3%) | - | 13,277 (6.8%) | 8,733 (4.0%) | 16,529 (7.5%) | 219,798 |
| 7 June 1970 | 74,057 (31.7%) | 62,263 (26.6%) | 27,339 (11.6%) | 13,113 (5.6%) | 8,101 (3.5%) | 18,759 (8.0%) | 9,705 (4.1%) | 18,765 (7.9%) | 232,102 |
| 15 June 1975 | 73,351 (29.5%) | 85,203 (34.3%) | 40,243 (16.2%) | 7,409 (3.0%) | 9,036 (3.6%) | 15,466 (6.2%) | 10,956 (4.4%) | 6,619 (2.7%) | 248,283 |
| 8 June 1980 | 73,492 (31.0%) | 77,223 (32.6%) | 40,685 (17.2%) | 7,409 (3.0%) | 7,000 (2.9%) | 10,607 (4.5%) | 8,454 (3.6%) | 12,820 (5.3%) | 237,072 |
| 12 May 1985 | 66,071 (27.3%) | 73,652 (30.5%) | 41,819 (17.3%) | 4,964 (2.1%) | 11,889 (4.9%) | 10,404 (4.3%) | 11,704 (4.8%) | 21,159 (8.7%) | 241,662 |
| 6 May 1990 | 57,800 (25.9%) | 52,575 (23.6%) | 39,333 (17.6%) | 3,295 (1.5%) | 7,452 (3.3%) | 7,039 (3.2%) | 6,579 (2.9%) | 48,855 (21.7%) | 222,928 |
Number of seats in the City Council for each party:
| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | Others | Total |
| 24 March 1946 | 23 | 16 | 15 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 60 |
| 27 May 1951 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 60 |
| 27 May 1956 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| 6 November 1960 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 60 |
| 22 November 1964 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 60 |
| 7 June 1970 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| 15 June 1975 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| 8 June 1980 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| 12 May 1985 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 60 |
| 6 May 1990 | 17 | 15 | 11 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 60 |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 1993

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Massimo Cacciari | Ind | Progressives | 89,034 | 42.29 | 107,497 | 55.37 |
| | Aldo Mariconda | LV | LV−LN | 55,971 | 26.50 | 86,643 | 44.63 |
| | Giovanni Castellani | DC | DC-LAV-PS | 49,224 | 23.38 |
| | Bruno Canella | MSI-DN | | 6,048 | 2.87 |
| | Others | | | 10,455 | 4.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 270,305 | 100.00 | 270,305 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 224,180 | 82.94 | 205,517 | 76.03 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 13,628 | | 11,377 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 210,552 | | 194,140 | |
Summary of the 1993 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 33,997 | 20.59% | 16 |
| | | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 10,738 | 6.50% | 5 |
| | | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 9,901 | 6.00% | 4 |
| | | Socialist Progress (Progresso Socialista) | PS | 5,824 | 3.53% | 2 |
| | | Alliance Venice-Mestre (Alleanza Venezia-Mestre) | AVM | 2,244 | 1.36% | 1 |
| | | The Network (La Rete) | LR | 1,996 | 1.21% | 0 |
| Cacciari coalition (Left-wing) | Cacciari coalition (Left-wing) | Cacciari coalition (Left-wing) | Cacciari coalition (Left-wing) | 64,700 | 39.18% | 28 |
| | Liga Veneta−Lega Nord | Liga Veneta−Lega Nord | LV–LN | 49,350 | 29.88% | 10 |
| | | Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana) | DC | 20,384 | 12.34% | 5 |
| | | Lega Autonomia Veneta | LAV | 8,387 | 5.08% | 1 |
| | | Venice-Mestre Pact (Patto Venezia-Mestre) | PVM | 4,891 | 2.96% | 1 |
| | | Others | | 2,949 | 1.79% | 0 |
| Castellani coalition (Centre) | Castellani coalition (Centre) | Castellani coalition (Centre) | Castellani coalition (Centre) | 36,611 | 22.17% | 7 |
| | Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano) | Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano) | MSI-DN | 5,580 | 3.38% | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 8,909 | 5.39% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 165,150 | 100% | 46 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 224,180 | 82.94% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 270,305 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### Mayoral and City Council election, 1997

The election took place on 16 November 1997.
Summary of the 1997 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 30,052 | 23.22% | 12 |
| | | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 12,287 | 9.49% | 5 |
| | | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 11,135 | 8.60% | 4 |
| | | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 10,506 | 8.12% | 4 |
| | | Others | | 13,193 | 10.20% | 5 |
| | Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | 77,173 | 59.63% | 30 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 14,608 | 11.29% | 6 |
| | | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 11,039 | 8.53% | 4 |
| | | Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) | CCD | 4,501 | 3.48% | 1 |
| Pizzigati coalition (Centre-right) | Pizzigati coalition (Centre-right) | Pizzigati coalition (Centre-right) | Pizzigati coalition (Centre-right) | 30,148 | 23.29% | 11 |
| | | Liga Veneta–Lega Nord | LV–LN | 14,224 | 10.99% | 5 |
| | | Others | | 878 | 0.68% | 0 |
| Fabris coalition | Fabris coalition | Fabris coalition | Fabris coalition | 15,102 | 11.67% | 5 |
| | Others | Others | | 7,003 | 5.41% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 129,426 | 100% | 46 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 189,592 | 72.02% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 263,237 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
| | Massimo Cacciari | Ind | The Olive Tree | 116,751 | 64.58 |
| | Mauro Pizzigati | FI | Pole for Freedoms | 37,436 | 20.71 |
| | Giovanni Fabris | LV | LV–LN | 18,488 | 10.23 |
| | Others | | | 8,110 | 4.49 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 263,237 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 189,592 | 72.02 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 8,807 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 180,785 | |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2000

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 16 April, the second on 30 April 2000.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Renato Brunetta | FI | House of Freedoms | 64,956 | 38.99 | 53,686 | 44.04 |
| | Paolo Costa | Dem | The Olive Tree | 62,755 | 37.67 | 68,229 | 55.96 |
| | Gianfranco Bettin | FdV | PRC-FdV | 27,086 | 16.26 |
| | Others | | | 11,785 | 7.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 246,962 | 100.00 | 246,962 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 177,510 | 71.88 | 124,370 | 50.36 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 10,928 | | 2,455 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 166,582 | | 121,915 | |
Summary of the 2000 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 34,261 | 25.30% | 13 |
| | | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 9,489 | 7.01% | 3 |
| | | Lega Nord | LN | 5,212 | 3.85% | 1 |
| | | United Christian Democrats (Cristiani Democratici Uniti) | CDU | 2,807 | 2.07% | 1 |
| | | Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) | CCD | 2,428 | 1.79% | 0 |
| | | Sgarbi Liberal List (Liberal Sgarbi) | LS | 1,139 | 0.84% | 0 |
| Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | 55,336 | 40.86% | 18 |
| | | Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) | DS | 28,984 | 21.40% | 13 |
| | | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 10,630 | 7.85% | 4 |
| | | Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani) | SDI | 7,058 | 5.21% | 3 |
| | | Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani) | PdCI | 2,604 | 1.92% | 1 |
| | | Others | | 976 | 0.72% | 0 |
| Costa coalition (Center-left) | Costa coalition (Center-left) | Costa coalition (Center-left) | Costa coalition (Center-left) | 50,252 | 37.09% | 21 |
| | | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 10,440 | 7.71% | 5 |
| | | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 4,724 | 3.49% | 1 |
| | | Others | | 4,192 | 3.10% | 1 |
| Bettin coalition (Left-wing) | Bettin coalition (Left-wing) | Bettin coalition (Left-wing) | Bettin coalition (Left-wing) | 19,356 | 14.30% | 7 |
| | Others | Others | | 10,499 | 7.75% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 135,433 | 100% | 46 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 177,510 | 71.88% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 246,962 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

#### Notes

* ↑ Even if the coalition didn't receive the majority of votes, no other alliance was able to obtain overall more than 50% of votes. Once its mayoral candidate won the second round, the coalition was awarded the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected mayor.
* ↑ As a result of the pre-electoral agreement with the center-left coalition for the second round.

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2005

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 3–4 April, the second on 17–18 April 2005.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Felice Casson | DS | The Olive Tree | 60,837 | 37.68 | 62,974 | 49.47 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | DL | DL-UDEUR | 37,488 | 23.22 | 64,315 | 50.53 |
| | Cesare Campa | FI | House of Freedoms | 32,726 | 20.27 |
| | Raffaele Speranzon | AN | | 10,021 | 6.21 |
| | Augusto Salvadori | PNE | | 6,905 | 4.28 |
| | Alberto Mazzonetto | LN | | 5,419 | 3.36 |
| | Others | | | 8,069 | 4.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 233,316 | 100.00 | 233,316 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 168,087 | 72.04 | 129,885 | 55.67 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 6,622 | | 2,596 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 161,465 | | 127,289 | |
Summary of the 2005 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) | DS | 26,531 | 21.15% | 6 |
| | | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 8,509 | 6.78% | 1 |
| | | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 4,882 | 3.89% | 1 |
| | | Party of Italian Communists (Partito dei Comunisti Italiani) | PdCI | 2,661 | 2.12% | 0 |
| | | Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) | IdV | 2,544 | 2.03% | 0 |
| | | Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani) | SDI | 1,630 | 1.30% | 0 |
| | | Others | | 4,463 | 3.56% | 1 |
| Casson coalition (Left-wing) | Casson coalition (Left-wing) | Casson coalition (Left-wing) | Casson coalition (Left-wing) | 51,220 | 40.84% | 10 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 25,726 | 20.51% | 5 |
| | | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UdC | 3,966 | 3.16% | 0 |
| Campa coalition (Centre-right) | Campa coalition (Centre-right) | Campa coalition (Centre-right) | Campa coalition (Centre-right) | 29,692 | 23.67% | 5 |
| | | The Daisy (La Margherita) | DL | 16,855 | 13.44% | 26 |
| | | Union of Democrats for Europe (Unione Democratica per l'Europa) | UDEUR | 1,784 | 1.42% | 2 |
| Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | Cacciari coalition (Centre-left) | 18,639 | 14.86% | 28 |
| | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 8,490 | 6.77% | 1 |
| | Salvadori List–North-East Project (Progetto NordEst) | Salvadori List–North-East Project (Progetto NordEst) | PNE | 5,141 | 4.10% | 1 |
| | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | LN | 4,955 | 3.95% | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 7,280 | 5.80% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 125,417 | 100% | 46 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 168,087 | 72.04% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 233,316 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

#### Notes

* ↑ Even if the coalition didn't receive the majority of votes, no other alliance was able to obtain overall more than 50% of votes. Once its mayoral candidate won the second round, the coalition was awarded the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected mayor.

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2010

The election took place on 28–29 March 2010.
Summary of the 2010 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 37,027 | 28.89% | 17 |
| | | Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) | IdV | 8,628 | 6.73% | 4 |
| | | Federation of the Greens–Bettin List (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 4,816 | 3.76% | 2 |
| | | Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano) | PSI | 4,800 | 3.75% | 2 |
| | | Federation of the Left (Federazione della Sinistra) | FdS | 4,244 | 3.31% | 1 |
| | | Others | | 6,177 | 4.82% | 2 |
| Orsoni coalition (Centre-left) | Orsoni coalition (Centre-left) | Orsoni coalition (Centre-left) | Orsoni coalition (Centre-left) | 65,692 | 51.26% | 28 |
| | | The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) | PdL | 29,179 | 22.77% | 10 |
| | | Lega Nord | LN | 14,297 | 11.16% | 4 |
| | | Brunetta List (Lista Brunetta) | LB | 8,499 | 6.63% | 2 |
| | | Others | | 2,381 | 1.86% | 0 |
| Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | Brunetta coalition (Centre-right) | 54,356 | 42.41% | 17 |
| | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | M5S | 4,189 | 3.27% | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 3,928 | 3.07% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 128,165 | 100% | 46 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 151,554 | 68.64% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 220,791 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
| | Giorgio Orsoni | PD | PD-IdV-FdV-FdS-PSI | 75,403 | 51.13 |
| | Renato Brunetta | PdL | PdL-LN-PP | 62,833 | 42.61 |
| | Marco Gavagnin | M5S | | 4,608 | 3.12 |
| | Others | | | 4,621 | 3.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 220,791 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 151,554 | 68.64 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 4,089 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 147,465 | |

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2015

These elections were held on two rounds: the first on 31 May, the second on 14 June 2015.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Felice Casson | PD | PD-SEL-FdV-PSI-CD | 46,298 | 38.02 | 47,838 | 46.79 |
| | Luigi Brugnaro | Ind | FI-AP | 34,790 | 28.57 | 54,405 | 53.21 |
| | Davide Scano | M5S | | 15,348 | 12.60 |
| | Gian Angelo Bellati | LN | | 14,482 | 11.89 |
| | Francesca Zaccariotto | FdI-AN | | 8,292 | 6.81 |
| | Others | | | 2,567 | 2.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 211,720 | 100.00 | 211,720 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 126,631 | 59.81 | 103,827 | 49.04 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 4,854 | | 1,584 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 121,777 | | 102,243 | |
Summary of the 2015 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Casson List (Lista Casson) | LC | 19,991 | 17.10% | 4 |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 19,667 | 16.83% | 4 |
| | | Left Ecology Freedom-Greens (Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà - Verdi) | SEL-FdV | 1,845 | 1.58% | 0 |
| | | Venice Common Good (Venezia Bene Comune) | VBC | 1,562 | 1.34% | 0 |
| | | Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano) | PSI | 618 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | | Democratic Centre (Centro Democratico) | CD | 365 | 0.31% | 0 |
| Casson coalition (Centre-left) | Casson coalition (Centre-left) | Casson coalition (Centre-left) | Casson coalition (Centre-left) | 44,058 | 37.69% | 8 |
| | | Brugnaro List (Lista Brugnaro) | LB | 24,352 | 20.83% | 17 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 4,405 | 3.77% | 3 |
| | | Popular Area (Area Popolare) | AP | 1,870 | 1.60% | 1 |
| | | Others | | 2,818 | 2.41% | 1 |
| Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | 33,445 | 28.61% | 22 |
| | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | M5S | 15,009 | 12.84% | 3 |
| | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | LN | 13,997 | 11.97% | 2 |
| | Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) | Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) | FdI | 7,847 | 6.71% | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 2,530 | 2.16% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 116,886 | 100% | 36 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 126,631 | 59.81% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 211,720 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

#### Notes

* ↑ Even if the coalition didn't receive the majority of votes, no other alliance was able to obtain overall more than 50% of votes. Once its mayoral candidate won the second round, the coalition was awarded the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected mayor.

### Mayoral and City Council election, 2020

These elections were scheduled to take place in June 2020 but then were postponed to 20–21 September 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Summary of the 2020 Venice City Council election results :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats |
| | | Brugnaro List (Lista Brugnaro) | LB | 37,914 | 31.67% | 14 |
| | | Lega | L | 14,806 | 12.37% | 5 |
| | | Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) | FdI | 7,855 | 6.56% | 2 |
| | | Forza Italia | FI | 3,255 | 2.72% | 1 |
| | | Others | | 1,148 | 0.96% | 0 |
| Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | Brugnaro coalition (Centre-right) | 64,968 | 54.28% | 22 |
| | | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 22,962 | 19.18% | 8 |
| | | Green Progressive Venice (Venezia Verde Progressista) | VVD | 5,907 | 4.93% | 1 |
| | | Italia Viva | IV | 4,308 | 3.60% | 1 |
| | | Italia in Comune–Volt (Italia in Comune–Volt) | IC–V | 952 | 0.80% | 0 |
| | | Others | | 789 | 0.66% | 0 |
| Baretta coalition (Centre-left) | Baretta coalition (Centre-left) | Baretta coalition (Centre-left) | Baretta coalition (Centre-left) | 34,918 | 29.17% | 10 |
| | Land and Water 2020 (Terra e Acqua 2020) | Land and Water 2020 (Terra e Acqua 2020) | | 4,847 | 4.05% | 1 |
| | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | M5S | 4,716 | 4.05% | 1 |
| | Party of Venetians (Partito dei Veneti) | Party of Venetians (Partito dei Veneti) | PdV | 4,228 | 3.53% | 1 |
| | All the City Together! (Tutta la Città Insieme!) | All the City Together! (Tutta la Città Insieme!) | | 4,104 | 3.42% | 1 |
| | Others | Others | | 1,906 | 1.59% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 119,687 | 100% | 36 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 128,025 | 62.23% | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 205,720 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Votes | % |
| | Luigi Brugnaro | Ind | FI-L-FdI | 66,750 | 54.14 |
| | Pier Paolo Baretta | PD | PD-IV-EV-IC-V-PSI | 36,092 | 29.27 |
| | Marco Gasparinetti | Ind | | 5,005 | 4.06 |
| | Sara Visman | M5S | | 4,822 | 3.91 |
| | Others | | | 10,631 | 8.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 205,720 | 100.00 |
| Voted | Voted | Voted | Voted | 128,025 | 62.23 |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 4,656 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 123,300 | |

## Deputy Mayor

The office of the Deputy Mayor of Venice was officially created in 1993 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The Deputy Mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the Mayor.
| | Deputy | Term start | Term end | Party | Mayor |
| 1 | Emilio Rosini | 13 December 1993 | 17 November 1997 | PDS | Cacciari |
| 2 | Michele Vianello | 25 November 1997 | 25 January 2000 | PDS DS | Cacciari |
| 2 | Michele Vianello | 12 May 2000 | 10 July 2001 | PDS DS | Costa |
| 3 | Michele Mognato | 10 July 2001 | 18 April 2005 | DS | Costa |
| (2) | Michele Vianello | 6 May 2005 | 8 April 2010 | DS PD | Cacciari |
| 4 | Sandro Simionato | 16 April 2010 | 13 June 2014 | PD | Orsoni |
| 5 | Luciana Colle | 29 June 2015 | 26 September 2020 | Ind | Brugnaro |
| 6 | Andrea Tomaello | 6 October 2020 | Incumbent | Lega | Brugnaro |

### Notes

* ↑ Resigned.