# Provincial elections in Veneto

This page gathers the results of provincial elections in Veneto since 1995.
The direct election of the Presidents of Province was introduced in 1993 and carried out for the first time in 1995.
Direct elections, of both Presidents and Councils, were suspended in 2012 and replaced by indirect elections in 2014. Under the new system, only mayors and municipal councillors vote for the President and the Council, often forming bipartisan or trans-party alliances.
Contextually, the Province of Venice is under the process of transformation into "Metropolitan City of Venice" and its leadership was thus not renewed in 2014.

## Direct elections (1995–2012)
### 1995 provincial elections

| | Pole of Freedoms | Pole of Freedoms | Pole of Freedoms | Alliance of Progressives | Alliance of Progressives | Alliance of Progressives | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Belluno | Angelo Baraldo (Forza Italia) | 28.7% | 30.0% | Oscar De Bona (Lega Autonomia Veneta) | 39.1% | 70.0% | Leonardo Colle (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 26.5% | - | 5.7% |
| Padua | Pierluigi Ancilotto (Forza Italia) | 37.7% | 43.5% | Ennio Ronchitelli (Labour Federation) | 18.7% | with Sacco | Renzo Sacco (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 29.7% | 56.5% | 13.9% |
| Rovigo | Vittorio Cogo (Forza Italia) | 33.2% | 41.3% | Alberto Brigo (Italian People's Party) | 36.4% | 58.7% | Cosimo Oliva (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 11.6% | - | 18.8% |
| Treviso | Fausto Favaro (Forza Italia) | 31.1% | 34.8% | Tiziano Gava (Democratic Party of the Left) | 13.4% | - | Giovanni Mazzonetto (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 43.5% | 65.2% | 12.0% |
| Venice | Paolo Dalla Vecchia (Forza Italia) | 36.1% | 38.2% | Luigino Busatto (Democratic Party of the Left) | 42.9% | 61.8 | Alberto Mazzonetto (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 10.2% | - | 10.8% |
| Verona | Aventino Frau (Forza Italia) | 44.3% | 46.0% | Silvia Mostarda (Democratic Party of the Left) | 13.4% | - | Antonio Borghesi (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 35.4% | 54.0% | 6.9% |
| Vicenza | Giuseppe Castaman (Forza Italia) | 34.0% | 38.6% | Giuseppe Doppio (Italian People's Party) | 31.4% | 61.4% | Manuela Dal Lago (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 29.0% | - | 5.6% |
Source: Regional Council of Veneto

### 1997 provincial elections

| | Pole for Freedoms | Pole for Freedoms | Pole for Freedoms | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Vicenza | Giuseppe Castaman (Forza Italia) | 22.0% | - | Giuseppe Doppio (Italian People's Party) | 25.0% | 37.7% | Manuela Dal Lago (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 41.4% | 62.3% | 11.6% |
Source: Istituto Cattaneo

### 1998 provincial elections

| | Pole for Freedoms | Pole for Freedoms | Pole for Freedoms | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Treviso | Francesco Benazzi (Forza Italia) Carla Puppinato (United Christian Democrats) | 24.1% 7.2% | 40.0% | Ivano Sartor (Italian People's Party) Gianni Maddalon (North-East Movement) | 16.8% 8.7% | - | Luca Zaia (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 41.4% | 60.0% | 1.8% |
Source: Istituto Cattaneo

### 1999 provincial elections

| | Pole for Freedoms | Pole for Freedoms | Pole for Freedoms | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Belluno | Angelo Costola (Forza Italia) | 23.5% | 34.5% | Oscar De Bona (Dolomitic Agreement) Livio Viel (Democrats of the Left) Giuseppe Fascina (The Democrats) | 38.4% 14.3% 7.3% | 65.5% | Andrea Dall'O (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 11.2% | - | 5.3% |
| Padua | Vittorio Casarin (Forza Italia) | 43.1% | 55.4% | Antonino Ziglio (Italian People's Party) | 39.7% | 44.6% | Flavio Minzolini (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 7.3% | - | 6.1% |
| Rovigo | Alberto Brigo (United Christian Democrats) Andrea Previati (National Alliance) | 26.9% 11.5% | 41.7% | Federico Saccardin (Democrat of the Left) | 48.4% | 58.3% | Andrea Astolfi (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 5.3% | - | 7.9% |
| Venice | Luciano Falcier (Forza Italia) | 35.8% | 43.7% | Luigino Busatto (Democrats of the Left) Maria Luisa Semi (The Democrats) | 39.6% 8.2% | 56.3% | Alberto Mazzonetto (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 7.8% | - | 8.6% |
| Verona | Aleardo Merlin (Forza Italia) | 41.5% | 53.0% | Franco Bonfante (Democrats of the Left) | 29.8% | 47.0% | Stefano Zaninelli (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 15.0% | - | 8.2% |
Source: Istituto Cattaneo

### 2002 provincial elections

| | House of Freedoms | House of Freedoms | House of Freedoms | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Treviso | Francesco Giacomin (Forza Italia) | 25.1% | - | Diego Bottacin (Democracy is Freedom) | 25.4% | 31.1% | Luca Zaia (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 43.3% | 68.9% | 6.2% |
| Vicenza | Manuela Dal Lago (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 57.0% | - | Giuseppe Berlato Sella (Democracy is Freedom) | 35.2% | - | | | | 7.8% |
Source: La Repubblica

### 2004 provincial elections

| | House of Freedoms | House of Freedoms | House of Freedoms | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | The Olive Tree | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Lega Nord | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Belluno | Floriano Pra (Forza Italia) | 40.2% | 43.8% | Sergio Reolon (Democracy is Freedom) | 39.2% | 56.2% | Gianvittore Vaccari (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 9.7% | with Pra | 11.1% |
| Padua | Vittorio Casarin (Forza Italia) | 44.2% | 51.0% | Franco Frigo (Democracy is Freedom) | 41.8% | 49.0% | Maurizio Conte (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 8.8% | with Casarin | 5.2% |
| Rovigo | Renzo Marangon (Forza Italia) | 37.2% | - | Federico Saccardin (Democracy is Freedom) | 50.6% | - | Franco Secchieri (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 5.9% | - | 6.3% |
| Venice | Carlo Alberto Tesserin (Forza Italia) | 32.3% | - | Davide Zoggia (Democrats of the Left) | 50.5% | - | Giovanni Anci (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 8.2% | - | 9.0% |
| Verona | Elio Mosele (Forza Italia) | 39.2% | 52.5% | Gustavo Franchetto (Democracy is Freedom) | 37.9% | 47.5% | Flavio Tosi (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 13.2% | with Mosele | 9.7% |
Source: Istituto Cattaneo

### 2006 provincial elections

| | House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) | House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) | House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) | The Union | The Union | The Union | North-East Project | North-East Project | North-East Project | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Treviso | Leonardo Muraro (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 57.3% | - | Lorenzo Biagi (Democracy is Freedom) | 30.2% | - | Giorgio Panto (North-East Project) | 10.3% | - | 2.2% |
Source: Istituto Cattaneo

### 2007 provincial elections

| | House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) | House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) | House of Freedoms (incl. Lega Nord) | The Union | The Union | The Union | VPPE, DC, LVR, etc. | VPPE, DC, LVR, etc. | VPPE, DC, LVR, etc. | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Vicenza | Attilio Schneck (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 60.0% | - | Pietro Collareda (Democracy is Freedom) | 17.2% | - | Giorgio Carollo (Veneto for the EPP) | 9.9% | - | 13.0% |
Source: La Repubblica

### 2009 provincial elections

| | The People of Freedom & Lega Nord | The People of Freedom & Lega Nord | The People of Freedom & Lega Nord | Democratic Party and allies | Democratic Party and allies | Democratic Party and allies | Union of the Centre | Union of the Centre | Union of the Centre | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Belluno | Gianpaolo Bottacin (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 47.1% | 51.1% | Sergio Reolon (Democratic Party) | 41.2% | 48.9% | Luigi De Cesero (Union of the Centre) | 8.0% | - | 3.7% |
| Padua | Barbara Degani (The People of Freedom) | 53.9% | - | Antonio Albuzio (Italy of Values) | 30.6% | - | Antonio De Poli (Union of the Centre) | 11.3% | - | 4.2% |
| Rovigo | Antonello Contiero (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 48.7% | 47.7% | Tiziana Virgili (Democratic Party) | 36.7% | 52.3% | Michele Raisi (Union of the Centre) | 6.2% | - | 8.3% |
| Venice | Francesca Zaccariotto (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 48.4% | 51.9% | Davide Zoggia (Democratic Party) | 41.9% | 48.1% | Ugo Bergamo (Union of the Centre) | 5.6% | - | 4.1% |
| Verona | Giovanni Miozzi (The People of Freedom) | 59.1% | - | Diego Zardini (Democratic Party) | 23.3% | - | Mario Rossi (Union of the Centre) | 8.4% | - | 9.2% |
Source: La Repubblica

### 2011 provincial elections

| | The People of Freedom & Lega Nord | The People of Freedom & Lega Nord | The People of Freedom & Lega Nord | Democratic Party and allies | Democratic Party and allies | Democratic Party and allies | Union of the Centre & North-East Union | Union of the Centre & North-East Union | Union of the Centre & North-East Union | Others |
| | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Treviso | Leonardo Muraro (Liga Veneta–Lega Nord) | 57.5% | - | Floriana Casellato (Democratic Party) | 32.9% | - | Marco Zabotti (Union of the Centre) | 6.8% | - | 2.8% |
Source: Ministry of the Interior

## Indirect elections (2014–present)
### 2014 provincial elections

| Province | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Coalition | Vote | % |
| Belluno | | Daniela Larese | Italian Socialist Party | PD, LV, FI, NCD, UdC, PSI, FdI, others | 73,538 | 100.0 |
| Belluno | Total | Total | Total | Total | 73,538 | 100.0 |
| Sources: Province of Belluno, Corriere delle Alpi ||||||
| Padua | | Enoch Soranzo | Independent (Liga Veneta) | PD, LV–faction, FI–faction, NCD, UdC, PSI, others | 46,313 | 54.8 |
| Padua | | Massimiliano Barison | Forza Italia | LV–faction, FI–faction, FdI, others | 38,181 | 45.2 |
| Padua | Total | Total | Total | Total | 84,494 | 100.0 |
| Sources: Province of Padua, Corriere del Veneto, Il Mattino di Padova ||||||
| Rovigo | | Marco Trombini | Forza Italia | FI, LV, FdI, others | 45,322 | 51.4 |
| Rovigo | | Nicola Garbellini | Democratic Party | PD, NCD, UdC, PSI, others | 42,787 | 48.6 |
| Rovigo | Total | Total | Total | Total | 88,109 | 100.0 |
| Sources: Province of Rovigo, Corriere del Veneto, RovigoOggi.it ||||||
| Verona | | Antonio Pastorello | Forza Italia | FI–majority, LV, Tosi List, NCD, FdI, FP, others | 47,166 | 51.5 |
| Verona | | Giovanni Peretti | Union of the Centre | PD, FI–minority, UdC, PSI, others | 44,437 | 48.5 |
| Verona | Total | Total | Total | Total | 91,603 | 100.0 |
| Sources: Province of Verona, Corriere del Veneto, L'Arena ||||||
| Vicenza | | Achille Variati | Democratic Party | PD, FI, NCD, UdC, PSI, others | 52,288 | 63.7 |
| Vicenza | | Milena Cecchetto | Liga Veneta | LV, FdI, others | 29,741 | 36.3 |
| Vicenza | Total | Total | Total | Total | 82,029 | 100.0 |
| Sources: Province of Vicenza, Corriere del Veneto, Il Giornale di Vicenza, VicenzaReport ||||||