1995 Apulian regional election

Template:Short description The Apulian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.

For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.

Salvatore Distaso (the candidate of the centre-right coalition) was elected President of the Region, defeating Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi (Italian People's Party) by a slim margin.

Results

23 April 1995 Apulian regional election results

File:Apulia Regional Council 1995.svg
Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
rowspan=6 bgcolor="Template:Party color"|	Salvatore Distaso	1,071,186	49.79	12
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Forza Italia – The People's Pole	404,417	20.71	11
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					National Alliance	398,597	20.41	12
					Christian Democratic Centre	109,888	5.63	3
					Environment Club	15,057	0.77	–
Total					927,959	47.52	26
rowspan=9 bgcolor="Template:Party color"|	Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi	986,782	45.86	–
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Democratic Party of the Left	432,171	22.13	12
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Communist Refoundation Party	158,446	8.11	4
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Populars	152,284	7.80	4
					Pact of Democrats	112,776	5.77	3
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Federation of the Greens	51,607	2.64	1
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Labour Federation–PSDI–PRI	42,494	2.18	–
bgcolor="Template:Party color" |					Federal Italy League	6,841	0.35	–
Total					956,619	48.99	25
	Anselmo Ciuffoletti	46,896	2.18	–
						Southern Action League – MNP	28,613	1.47	–
						Tricolour Flame	10,879	0.56	–
					Total		39,492	2.02	25
	Marco Pannella	46,720	2.17	–		Pannella List	28,790	1.47	–
Total candidates		2,151,584	100.00	12	Total parties		1,952,860	100.00	51
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections