1949 Valdostan regional election

Politics of Aosta Valley

The Valdostan regional election of 1949 took place on 24 April 1949. The National Liberation Committee of Italy had granted in 1946 a special autonomy to Aosta Valley, later confirmed by the Italian Constitution of 1948.

Results

Electoral system: limited voting (jackpot for winners: 28 seats)

Party       votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy – Valdostan Union 17,118 43.6 28
Italian Socialist Party – Italian Communist Party 13,034 33.2 7
Aosta Valley Regional Rally[1] 6,533 16.6 -
Italian Democratic Group[2] 2,598 6.6 -
Total 39,283 100.0 35

Sources: Regional Council of Aosta Valley and Istituto Cattaneo

References

  1. ^ List composed of the group of Christian Democrats around Faustino Vallainc and the regionalist group around Augusto Adam and Cesare Ollietti (see http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/storia/legislatura_1_i.asp Archived 2011-01-11 at the Wayback Machine).
  2. ^ List composed of some centrist Italian parties, notably including the Italian Liberal Party and the Italian Workers' Socialist Party.