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 wing independent businessman who has been in charge since 2015. The last election took place in 2020 .
Overview
Ca' Loredan and Ca' Farsetti , Venice City Hall
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 .
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:
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
1946
2
Angelo Spanio(1892–1976)
21 January 1951
13 January 1955
DC
1951
3
Roberto Tognazzi(1899–1974)
13 January 1955
28 May 1960
DC
1956
4
Giovanni Favaretto Fisca(1902–1986)
28 May 1960
12 May 1970
DC
1960
1964
5
Giorgio Longo(1924–2020)
12 May 1970
21 December 1975
DC
1970
6
Mario Rigo(1929–2019)
21 December 1975
18 January 1985
PSI
1975 1980
7
Nereo Laroni (1942–2019)
18 January 1985
11 March 1987
PSI
1985
8
Antonio Casellati(1928–2020)
11 March 1987
25 January 1988
PRI
9
Costante Degan (1930–1988)
25 January 1988
12 February 1988
DC
—
(8)
Antonio Casellati(1928–2020)
12 February 1988
11 May 1990
PRI
10
Ugo Bergamo(b. 1951)
11 May 1990
1 June 1993
DC
1990
Giovanni Troiani, Special Prefectural Commissioner (1 June 1993 – 9 December 1993) [ a]
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 every five years, under new local administration laws:
Notes
^ Resigned in order to participate to the regional elections .
^ Resigned after a corruption scandal. Partly acquitted and partly prescribed in 2017.[ 1]
^ Election originally scheduled for June 2020 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Timeline
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, 73 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
Results
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.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
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
270,305
100.00
270,305
100.00
Voted
224,180
82.94
205,517
76.03
Blank or invalid ballots
13,628
11,377
Total valid votes
210,552
194,140
Summary of the 1993 Venice City Council election results
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 )
64,700
39.18%
28
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 )
36,611
22.17%
7
Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano )
MSI-DN
5,580
3.38%
1
Others
8,909
5.39%
0
Total
165,150
100%
46
Votes cast / turnout
224,180
82.94%
Registered voters
270,305
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Mayoral and City Council election, 1997
The election took place on 16 November 1997.
Results
Summary of the 1997 Venice City Council election results
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 )
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 )
30,148
23.29%
11
Liga Veneta –Lega Nord
LV–LN
14,224
10.99%
5
Others
878
0.68%
0
Fabris coalition
15,102
11.67%
5
Others
7,003
5.41%
0
Total
129,426
100%
46
Votes cast / turnout
189,592
72.02%
Registered voters
263,237
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
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
263,237
100.00
Voted
189,592
72.02
Blank or invalid ballots
8,807
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.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Renato Brunetta
FI
House of Freedoms
64,956
38.99
53,686
44.04
Paolo Costa
PPI
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
246,962
100.00
246,962
100.00
Voted
177,510
71.88
124,370
50.36
Blank or invalid ballots
10,928
2,455
Total valid votes
166,582
121,915
Summary of the 2000 Venice City Council election results
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 )
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 )
50,252
37.09%
[ a] 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 )
19,356
14.30%
[ b] 7
Others
10,499
7.75%
0
Total
135,433
100%
46
Votes cast / turnout
177,510
71.88%
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.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
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
233,316
100.00
233,316
100.00
Voted
168,087
72.04
129,885
55.67
Blank or invalid ballots
6,622
2,596
Total valid votes
161,465
127,289
Summary of the 2005 Venice City Council election results
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 )
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 )
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 )
18,639
14.86%
[ a] 28
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale )
AN
8,490
6.77%
1
Salvadori List–North-East Project (Progetto NordEst )
PNE
5,141
4.10%
1
Lega Nord
LN
4,955
3.95%
1
Others
7,280
5.80%
0
Total
125,417
100%
46
Votes cast / turnout
168,087
72.04%
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.
Results
Summary of the 2010 Venice City Council election results
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 )
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 )
54,356
42.41%
17
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle )
M5S
4,189
3.27%
1
Others
3,928
3.07%
0
Total
128,165
100%
46
Votes cast / turnout
151,554
68.64%
Registered voters
220,791
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
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
220,791
100.00
Voted
151,554
68.64
Blank or invalid ballots
4,089
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.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
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
211,720
100.00
211,720
100.00
Voted
126,631
59.81
103,827
49.04
Blank or invalid ballots
4,854
1,584
Total valid votes
121,777
102,243
Summary of the 2015 Venice City Council election results
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 )
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 )
33,445
28.61%
[ a] 22
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle )
M5S
15,009
12.84%
3
Lega Nord
LN
13,997
11.97%
2
Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia )
FdI
7,847
6.71%
1
Others
2,530
2.16%
0
Total
116,886
100%
36
Votes cast / turnout
126,631
59.81%
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 .
Results
Summary of the 2020 Venice City Council election results
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 )
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 )
34,918
29.17%
10
Land and Water 2020 (Terra e Acqua 2020 )
4,847
4.05%
1
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle )
M5S
4,716
4.05%
1
Party of Venetians (Partito dei Veneti )
PdV
4,228
3.53%
1
All the City Together! (Tutta la Città Insieme! )
4,104
3.42%
1
Others
1,906
1.59%
0
Total
119,687
100%
36
Votes cast / turnout
128,025
62.23%
Registered voters
205,720
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
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
205,720
100.00
Voted
128,025
62.23
Blank or invalid ballots
4,656
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
12 May 2000
10 July 2001[ a]
Costa
3
Michele Mognato
10 July 2001
18 April 2005
DS
(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
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