The Italian regional elections of 1959 were regional elections held in Aosta Valley and Sicily on 17 May and 7 June. This was the third regional election in Aosta Valley and the fourth in Sicily.
Result
Aosta Valley
Parties
votes
votes (%)
seats
UV –PCI –PSI –PSDI dissidents
30,214
51.4
25
DC –PLI –PSDI
28,539
48.6
10
Total
58,753
100.0
35
Sources: Regional Council of Aosta Valley and Istituto Cattaneo
Sicily
Parties
votes
votes (%)
seats
Christian Democracy
937,734
38.6
33
Italian Communist Party
518,611
21.3
20
Social Christian Sicilian Union
257,023
10.6
9
Italian Socialist Party
237,708
9.8
12
Italian Social Movement
183,788
7.6
8
Italian Democratic Party
115,296
4.7
3
Italian Liberal Party
90,890
3.7
2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party
52,583
2.2
2
Others
35,587
1.5
-
Total
2,426,220
100.0
90
Sources: Istituto Cattaneo and Sicilian Regional Assembly
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