The 1996 Sicilian regional election was held on 16 June 1996.
The Sicilian Regional Assembly ended up very fragmented after the election and it was difficult to form a stable governing coalition. Between 1996 and 2001 the Region was thus governed by a succession of short-lived governments.
Results
edit| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forza Italia | 456,125 | 17.1 | 17 | |
| National Alliance | 376,122 | 14.1 | 14 | |
| Democratic Party of the Left | 375,293 | 14.1 | 12 | |
| Christian Democratic Centre | 261,830 | 9.8 | 11 | |
| United Christian Democrats | 245,351 | 9.2 | 7 | |
| Italian People's Party | 198,392 | 7.4 | 6 | |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 115,138 | 4.3 | 6 | |
| Italian Renewal | 101,947 | 3.8 | 3 | |
| The Network | 94,818 | 3.6 | 3 | |
| Socialist Party | 50,369 | 1.9 | 3 | |
| We Sicilians – Sicilian National Front | 46,606 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Tricolour Flame | 31,606 | 1.2 | – | |
| Social Christians | 30,276 | 1.1 | – | |
| Federation of the Greens | 26,079 | 1.0 | – | |
| Reform and Freedom | 23,967 | 0.9 | 1 | |
| The Ear List | 21,966 | 0.8 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 17,608 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| The Network–Greens | 16,347 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Dini List–PPI | 16,119 | 0.6 | – | |
| Communist Refoundation–Greens | 14,017 | 0.5 | – | |
| Reformists | 13.332 | 0,5 | 1 | |
| Popular Democratic Movement | 13,332 | 0.4 | 1 | |
| Liberals–PRI | 11,963 | 0.4 | – | |
| Movement of Unitarian Communists | 6,070 | 0.2 | – | |
| Social Democracy | 5,833 | 0.2 | – | |
| Others | 92,475 | 3.6 | – | |
| Total | 2,667,582 | 100.0 | 90 | |
| Source: Results | ||||