The 2008 Italian general election took place on 13âÂÂ14 April 2008. In Piedmont, in line with its regional status of being among the Italian regions closest to the national vote, the election was won by the centre-right coalition bed by Silvio Berlusconi between The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level, resulting in the election of Berlusconi and the fourth Berlusconi government. In the Chamber of Deputies, The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34.3%, ahead of the Democratic Party (32.4%) and the centre-left coalition led by Walter Veltroni, and Lega Nord (12.6%).
|- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,278,830 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |46.8 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |27
| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom | style="vertical-align:top;" |935,890 | style="vertical-align:top;" |34.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |19 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord | style="vertical-align:top;" |342,940 | style="vertical-align:top;" |12.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |8
|- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,021,623 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |37.4 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |18
| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |885,549 | style="vertical-align:top;" |32.4 | style="vertical-align:top;" |15 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values | style="vertical-align:top;" |136,074 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |141,335 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5.2 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2
| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre | style="vertical-align:top;" |143,335 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |2
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |92,699 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.4 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Left â The Rainbow | style="vertical-align:top;" |92,699 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.4 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |86,885 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Right | style="vertical-align:top;" |86,885 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |18,491 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |18,491 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |18,101 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |18,101 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,989 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left | style="vertical-align:top;" |14,989 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.5 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |45,334 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |others | style="vertical-align:top;" |45,334 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.9 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,730,221 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,730,221 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |47
<small>Source: Ministry of the Interior</small>
|- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition leader ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |votes (%) ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" |seats |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Silvio Berlusconi | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |1,204,737 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |47.5 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |13
| style="text-align:left;" |The People of Freedom | style="vertical-align:top;" |892,479 | style="vertical-align:top;" |35.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |10 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Lega Nord | style="vertical-align:top;" |312,258 | style="vertical-align:top;" |12.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3
|- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Walter Veltroni | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |967,805 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |38.2 | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" |9
| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |841,666 | style="vertical-align:top;" |33.2 | style="vertical-align:top;" |8 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Italy of Values | style="vertical-align:top;" |126,139 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.0 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Pier Ferdinando Casini | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |134,221 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |5.3 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Union of the Centre | style="vertical-align:top;" |134,221 | style="vertical-align:top;" |5.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Fausto Bertinotti | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |84,235 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |3.3 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Left â The Rainbow | style="vertical-align:top;" |84,235 | style="vertical-align:top;" |3.3 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Daniela Santanchè | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |68,742 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |2.7 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |The Right | style="vertical-align:top;" |68,742 | style="vertical-align:top;" |2.7 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Marco Ferrando | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |16,184 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Workers' Communist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |16,184 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Enrico Boselli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |15,556 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | style="vertical-align:top;" |15,556 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Flavia D'Angeli | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |14,121 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |Critical Left | style="vertical-align:top;" |14,121 | style="vertical-align:top;" |0.6 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Others | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |28,693 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;" |-
| style="text-align:left;" |others | style="vertical-align:top;" |28,693 | style="vertical-align:top;" |1.1 | style="vertical-align:top;" |-
|- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total coalitions ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,534,294 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |22 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Total parties ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |2,534,294 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |100.0 ! rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |22 <small>Source: Ministry of the Interior</small>