Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on April 21, 1996. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1996 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race.
The election was won by the centre-left coalition called The Olive Tree.
The intricate electoral system introduced in 1993, called Mattarella Law, provided 75% of the seats in the Senate as elected by first-past-the-post system, whereas the remaining 25% was assigned by a special proportional method that actually assigned the remaining seats to minority parties.
|- |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Coalition !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|votes (%) !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Party !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|seats !rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|change |- !rowspan="5" align="left" valign="top"|The Olive Tree |rowspan="5" valign="top"|1,928,868 |rowspan="5" valign="top"|34.2 |rowspan="5" valign="top"|19
|align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |valign="top"|11 |valign="top"|8 |- |align="left"|Italian People's Party |valign="top"|4 |valign="top"|1 |- |align="left"|Federation of the Greens |valign="top"|2 |valign="top"|2 |- |align="left"|Italian Renewal |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1 |- |align="left"|Italian Republican Party |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1
|- !rowspan="3" align="left" valign="top"|Pole for Freedoms |rowspan="3" valign="top"|1,853,453 |rowspan="3" valign="top"|32.8 |rowspan="3" valign="top"|16
|align="left"|Forza Italia |valign="top"|10 |valign="top"|1 |- |align="left"|National Alliance |valign="top"|5 |valign="top"|4 |- |align="left"|Federalist Party |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1
|- !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Northern League |rowspan="1" valign="top"|1,376,124 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|24.4 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|11
|align="left"|Northern League |valign="top"|11 |valign="top"|15
|- !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Alliance of Progressives |rowspan="1" valign="top"|50,235 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|0.9 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|1
|align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party |valign="top"|1 |valign="top"|1
|- !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Others |rowspan="1" valign="top"|437,745 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|7.7 |rowspan="1" valign="top"|-
|align="left"|Others |valign="top"|- |valign="top"|-
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|5,646,425 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|47 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|=
<small>Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Italian Senate</small>
|- |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !align="left" valign="top"|Nð !align="center" valign="top"|Constituency !align="center" valign="top"|Winner !align="center" valign="top"|Alliance !align="center" valign="top"|Party !align="center" valign="top"|Votes % !align="center" valign="top"|Losers |- |align="left"|1 |align="left"|Milan Central |align="left"|Carlo Scognamiglio |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|47.9% |align="left"|G. Bianchini (Olive) 35.2% <br /> L. Rossi (League) 10.9% |- |align="left"|2 |align="left"|Milan East |align="left"|Saverio Vertone |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|46.4% |align="left"|Vera Squarcialupi (Olive) 36.2% <br /> G. Galimberti (League) 11.5% |- |align="left"|3 |align="left"|Milan West |align="left"|Riccardo De Corato |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|46.5% |align="left"|Felice Besostri (Olive) 35.4% <br /> P. Arpesani (League) 11.7% |- |align="left"|4 |align="left"|Milan South |align="left"|Roberto Lasagna |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|41.5% |align="left"|Antonio Duva (Olive) 38.6% <br /> M. Bedoni (League) 13.1% |- |align="left"|5 |align="left"|Milan North |align="left"|Leopoldo Elia |align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|43.6% |align="left"|L. Strik (Pannella) 23.1% <br /> M. Frigerio (League) 16.4% |- |align="left"|6 |align="left"|Sesto San Giovanni |align="left"|Antonio Pizzinato |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|42.7% |align="left"|Sergio Travaglia (Pole) 38.1% <br /> C. Pedrazzini (League) 12.9% |- |align="left"|7 |align="left"|Lodi |align="left"|Gianni Piatti |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|39.7% |align="left"|Michele Bucci (Pole) 34.8% <br /> G. Finaguerra (League) 17.2% |- |align="left"|8 |align="left"|Rozzano |align="left"|Carlo Smuraglia |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|40.8% |align="left"|Antonino Caruso (Pole) 40.1% <br /> G. Lombardi (League) 12.7% |- |align="left"|9 |align="left"|Abbiategrasso |align="left"|Francesco Servello |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|34.4% |align="left"|F. Bonetti (Olive) 33.0% <br /> G. Gadda (League) 25.5% |- |align="left"|10 |align="left"|Rho |align="left"|Fiorello Cortiana |align="center"| |align="left"|Federation of the Greens |align="left"|36.5% |align="left"|F. Tofoni (Pole) 34.9% <br /> G. Carnovali (League) 23.6% |- |align="left"|11 |align="left"|Bollate |align="left"|Ornella Piloni |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|38.1% |align="left"|P. Balzano (Pole) 34.0% <br /> E. Busnelli (League) 21.5% |- |align="left"|12 |align="left"|Cinisello Balsamo |align="left"|Patrizia Toia |align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|43.8% |align="left"|Enrico Rizzi (Pole) 35.0% <br /> G. Tronconi (League) 15.2% |- |align="left"|13 |align="left"|Seregno |align="left"|Ettore Rotelli |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|36.3% |align="left"|M. Pulcini (Olive) 29.8% <br /> C. Monti (League) 27.6% |- |align="left"|14 |align="left"|Monza |align="left"|Alfredo Mantica |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|38.1% |align="left"|Anna Maria Bernasconi (Olive) 37.0% <br /> E. Merlo (League) 19.3% |- |align="left"|15 |align="left"|Melzo |align="left"|Loris Maconi |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|41.6% |align="left"|M. Staglieno (Pole) 33.4% <br /> S. Motta (League) 19.4% |- |align="left"|16 |align="left"|Cologno Monzese |align="left"|Natale Ripamonti |align="center"| |align="left"|Federation of the Greens |align="left"|40.2% |align="left"|Enrico Pianetta (Pole) 39.0% <br /> C. Marchini (League) 13.8% |- |align="left"|17 |align="left"|Varese |align="left"|Piero Pellicini |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|National Alliance |align="left"|33.1% |align="left"|M. Astuti (Olive) 29.9% <br /> Giuseppe Leoni (League) 29.7% |- |align="left"|18 |align="left"|Gallarate |align="left"|Luigi Peruzzotti |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|34.6% |align="left"|G. Martinoli (Olive) 29.9% <br /> G. Margutti (Pole) 29.2% |- |align="left"|19 |align="left"|Busto Arsizio |align="left"|Antonio Tomassini |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|32.8% |align="left"|Francesco Speroni (League) 32.0% <br /> M. Maggioni (Olive) 29.2% |- |align="left"|20 |align="left"|Como |align="left"|Gianfranco Miglio |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Federalist Party |align="left"|35.2% |align="left"|G. Peruzzo (Olive) 29.3% <br /> G. Ostinelli (League) 27.2% |- |align="left"|21 |align="left"|Cantù |align="left"|Elia Manara |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|32.3% |align="left"|G. Manfredi (Pole) 31.3% <br /> P. Giovanni (Olive) 29.5% |- |align="left"|22 |align="left"|Brescia |align="left"|Alessandro Pardini |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|38.9% |align="left"|R. Conti (Pole) 30.6% <br /> G. Giudici (League) 24.7% |- |align="left"|23 |align="left"|Lumezzane |align="left"|Francesco Tabladini |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|41.8% |align="left"|A. Gregorelli (Olive) 30.9% <br /> L. Becchetti (Pole) 25.4% |- |align="left"|24 |align="left"|Desenzano del Garda |align="left"|Giovanni Bruni |align="center"| |align="left"|Italian Renewal |align="left"|33.1% |align="left"|Massimo Wilde (League) 31.0% <br /> I. Formentini (Pole) 28.4% |- |align="left"|25 |align="left"|Chiari |align="left"|Francesco Tirelli |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|32.9% |align="left"|B. Mazzotti (Olive) 32.3% <br /> G.Gei (Pole) 27.8% |- |align="left"|26 |align="left"|Suzzara |align="left"|Piergiorgio Bergonzi |align="center"|Alliance of Progressives |align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party |align="left"|34.3% |align="left"|F. Marenghi (Pole) 30.5% <br /> I. Maffini (League) 24.7% |- |align="left"|27 |align="left"|Mantua |align="left"|Roberto Borroni |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|43.9% |align="left"|R. Freddi (Pole) 28.3% <br /> A. Cattaneo (League) 20.2% |- |align="left"|28 |align="left"|Cremona |align="left"|Angelo Rescaglio |align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|38.7% |align="left"|G. Galli (Pole) 31.9% <br /> B. Bruttomesso (League) 21.8% |- |align="left"|29 |align="left"|Pavia |align="left"|Tullio Montagna |align="center"| |align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left |align="left"|37.0% |align="left"|G. Beccaria (Pole) 34.6% <br /> L. Verderio (League) 19.2% |- |align="left"|30 |align="left"|Vigevano |align="left"|Domenico Contestabile |align="center"|Pole for Freedoms |align="left"|Forza Italia |align="left"|37.8% |align="left"|C. Broli (Olive) 34.6% <br /> G. Desigis (League) 19.3% |- |align="left"|31 |align="left"|Bergamo |align="left"|Giovanni Zilio |align="center"| |align="left"|Italian People's Party |align="left"|32.3% |align="left"|Sergio Rossi (League) 31.9% <br /> L. Caputo (Pole) 29.1% |- |align="left"|32 |align="left"|Albino |align="left"|Vito Gnutti |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|44.8% |align="left"|G. Giupponi (Olive) 26.7% <br /> G. Bettera (Pole) 22.3% |- |align="left"|33 |align="left"|Treviglio |align="left"|Massimo Dolazza |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|35.5% |align="left"|L. Gelpi (Olive) 29.5% <br /> M. Signorelli (Pole) 27.7% |- |align="left"|34 |align="left"|Sondrio |align="left"|Fiorello Provera |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|36.8% |align="left"|M. Gallo (Pole) 28.6% <br /> R. Pedrini (Olive) 27.0% |- |align="left"|35 |align="left"|Lecco |align="left"|Roberto Castelli |align="center"|Northern League |align="left"|Northern League |align="left"|33.3% |align="left"|V. Addis (Olive) 32.9% <br /> P. Fiocchi (Pole) 27.1%