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Electoral College of Mombercelli: at a glance
The Electoral constituency of Mombercelli was a uninitial electoral college of the Kingdom of Sardinia in the then division of Alessandria. It was established with the Regio editto of 17 March 1848 and included the mandates of Mombercelli And Rocca d'Arazzo[1].
Electoral data
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The constituency held votes for seven legislatures and was then included in the Electoral College of Nizza Monferrato[2].
Legislation
The votes took place in 222 double-turned uninominal colleges. As provided for by decree no. 680 of 17 March 1848, was elected in the first round by the candidate who "rejoined more than third of the votes of the total number of members of the college and more than half of the suffrage given by voters present at the meeting" (art. 92). If no candidate was elected, at the ballot between the two candidates with multiple votes he was elected who obtained the most votes (art. 93) or, in the case of equal number of votes, the ageing majority (art. 94).
| Match | Candidate | Results 27 April 1848 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giovanni Battista Corner | 133 | 89,26 | |
| — | Angelo Brofferio | 16 | 10,74 | |
| Registered | 205 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 162 | 79,02 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 149 | 91,98 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 13 | 8,02 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 43 | 20,98 | ||
The legislature
The votes were held in 222 joints double-turned with the same previous legislation (in the first round a number of votes greater than one third of the members).
| Match | Candidate | First round 22 January 1849 | Balloon 23 January 1849 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| — | Giovanni Battista Corner | 64 | 57,14 | 76 | 50,00 | |
| — | Angelo Brofferio | 48 | 42,86 | 76 | 50,00 | |
| Registered | 205 | 100,00 | 205 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 120 | 58,54 | 153 | 74,63 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 112 | 93,33 | 152 | 99,35 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 8 | 6,67 | 1 | 0,65 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 85 | 41,46 | 52 | 25,37 | ||
The two candidates obtained the same number of votes and, according to Article 94 of the March 1848 edict, Mr Cornero was elected.[1][2]. The election was approved by the Chamber in the February 4 session[3]
III legislature
The votes were held in 204 joints double-turned with 1848 (in the first round a number of votes greater than one third of the members).
| Match | Candidate | Results 15 July 1849 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giovanni Battista Corner | 107 | 89,92 | |
| — | Angelo Brofferio | 12 | 10,08 | |
| Registered | 224 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 181 | 80,80 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 119 | 65,75 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 62 | 34,25 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 43 | 19,20 | ||
IV legislature
The votes were held in 204 joints double-turned with 1848 (in the first round a number of votes greater than one third of the members).
| Match | Candidate | Results 5 December 1849 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giovanni Battista Corner | 107 | 93,86 | |
| — | Ludovico Scarampi | 7 | 6,14 | |
| Registered | 224 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 115 | 51,34 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 114 | 99,13 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 1 | 0,87 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 109 | 48,66 | ||
Mr Cornero died on 15 December 1852 [4]. The college was reconvened[2].
| Match | Candidate | Results 15 January 1853 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giuseppe Cornero | 142 | 97,26 | |
| — | Ludovico Scarampi | 4 | 2,74 | |
| Registered | 236 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 151 | 63,98 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 146 | 96,69 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 5 | 3,31 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 85 | 36,02 | ||
V legislature
The votes were held in 204 joints double-turned with 1848 (in the first round a number of votes greater than one third of the members).
| Match | Candidate | Results 8 December 1853 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giuseppe Cornero | 151 | 92,64 | |
| — | Angelo Brofferio | 12 | 7,36 | |
| Registered | 256 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 165 | 64,45 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 163 | 98,79 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 2 | 1,21 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 91 | 35,55 | ||
VI legislature
The votes took place in 204 joints double-turned after the change of the Sardinian colleges in 1856; the 1848 legislation was applied (in the first round a number of votes greater than one third of the members).
| Match | Candidate | Results 15 November 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giuseppe Cornero | 144 | 58,06 | |
| — | Casimiro World | 104 | 41,94 | |
| Registered | 333 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 259 | 77,78 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 248 | 95,75 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 11 | 4,25 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 74 | 22,22 | ||
VII legislature
The vote was held in 387 double-turned uninominal colleges. As provided for by the electoral law of 20 November 1859, the candidate was elected in the first round, which "reunites more than third of the votes of the total number of members of the boarding school and more than half of the suffrage given by voters present at the meeting" (art. 91). If no candidate was elected, at the ballot between the two candidates with multiple votes he was elected who obtained the most votes (art. (Article 92) or, in the case of equal number of votes, the ageing majority (Art. 93).
With the new law there was also a new distribution of the colleges in the territory; the College of Mombercelli included in this election, besides the territories of Mombercelli and Rocca d’Arazzo, also that of Canelli[5].
| Match | Candidate | Results March 25, 1860 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| — | Giuseppe Cornero | 267 | 72,55 | |
| — | Angelo Brofferio | 101 | 27,45 | |
| Registered | 577 | 100,00 | ||
| tanti Voting (% of subscribers) | 387 | 67,07 | ||
| ti Valid votes (% of voters) | 368 | 95,09 | ||
| e invalid cards (% of voters) | 19 | 4,91 | ||
| uti Sustained (% of subscribers) | 190 | 32,93 | ||
Notes
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- ^ to b Kingdom of Sardinia - Regio editto del 17 marzo 1848
- ^ to b c History of...
- ^ Acts of the Sub-Alpine Parliament, 1849, p. 12 (PDF), up story.camera.it.
- ^ Acts of the Sub-Alpine Parliament, 1852, p. 1748 (PDF), up story.camera.it.
- ^ Law no. 3778: Table
Bibliography
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- College of Mombercelli, in History of Electoral Colleges 1848-1897, Rome, 1898, p. 393.
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