The 2021 Italian by-elections were held to replace members of the

Italian Parliament The Italian Parliament () is the national parliament of the Italy, Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1861), the Parliament of the Kingd ...

. The elections were held on 3–4 October 2021.

List

Chamber of Deputies

Tuscany 12: Siena

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An election was held in the constituency of

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

to replace

Pier Carlo Padoan Pier Carlo Padoan (; born 19 January 1950) is an Italian economist who served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy from 2014 to 2018. Since April 2021 he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Italian bank UniCredit. Padoan was dire ...

( Democratic Party), who resigned in October 2020. Padoan was included in the board of directors of the Italian bank

Unicredit UniCredit S.p.A. (formerly UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.) is an Italian multinational banking group headquartered in Milan. It is a systemically important bank (according to the list provided by the Financial Stability Board in 2022) and the world' ...

, and therefore left his post in the Chamber of Deputies due to possible conflicts of interest. Initially expected by March 31, 2021, the elections were postponed to October 3 and 4 of the same year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. In May 2021, the

centre-right coalition The centre-right coalition () is a political alliance of political parties in Italy active under several forms and names since 1994, when Silvio Berlusconi entered politics and formed the party. It has mostly competed with the centre-left c ...

nominated Tommaso Marrocchesi Marzi, a wine entrepreneur from Siena, as its candidate. The Democratic Party (PD) nominated party Secretary and former

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

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, who had not been a member of Parliament since 2015.

Lazio 1, 11: Rome (Primavalle)

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An election was held in the constituency of

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''Primavalle'' in

Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

to replace

Emanuela Del Re Emanuela Claudia Del Re (born 6 December 1963) is an Italian politician and sociologist who has been serving as European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel since 2021. From 2018 to 2021, she was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, ...

(

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( , M5S) is a political party in Italy, led by Giuseppe Conte. It was launched on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a political activist and comedian, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist. The party is primarily d ...

). In June 2021, she was appointed EU Special Representative for Sahel by the

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, and therefore she left her post in the Italian Parliament. The

(M5S) proposed the nomination of its leader and former Prime Minister

Giuseppe Conte Giuseppe Conte (; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy, prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021. He has been the president of the Five Star Movement (M5S) sin ...

, who later rejected the proposal.

List

Chamber of Deputies

Tuscany 12: Siena

Lazio 1, 11: Rome (Primavalle)

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