Elections in Réunion gives information on elections and election results in Réunion.
Réunion elects on regional/départemental level a legislature. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional) has 45 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a six year term in single seat-constituencies. Reunion has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
[edit] Most recent elections
[edit] 2004 regional elections
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes (Round One) |
% (Round One) |
Votes (Round Two) |
% (Round Two) |
| |
Paul Vergès |
PCR |
94,531 |
34.48% |
135,706 |
44.85% |
| |
Alain Bénard |
UMP |
70,375 |
25.67% |
99,315 |
32.82% |
| |
Michel Vergoz |
PS-Green |
43,625 |
15.91% |
67,570 |
22.33% |
| |
Nadia Ramassamy |
Miscellaneous right-wing |
16,625 |
6.06% |
- |
- |
| |
Edmond Lauret |
Miscellaneous right-wing |
9,818 |
3.58% |
- |
- |
| |
Gilbert Gérard |
Coll'Air |
5,849 |
2.13% |
- |
- |
| |
Albert Ramassamy |
Miscellaneous left-wing |
4,784 |
1.74% |
- |
- |
| |
Daniel Jatob |
Free Dom |
4,761 |
1.74% |
- |
- |
| |
Lubin Budel |
Independent |
4,696 |
1.71% |
- |
- |
| |
Jean-Yves Payet |
LO-MARON |
4,249 |
1.55% |
- |
- |
| |
Georges Arhiman |
Independent |
4,015 |
1.46% |
- |
- |
| |
Vincent Defaud |
Federalist |
3,738 |
1.36% |
- |
- |
| |
Marie-Claude Law-Waï |
Independent |
2,769 |
1.01% |
- |
- |
| |
Giraud Payet |
PS dissident |
2,402 |
0.88% |
- |
- |
| |
Aniel Boyer |
Mouvman Parnouminm |
1,925 |
0.70% |
- |
- |
|
Total |
|
274,162 |
100.00% |
302,591 |
100.00% |
[edit] Past elections
[edit] 1998 regional elections
[edit] 1992 regional elections
[edit] 1986 regional elections
[edit] See also