Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes

Politics of Poitou-Charentes
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The Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes was the regional council of the French region of Poitou-Charentes until 2015. It included 55 members.

Seats

By Department

  • 18 councillors for Charente-Maritime
  • 14 councillors for Vienne
  • 12 councillors for Charente
  • 11 councillors for Deux-Sèvres

By party

Party seats
Socialist Party 20
Union for a Popular Movement 8
French Communist Party 7
The Greens 6
Miscellaneous Right 6
National Front 3
Left Radical Party 2
Miscellaneous Left 2
Union for French Democracy 1

Elections

2004

Candidate Party Votes (Round One) % (Round One) Votes (Round Two) % (Round Two)
  Ségolène Royal PS-PRG-PCF-Verts 350,466 46.29% 448,950 55.10%
  Élisabeth Morin UMP-UDF-MPF 249,373 32.93% 294,959 36.20%
  Jean-Romée Charbonneau FN 79,484 10.50% 70,898 8.70%
  Gérard Fontenay CPNT 43,645 5.76% - -
  Claude Quemar LO/LCR 34,221 4.52% - -
Total 757,189 100.00% 814,807 100.00%

Past Regional Councils

1998

Party seats
Socialist Party 14
Union for French Democracy 10
Rally for the Republic 10
French Communist Party 4
The Greens 3
National Front 5
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 2
Miscellaneous Right 2
Miscellaneous Left 2
Left Radical Party 1
Movement for France 1

1992

Party seats
Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy 24
Socialist Party 13
National Front 5
The Greens 4
Ecology Generation 3
French Communist Party 3
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 2
Miscellaneous Right 1

1986

Party seats
Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy 28
Socialist Party 21
French Communist Party 3
National Front 1

Past Presidents

  • Lucien Grand (1974–1976)
  • Jacques Fouchier (1976–1978)
  • Francis Hardy (1978–1980)
  • Fernand Chaussebourg (1980–1981)
  • Michel Boucher (1981–1982)
  • Jacques Santrot (1982)
  • Raoul Cartraud (1982–1985)
  • René Monory (1985–1986)
  • Louis Fruchard (1986–1988)
  • Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1988–2002)
  • Dominique de la Martinière (2002)
  • Élisabeth Morin (2002–2004)
  • Ségolène Royal (2004-)
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