Elections in Guadeloupe
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Elections in Guadeloupe gives information on election
and election results in Guadeloupe
.
Guadeloupe elects on regional/départemental level a legislature
. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional
) has 41 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.
Guadeloupe 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 government
s.
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
and election results in Guadeloupe
Politics of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and three senators to the French Senate. One of the four National Assembly constituencies still includes Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy even though they seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007...
.
Guadeloupe elects on regional/départemental level a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional
Conseil régional
A Regional Council is the elected assembly of a region of France.-History:Regional councils were created by law on 5 July 1972. Originally they were simply consultative bodies consisting of the region's parliamentary representatives plus an equal number of members nominated by the departments and...
) has 41 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a six year term in single seat-constituencies.
Guadeloupe has a multi-party system, with numerous parties
Political Parties
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in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
must work with each other to form coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
s.
2004 Regional Elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorin Lurel Victorin Lurel Victorin Lurel is a politician from Guadeloupe who was elected to the French National Assembly in 2002 and is also the current head of the Regional council of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. His term began on 22 April 2004 and got renewed on 14 March 2010.-External links:... |
PS Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... -PPDG Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe The Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe is a Socialist political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. It was founded by former members of the Guadeloupe Communist Party.... |
65,962 | 44.29% | 99,805 | 58.23% | |
| Lucette Michaux-Chevry Lucette Michaux-Chevry Lucette Michaux-Chevry was the head of the Regional council of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe between 1992 and 2004.She was born on March 5, 1929, and has completed law studies at Sorbonne university in Paris... |
UMP Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party... |
56,024 | 37.62% | 71,602 | 41.77% | |
| Daniel Marsin Daniel Marsin Daniel Marsin is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Guadeloupe. He is locally a member of Guadeloupe unie, socialisme et réalités, and at the national level of the Modern Left, a satellite organisation of Nicolas Sarkozy' Union for a Popular Movement... |
GUSR United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities The United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party is close the Modern Left and has one Senator sitting in the European Democratic and Social Rally.... |
8,158 | 5.48% | - | - | |
| Ary Broussilon | Independantists | 5,874 | 3.94% | - | - | |
| Harry Durimel Harry Durimel Harry Durimel is a founding member and spokesperson of The Greens on Guadeloupe. A lawyer, Durimel obtained a Masters in Labor Law from University Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne.... |
The Greens The Greens (France) The Greens were a Green political party to the centre-left of the political spectrum in France. They had officially been in existence since 1984, but their spiritual roots could be traced as far back as René Dumont’s candidacy for the presidency in 1974... |
4,306 | 2.89% | - | - | |
| Octavie Losio | Miscellaneous left-wing | 3,085 | 2.07% | - | - | |
| Juliette Nubret | Miscellaneous right-wing | 2,302 | 1.55% | - | - | |
| Jean-Marie Nomertin | Combat Ouvrier-LO Workers' Struggle Lutte Ouvrière is the usual name under which the Union Communiste , a French Trotskyist political party, is known, after the name of its weekly paper. Arlette Laguiller has been its spokeswoman since 1973 and has run in each presidential election, but Robert Barcia was its founder and central... |
1,759 | 1.18% | - | - | |
| Gérard Lauriette | Miscellaneous | 1,470 | 0.99% | - | - | |
| Total | 148,940 | 100.00% | 171,407 | 100.00% |
Seats
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... |
29 |
| Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right political party in France, and one of the two major contemporary political parties in the country along with the center-left Socialist Party... |
12 | |
1998 Regional Elections
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Miscellaneous Right | 14 |
| • | Rally for the Republic Rally for the Republic The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism... |
12 |
| GUSR United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities The United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party is close the Modern Left and has one Senator sitting in the European Democratic and Social Rally.... |
6 | |
| Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe The Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe is a Socialist political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. It was founded by former members of the Guadeloupe Communist Party.... |
3 | |
| Guadeloupe Communist Party Guadeloupe Communist Party The Guadeloupe Communist Party is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party.... |
2 | |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... |
3 | |
| • | Union for French Democracy Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's... |
1 |
1992 Regional Elections
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... |
16 | |
| • | Miscellaneous Right | 15 |
| Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe The Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe is a Socialist political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. It was founded by former members of the Guadeloupe Communist Party.... |
5 | |
| Guadeloupe Communist Party Guadeloupe Communist Party The Guadeloupe Communist Party is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party.... |
3 | |
| Popular Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe | 2 | |
1986 Regional Elections
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Union for French Democracy Union for French Democracy The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's... |
15 |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... |
12 | |
| Guadeloupe Communist Party Guadeloupe Communist Party The Guadeloupe Communist Party is a political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly in the group of the Socialist Party.... |
10 | |
| • | Rally for the Republic Rally for the Republic The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism... |
4 |
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system