Elections in Martinique
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Elections in Martinique gives information on election
and election results in Martinique
.
Martinique 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.
Martinique 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 Martinique
Politics of Martinique
Martinique is both an overseas region and overseas department of France, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland. The administrative center of Martinique is located in Fort-de-France, and the Prefect of Martinique is Ange Mancini ....
.
Martinique 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.
Martinique 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Marie-Jeanne Alfred Marie-Jeanne Alfred Marie-Jeanne is a French politician in Martinique, a leader in the Martinican Independence Movement since 1978. He served as mayor of the commune of Rivière-Pilote from 1971 to 2000 and served as President of the Regional Council of Martinique from March 20, 1998 to March 2010... |
MIM Martinican Independence Movement The Martinican Independence Movement or MIM is a left-wing political party in the overseas department of Martinique, founded July 1, 1978 by Alfred Marie-Jeanne with the aim of securing "the decolonization and independence of Martinique"... |
46,006 | 37.28% | 74,860 | 53.76% | |
| Madeleine de Grandmaison Madeleine de Grandmaison Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison, née Nol, is a French politician and member of the Martinican Democratic Rally.... |
PPM Martinican Progressive Party The Martinican Progressive Party is a Martinican political party founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire. The party favors the autonomy of Martinique within France, unlike the nationalist MIM. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly, Serge Letchimy, deputy from... |
21,232 | 17.20% | 43,170 | 31.00% | |
| Pierre Samont | BPM-FSM-MPF | 19,994 | 16.20% | - | - | |
| Miguel Laventure | UDF (FMP) 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... |
17,177 | 13.92% | 21,227 | 15.24% | |
| Pierre Petit | 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... |
8,367 | 6.78% | - | - | |
| Jean Crusol | Miscellaneous left-wing | 5,864 | 4.75% | - | - | |
| Ghislaine Joachim-Arnaud | 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... |
3,866 | 3.13% | - | - | |
| Max Auguste Dufrénot | Divers | 900 | 0.73% | - | - | |
| Total | 123,406 | 100.00% | 139,257 | 100.00% |
Seats
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Martinican Independence Movement Martinican Independence Movement The Martinican Independence Movement or MIM is a left-wing political party in the overseas department of Martinique, founded July 1, 1978 by Alfred Marie-Jeanne with the aim of securing "the decolonization and independence of Martinique"... |
28 |
| Martinican Progressive Party Martinican Progressive Party The Martinican Progressive Party is a Martinican political party founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire. The party favors the autonomy of Martinique within France, unlike the nationalist MIM. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly, Serge Letchimy, deputy from... |
9 | |
| UDF (FMP) 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... |
4 | |
1998 Regional Elections
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Martinican Independence Movement Martinican Independence Movement The Martinican Independence Movement or MIM is a left-wing political party in the overseas department of Martinique, founded July 1, 1978 by Alfred Marie-Jeanne with the aim of securing "the decolonization and independence of Martinique"... |
13 |
| 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... |
7 | |
| Martinican Progressive Party Martinican Progressive Party The Martinican Progressive Party is a Martinican political party founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire. The party favors the autonomy of Martinique within France, unlike the nationalist MIM. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly, Serge Letchimy, deputy from... |
7 | |
| UDF (FMP) 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... |
6 | |
| Build the Martinique Country Build the Martinique Country Build the Martinique Country is a left-wing political party in the French département d'outre-mer of Martinique. It has one seat in the French National Assembly.... |
4 | |
| Martinican Socialist Federation 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 | |
| Miscellaneous Right | 1 | |
1992 Regional Elections
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| 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... -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... |
16 | |
| • | Martinican Progressive Party Martinican Progressive Party The Martinican Progressive Party is a Martinican political party founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire. The party favors the autonomy of Martinique within France, unlike the nationalist MIM. The party has one seat in the French National Assembly, Serge Letchimy, deputy from... |
9 |
| Miscellaneous | 9 | |
| • | Martinique Communist Party | 4 |
| • | Martinican Socialist Federation 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 |
1986 Regional Elections
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Martinican Socialist Federation 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... |
21 |
| 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... |
11 | |
| 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... |
9 | |
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system