Elections in Martinique

Elections in Martinique gives information on election and election results in Martinique.

Martinique elects on regional/departemental 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 governments.

Last elections

2004 Regional Elections

Votes

Party/Alliance		Top Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%
	MIM	Alfred Marie-Jeanne	46,006	37.28%	74,860	53.76%
	PPM	Madeleine de Grandmaison	21,232	17.20%	43,170	31.00%
	BPM/FSM/MPF	Pierre Samont	19,994	16.20%	-	-
	UDF (FMP)	Miguel Laventure	17,177	13.92%	21,227	15.24%
	UMP	Pierre Petit	8,367	6.78%	-	-
	FSM (PS)	Jean Crusol	5,864	4.75%	-	-
	LO	Ghislaine Joachim-Arnaud	3,866	3.13%	-	-
	Left Regionalist	Max Dufrénot	900	0.73%	-	-

Seats

Party/Alliance		Seats
	MIM	28
	PPM	9
	UDF (FMP)	4

Past elections

1998 Regional Elections

Party/Alliance		Seats
	MIM	13
	RPR	7
	PPM	7
	UDF	6
	Bâtir le Pays Martinique	4
	FSM	3
	Divers Droite	1

1992 Regional Elections

Party/Alliance		Seats
	RPR/UDF	16
	PPM	9
	Miscellaneous	9
	PCM	4
	FSM	3

1986 Regional Elections

Party/Alliance		Seats
	FSM	21
	RPR	11
	UDF	9

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system