Regional Council 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
1992
1986
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-)