Elections in Réunion

Elections in Réunion gives information on elections and election results in Réunion.

Réunion elects on regional/départemental level a legislature. The legislature consists out of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional) has 45 members, elected for a six-year term by proportional representation. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a five-year term in single seat-constituencies. Reunion 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.

Recent elections

Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes % Seats +/–
Alliance for Réunion (PCRFDMoDem)71,60230.23112,20135.5512–15
ORUMPNCLGM62,58126.42143,48545.5627+16
PSMRC30,94113.0659,9338.996–1
Réunion Nout'Fierté15,9526.730New
Better Future for the People of Réunion in France and Europe14,0145.9200
Miscellaneous Right Movement12,7345.380New
For Total Equality11,8094.990New
Europe Écologie11,6854.930New
Nasion Rénioné2,0970.8900
Lutte Ouvrière1,9440.8200
Réunionese Democratic Union2310.100New
Independents1,2970.5300
Invalid/blank votes13,01513,005
Total249,872100328,624100450
Registered voters/turnout550,44245.35550,48059.70
Source: French Politics, La Réunion

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