Réunionese Regional Council election, 1983
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Regional Council elections were held in Réunion on 20 February 1983. The Rally for the Republic–Union for French Democracy–Departmentalist Militant Front alliance emerged as the largest in the Council, winning 18 of the 45 seats.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPR–UDF–FMD | 76,763 | 38.77 | 18 |
| Communist Party of Réunion | 64,801 | 32.73 | 16 |
| Socialist Party | 25,722 | 12.99 | 6 |
| New Union for the Interests of Réunion | 20,630 | 10.50 | 5 |
| Socialist Party dissidents (Jean-Max Nativel) | 5,809 | 2.93 | 0 |
| Socialist Party dissidents (Daniel Cadet) | 4,098 | 2.07 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,575 | – | – |
| Total | 200,398 | 100 | 45 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 268,352 | 74.68 | – |
| Source: La Réunion | |||
Aftermath
Following the elections, the President of the Regional Council was elected by the Council on 28 February. Mario Hoarau of the Communist Party of Réunion was elected in the third ballot.[2]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | Third round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Mario Hoarau | Communist Party of Réunion | 22 | 50.0 | 22 | 51.2 | 22 | 50.0 |
| Auguste Legros | RPR–UDF–FMD | 17 | 38.6 | ||||
| Pierre Lagourge | New Union for the Interests of Réunion | 5 | 11.4 | 21 | 48.8 | ||
| Marc Gérard | – | – | – | – | 22 | 50.0 | |
| Blank votes | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 44 | 100 | 44 | 100 | 44 | 100 | |
| Source: La Réunion | |||||||
References
- ↑ Regional Elections in Réunion French Politics (French)
- ↑ Élections régionales 1983 à La Réunion, La Réunion (French)
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