Elections in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
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Elections in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon gives information on election and election results in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Presidential elections
Electors from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon vote in all French Presidential Elections
Member of the National Assembly
Elections are held at the same time as in France. The current deputy is Annick Girardin, affiliated with the Left Radical Party in the National Assembly. She was first elected in 2007.
Member of the Senate
Senators are only elected by a small college of electors, delegates of the General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and delegates of the two Municipal Councils. The current Senator is Karin Claireaux. who is also the Mayor of St Pierre
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General Council
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon elects on territorial level a legislature. The General Council (Conseil Général) has 19 members, elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has a multi-party system, with numerous parties.
Elections are held in two stages. The first stage (Premier tour) is open to all candidates and the majority of seats can only be given out if a political group achieves true majority at the ballot box. If no majority is attained on this ballot, a second ballot is held the following Sunday. On the second ballot (Second tour), only a relative majority is necessary to obtain 11 out of the 19 seats. The rest of the seats (save 4 for Miquelon) are distributed through a system of proportional representation.
Latest elections
Votes | % 1st round | Seats | ||
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Archipelago Tomorrow (Archipel demain) | 2,045 | 66.22 | 16 | |
Road to the Future (Cap sur l'avenir) | 939 | 30.41 | 2 | |
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Together (SPM ensemble) | 104 | 3.37 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | |||
Source: Wikipedia |
Municipal Elections
Both municipalities have elected councils
Past elections and referendums
See also
External links
- Archipel demain
- Cap sur l'avenir
- Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Information
- Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussions