| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlement / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Sénat / Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Assemblée nationale / National Assembly
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
24 September 2017 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for half of the seats in the Senate (170 senators of series 1) upon the expiry of members' term of office. |
| Not applicable (Indirect elections). |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 24 September 2017 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| The Republicans |
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| Socialist and Republican |
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| Centrist Union |
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| The Republic on the Move (REM) |
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| European Democratic and Social Rally |
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| Communist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist |
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| Republic and Territories group - The Independents |
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| Others |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| The Republicans |
146
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| Socialist and Republican |
78
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| Centrist Union |
49
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| The Republic on the Move (REM) |
21
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| European Democratic and Social Rally |
21
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| Communist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist |
15
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| Republic and Territories group - The Independents |
11
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| Others |
5
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
114
56
32.94%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note:
The distribution of seats according to sex above refers to the composition of the Senate on 24 September 2017.
After the renewal of the Senate, there were 102 women out of the full 348 senators.
Note on the composition of the Senate
- The distribution of seats above refers to the full composition of the Senate according to parliamentary groups as at 3 October 2017. There were two vacant seats (see below).
- "Others" refers to the Association of non-registered Senators.
In accordance with the 2014 Act prohibiting the holding of multiple offices*, 41 of the 138 senators resigned from the Senate on 1 October 2017 in advance of the Act's entry into force on 2 October 2017. Thirty nine of those concerned were replaced by the "next-in-line" candidate of the same party, while two other seats belonging to the Republicans group, remained vacant while awaiting the results of partial elections.
*LOI organique n° 2014-125 du 14 février 2014 interdisant le cumul de fonctions exécutives locales avec le mandat de député ou de sénateur (1) : https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028600521&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id
The political breakdown of the 170 senators in series 1, elected in 2017, was as follows:
- List presented by the Republicans (LLR): 41
- List of various groups of the right (LDVD): 17
- List presented by the Union of Democrats and Independents (LUDI): 10
- List of the centre-right alliance (LUD): 8
- List supported by the presidential majority (LMP): 3
- List presented by the Democratic Movement (LMDM): 1
Sources:
https://senatoriales2017.senat.fr/
http://www.senat.fr/senatoriales2017/listes/liste_des_femmes_senateurs_composition_par_sexe_apres_renouvellement_definitives_serie.pdf
http://www.senat.fr/senatoriales2017/listes/liste_des_femmes_senateurs_composition_par_sexe_apres_renouvellement_definitives_senat.pdf
http ://www.senat.fr/senatoriales2017/listes/liste_composition_par_nuance_politique_apres_renouvellement_definitives_serie.pdf
https://www.senat.fr/fileadmin/Fichiers/Images/senatoriales/2017/liste_groupes_politiques_Senat_3_octobre_2017.pdf
https://senatoriales2017.senat.fr/elements-cles#mandate_accumulation
http://www.senat.fr/grp/index.html
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000035677564
https://www.publicsenat.fr/article/politique/non-cumul-des-mandats-41-senateurs-ont-quitte-le-senat-78139
https://www.senat.fr/fileadmin/Fichiers/Images/senatoriales/2017/Livret_resultats_definitifs_2017.pdf |
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