| 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) |
21 September 2008 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for one-third of the seats in the Senate on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
Not applicable - indirect elections.
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 21 September 2008 |
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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| Socialist Party (PS) |
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| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
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| Other left wing parties |
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| Other parties of the right |
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| Left Radical |
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| Presidential Majority (MAJ) |
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| Communist Party (PC) |
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| Regionalist |
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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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| Socialist Party (PS) |
44
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| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
41
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| Other left wing parties |
9
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| Other parties of the right |
8
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| Left Radical |
5
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| Presidential Majority (MAJ) |
3
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| Communist Party (PC) |
3
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| Regionalist |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
96
18
15.79%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
31 to 40 years
41 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
61 to 70 years
Over 70 years
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4
13
40
46
11
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source: http://www.senat.fr/senateurs/elections/2008/index.html
The statutory number of members of the Senate was increased from 331 to 343 starting from the 2008 elections.
Among the 114 senators elected in 2008
18 were women
bringing the total number of women to 75.
The distribution of seats according to political groups after the 2008 renewal (as at 9 October 2008) is as follows:
Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) Group: 151
Socialist Group: 116
Centrist Union Group: 29
Communist
Republican and Citizens' (CRC) Group: 23
European Democratic and Social Rally (RDSE) Group: 17
Administrative meeting of independent Senators (Rasnag): 7
Distribution of seats according to age after the 2008 renewal (as at 9 October 2008) is as follows:
31 to 40 years: 4
41 to 50 years: 28
51 to 60 years: 111
61 to 70 years: 153
Over 70 years: 47
Total: 343 |
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