ELECTIONS HELD IN 1995
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Sénat | |
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24 September 1995 | |
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Elections were held for one-third of the seats in the Senate on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. This time, 117 seats were renewed. | |
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In the 1995 triennial elections, 117 seats were up for renewal; they were contested by 696 candidates. While polling results did not significantly alter the political make-up of the Senate, the left as a whole and the Socialists in particular benefited from their results in the municipal elections of 1989 and 1995, with the latter reinforcing their second-ranking position. Among the right-wing groups, only the Rally for the Republic (RPR) gained seats. The total of independent Senators remained at eight.
Altogether 49 Senators were re-elected and a record high of 68 entered the Upper House for the first time, as the average age of members became markedly younger. On 2 October, Mr. René Monory (Centrist Union) was re-elected Senate President by a wide margin. |
STATISTICS
Round no 1: Distribution of seats | |||
Political Group | Total | Gain/Loss | |
Rally for the Republic (RPR) | 94 | +2 | |
Socialist Party | 75 | +8 | |
Centrist Union | 59 | -4 | |
Union of Republicans and Independents | 46 | -2 | |
Democratic, Social and European Rally | 24 | -4 | |
Communist Party | 15 | = | |
Unattached | 8 | = |
Distribution of seats according to sex: | |
Men: | 303 |
Women: | 18 |
Distribution of seats according to age: | ||
35-40 years | 1 | |
41-50 years | 47 | |
51-60 years | 103 | |
61-70 years | 109 | |
71-80 years | 59 | |
Over 80 years | 2 | |
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Teaching | 12% | |
Medical professions | 16% | |
Salaried employees | 13% | |
Agricultural professions | 12% | |
Commerce and industry | 11% | |
Legal and liberal professions | 9% | |
Civil servants | 12% | |
Undeclared | 6% |
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