The Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes was the regional council of the French region of Poitou-Charentes until 2015. It included 55 members.
Seats
By Department 18 councillors for Charente-Maritime 14 councillors for Vienne 12 councillors for Charente 11 councillors for Deux-Sèvres
By party
Party seats •Socialist Party 20 Union for a Popular Movement 8 •French Communist Party 7•The Greens 6Miscellaneous Right 6National Front 3•Left Radical Party 2 •Miscellaneous Left 2Union for French Democracy 1
Elections
2004 CandidatePartyVotes (Round One)% (Round One)Votes (Round Two)% (Round Two) Ségolène RoyalPS-PRG-PCF-Verts350,46646.29%448,95055.10% Élisabeth MorinUMP-UDF-MPF249,37332.93%294,95936.20% Jean-Romée CharbonneauFN79,48410.50%70,8988.70% Gérard FontenayCPNT43,6455.76% - - Claude QuemarLO/LCR34,2214.52% - -Total757,189100.00%814,807100.00%
Past Regional Councils
1998
Party seatsSocialist Party 14•Union for French Democracy 10•Rally for the Republic 10French Communist Party 4The Greens 3National Front 5•Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 2•Miscellaneous Right 2Miscellaneous Left 2Left Radical Party 1•Movement for France 1
1992
Party seats •Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy 24Socialist Party 13National Front 5The Greens 4Ecology Generation 3French Communist Party 3•Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions 2•Miscellaneous Right 1
1986
Party seats •Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy 28Socialist Party 21French Communist Party 3National Front 1
Past Presidents Lucien Grand (1974–1976) Jacques Fouchier (1976–1978) Francis Hardy (1978–1980) Fernand Chaussebourg (1980–1981) Michel Boucher (1981–1982) Jacques Santrot (1982) Raoul Cartraud (1982–1985) René Monory (1985–1986) Louis Fruchard (1986–1988) Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1988–2002) Dominique de la Martinière (2002) Élisabeth Morin (2002–2004) Ségolène Royal (2004-)