Regional Council of Aquitaine
Regional Council of Aquitaine | |
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![]() Logo of the Council (as of 2015) | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Leadership | |
Alain Rousset, PS since 1998 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 85 |
Political groups | Radical Party of the Left/ Socialist Party (45) Left Front (3) Europe Ecology – The Greens (10) Union for a Popular Movement (17) Democratic Movement (10) |
Elections | |
Last election | 2010 |
Meeting place | |
Hôtel de région, Bordeaux | |
Website | |
aquitaine |
The Regional Council of Aquitaine was the regional council of the French region of Aquitaine. It included 85 members. It was replaced by the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2016.
Seats
[edit]By Department
[edit]- 36 councillors for Gironde
- 17 councillors for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- 12 councillors for Dordogne
- 10 councillors for Lot-et-Garonne
- 10 councillors for Landes
Elections
[edit]2004
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) | |
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Alain Rousset (incumbent) | PS-PRG-Verts | 516,392 | 38.42% | 769,893 | 54.87% | |
Xavier Darcos | UMP-CNIP | 247,232 | 18.40% | 469,386 | 33.46% | |
Jacques Colombier | FN | 153,859 | 11.45% | 163,731 | 11.67% | |
François Bayrou | UDF | 215,796 | 16.06% | - | - | |
Jean Saint-Josse | CPNT | 96,925 | 7.21% | - | - | |
Annie Guilhamet | PCF-MRC | 58,485 | 4.35% | - | - | |
Martine Mailfert | LCR/LO | 55,215 | 4.11% | - | - | |
Total | 1,343,904 | 100.00% | 1,403,010 | 100.00% |
Past Regional Councils
[edit]1998
[edit]1992
[edit]1986
[edit]Party | Seats | |
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Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 39 | |
Socialist Party | 32 | |
French Communist Party | 8 | |
National Front | 4 |
Past Presidents
[edit]- Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1974–1979)
- André Labarrère (1979–1981)
- Philippe Madrelle (1981–1985)
- Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1985–1988)
- Jean Tavernier (1988–1992)
- Jacques Valade (1992–1998)
- Alain Rousset (1998-)