Departmental elections to elect the membership of the departmental councils of France's 100 departments were held on 22 and 29 March 2015 (first and second round). In 2015 for the first time, the term "departmental elections" (French: élections départementales) replaced "cantonal elections" (élections cantonales); as did the term "Departmental Council" (conseil départemental), replacing "General Council" (conseil général).
Party affiliation of the Departmental Council Presidents after the elections
The right-wing Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) won 27 new departments and lost one, resulting in it holding a majority in 67 departmental councils. 62 candidates were elected for the National Front (FN) nationwide although the party won no departments.
Like the previous cantonal elections, the departmental elections used a two-round system similar to that employed in the country's legislative elections. One change was that the election adopted paired voting known as binomial voting.
2 councillors (a man and a woman) were elected from the reconfigured cantons adopted in 2014.
A pair securing the votes of at least 25% of the canton's registered voters and more than 50% of the total number of votes actually cast in the first round of voting would be thereby elected. If no candidate satisfies these conditions, then a second round of voting would be held one week later.
The two pairs who received the highest number of votes in the first round, plus any other pair of candidates who received the votes of at least 12.5% of those registered to vote in the canton, would be eligible to stand in the second round.[1]
In the second round, the pair receiving the highest number of votes would be elected.
^"How the French elections work". The Connexion. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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Complete first round results
May 05, 2024
2015, french, departmental, elections, departmental, elections, elect, membership, departmental, councils, france, departments, were, held, march, 2015, first, second, round, 2015, first, time, term, departmental, elections, french, élections, départementales,. Departmental elections to elect the membership of the departmental councils of France s 100 departments were held on 22 and 29 March 2015 first and second round In 2015 for the first time the term departmental elections French elections departementales replaced cantonal elections elections cantonales as did the term Departmental Council conseil departemental replacing General Council conseil general Party affiliation of the Departmental Council Presidents after the elections The right wing Union for a Popular Movement UMP won 27 new departments and lost one resulting in it holding a majority in 67 departmental councils 62 candidates were elected for the National Front FN nationwide although the party won no departments Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Opinion polls 3 Results 4 References 5 External linksElectoral system editLike the previous cantonal elections the departmental elections used a two round system similar to that employed in the country s legislative elections One change was that the election adopted paired voting known as binomial voting 2 councillors a man and a woman were elected from the reconfigured cantons adopted in 2014 A pair securing the votes of at least 25 of the canton s registered voters and more than 50 of the total number of votes actually cast in the first round of voting would be thereby elected If no candidate satisfies these conditions then a second round of voting would be held one week later The two pairs who received the highest number of votes in the first round plus any other pair of candidates who received the votes of at least 12 5 of those registered to vote in the canton would be eligible to stand in the second round 1 In the second round the pair receiving the highest number of votes would be elected Neither the city of Paris the Lyon Metropolis nor Martinique and French Guiana took part in this election due to their particular statuses clarification needed Opinion polls editMain article Opinion polling for the French departmental elections 2015Results edit nbsp Leading single party or grouping after the first round in Metropolitan France broken down by department Colour key National Front Union for a Popular Movement Union of the Right Miscellaneous right Socialist Party Union of the Left Miscellaneous left No election Party First round Second round Total seats Votes Seats Votes Seats Left Front Front de Gauche 962 394 4 72 1 266 896 1 44 7 19 Union of the Left Union de la Gauche Socialist Party and its allies 1 667 533 8 19 1 679 890 9 09 Socialist Party Parti socialiste 2 708 427 13 30 24 2 967 883 16 06 925 954 Europe Ecologie Les Verts 412 729 2 03 0 29 888 0 16 35 35 Communist Party Parti communiste francais 269 285 1 32 5 100 413 0 54 167 121 Miscellaneous left Divers gauche 1 383 318 6 79 27 828 537 4 48 376 403 Radical Party of the Left Parti radical de gauche 62 372 0 31 4 64 110 0 35 59 63 Left Party Parti de gauche 12 027 0 06 0 2 498 0 01 2 2 Union for a Popular Movement Union pour un Mouvement Populaire 1 339 412 6 57 74 1 596 391 8 64 1006 1080 Miscellaneous right Divers droite 1 386 466 6 81 115 1 279 623 6 92 784 899 Union of Democrats and Independents Union des Democrates Independants 263 209 1 29 30 247 714 1 34 334 364 Union of the Right Union de la Droite Union pour un Mouvement Populaire and its allies 4 254 050 20 88 5 102 317 27 61 National Front Front national 5 141 897 25 24 8 4 108 404 22 23 54 62 Others Divers 271 065 1 33 4 98 781 0 53 45 49 Democratic Movement Mouvement democrate 72 410 0 36 1 48 038 0 26 47 48 Far right Extreme droite 13 382 0 07 0 12 851 0 07 4 4 Totals 21 419 393 50 17 528 20 160 862 49 98 TurnoutReferences edit How the French elections work The Connexion Retrieved 4 October 2016 External links editComplete first round results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 French departmental elections amp oldid 1214162129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
