Guadeloupe elects a legislature on the regional and departmental level. The legislature consists of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council of Guadeloupe (Conseil régional ) has 41 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation . The Departmental Council of Guadeloupe (Conseil général ), known as the General Council until 2015, has members elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies .
Guadeloupe has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments .
Last elections
2004 Regional Elections
Candidate
Party
Votes (Round One)
% (Round One)
Votes (Round Two)
% (Round Two)
Victorin Lurel
PS -PPDG
65,962
44.29%
99,805
58.23%
Lucette Michaux-Chevry
UMP
56,024
37.62%
71,602
41.77%
Daniel Marsin
GUSR
8,158
5.48%
-
-
Ary Broussilon
Independentists
5,874
3.94%
-
-
Harry Durimel
The Greens
4,306
2.89%
-
-
Octavie Losio
Miscellaneous left-wing
3,085
2.07%
-
-
Juliette Nubret
Miscellaneous right-wing
2,302
1.55%
-
-
Jean-Marie Nomertin
Combat Ouvrier-LO
1,759
1.18%
-
-
Gérard Lauriette
Miscellaneous
1,470
0.99%
-
-
Total
148,940
100.00%
171,407
100.00%
Seats
Past elections
1998 Regional Elections
1992 Regional Elections
1986 Regional Elections
See also
Elections in North America
Sovereign states Dependencies and other territories