1983 Réunionese Regional Council election

Regional Council elections were held in Réunion on 20 February 1983. The Rally for the RepublicUnion for French DemocracyDepartmentalist Militant Front alliance emerged as the largest in the Council, winning 18 of the 45 seats.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
RPRUDFFMD76,76338.8018
Communist Party of Réunion64,80132.7616
Socialist Party25,72213.006
New Union for the Interests of Réunion20,63010.435
Socialist Party dissidents (Jean-Max Nativel)5,8092.940
Socialist Party dissidents (Daniel Cadet)4,0982.070
Total197,823100.0045
Valid votes197,82398.72
Invalid/blank votes2,5751.28
Total votes200,398100.00
Registered voters/turnout268,35274.68
Source: La Réunion

Aftermath

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Following the elections, the President of the Regional Council was elected by the Council on 28 February. Mario Hoarau of the Communist Party of Réunion was elected in the third ballot.[2]

Candidate Party First round Second round Third round
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Mario Hoarau Communist Party of Réunion 22 50.00 22 51.16 22 50.00
Auguste Legros RPRUDFFMD 17 38.64
Pierre Lagourge New Union for the Interests of Réunion 5 11.36 21 48.84
Marc Gérard 22 50.00
Total 44 100.00 43 100.00 44 100.00
Valid votes 44 100.00 43 97.73 44 100.00
Invalid/blank votes 0 0.00 1 2.27 0 0.00
Total 44 100.00 44 100.00 44 100.00
Source: La Réunion

References

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  1. ^ Regional Elections in Réunion French Politics (in French)
  2. ^ Élections régionales 1983 à La Réunion, La Réunion (in French)