2004 Aquitaine regional election

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2004 Aquitaine regional election
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 199821 March 2004 (first round)
28 March 2004 (second round)
2010 

All 85 seats in the Regional Council of Aquitaine
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Alain Rousset dans les Landes 2010.jpg X Darcos IDF-3-1024x1024 (1).png BayrouEM.jpg
Leader Alain Rousset Xavier Darcos François Bayrou
Party PS UMP UDF
Seats won57217
Popular vote769,893469,386163,731
Percentage54.87%33.46%11.67%

A regional election took place in Aquitaine on 21 March and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. Alain Rousset (PS) was re-elected President of the Council. [1]

Results

PartyPresidential candidateFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
Socialist Party Alain Rousset 516,39238.42769,89354.8757
Union for a Popular Movement Xavier Darcos 247,23218.40469,38633.4621
Union for French Democracy François Bayrou 215,79616.06163,73111.677
National Front Jacques Colombier 153,85911.450
Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions Jean Saint-Josse 96,9257.210
PCFMRC Annie Guilhamet58,4854.350
LCRLO Martine Malfert55,2154.110
Total1,343,904100.001,403,010100.0085
Valid votes1,343,90495.071,403,01095.37
Invalid/blank votes69,7234.9368,1204.63
Total votes1,413,627100.001,471,130100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,138,10266.122,138,05568.81
Source: Ministry of the Interior, [2] Delwit [3]

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References

  1. "Biographie de M. Alain Rousset". www.dsf-fsn.org. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. Minister of the Interior (France) 2004 official results
  3. Delwit, Pascal. (2004). The March 2004 Regional Elections in France: Term for a transfer of Power. Regional & Federal Studies. 14. p. 584-586