Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)

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Overseas Territories
European Parliament constituency
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Member state France
Created 2004
Dissolved 2019
MEPs 3
Sources
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For elections in the European Union, Overseas Territories (French: Circonscription Outre-Mer) was a European Parliament constituency in France until the 2019 European Parliament election. It consisted of all the inhabited French overseas departments and collectivities (including the sui generis overseas territory of New Caledonia, but excluding the non-permanently inhabited overseas territories that have no registered voters), even if their territory is not part of the European Union. Constitutionally, all French citizens are also granted the same European citizenship, consequently all of them elected representatives in the European Parliament, independently of their area of residence.

Contents

In 2019, France decided to switch to a single constituency for EU elections, putting an end to all regional constituencies, including the Overseas Territory of France constituency.

The aim of the single constituency was to advance participation and electoral equality. Participation has not increased and overseas territories are now less represented. [1]

Members of the European Parliament

Elec­tionMEP
(party)
MEP
(party)
MEP
(party)
2004 Paul Vergès
(PCR)
Jean-Claude Fruteau
(PS)
Margie Sudre
(UMP)
2007 Madeleine de Grandmaison
(PCR)
Catherine Néris
(PS)
2009 Élie Hoarau
(PCR)
Patrice Tirolien
(PS)
Maurice Ponga
(UMP)
2014 Younous Omarjee
(PCR)
Louis-Joseph Manscour
(PS)

Composition

According to the provisions of Law No. 2007-224 of 21 February 2007:

The Overseas Territories electoral constituency consists of three sections. Each list in this constituency has at least one candidate per section. [A] decree ... shall allocate seats in the constituency between the three sections. The sections are described as follows:

  1. Atlantic section: the three overseas departments of Guadeloupe, Guyane and Martinique, and the three overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon;
  2. Indian Ocean section: the two overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion;
  3. Pacific section: the two overseas collectivities of French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, and the special collectivity of New Caledonia which has two members.

Those eleven territories have different status with the European Union (none of them are part of the Schengen Area):

The legal currency in those overseas territories is the Euro since 1999 (before then, it was the French franc), including in OCTs (by special agreement with the European Union) except those in the Pacific section which still use the CFP franc (bound to the Euro by a special agreement between France and the European Union, but with a revocable rate of 8.38 EUR for 1,000 XPF).

Results

2014

European Election 2014: Overseas Territories
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
UMP Maurice Ponga
Yolaine Costes, Laurent Bernier, Sylviane Terooatea, Abdou Ahmad, Karine Mousseau, Yannick Manuofiua, Sandra Sinimale, Rémy Louis Budoc
76,16826.70
PS Louis-Joseph Manscour
Philippe Le Constant, Marie-Claude Tjibaou, Marlène Miroite-Melisse, Soilihi Ahamada Ousseni, Yolanie Horth, Tetuahau Temaru, Elisabeth Taofifenua-Sako, Yves Hoarau
55,21419.36
PCR Younous Omarjee
Maeva Salmon, Jean Crusol  [ fr ], Daourina Abdallah, Yves Quiquerez, Mylène Mazia, Gérard Reignier, Sesilia Liufau, Bruno Lorion
52,01718.23
FN Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Marc Guille, Muriel Dauphin, René Tran Van Nghia, Yvette Arnaud, Stéphane Chipault, Faoulati Sandi, Joseph Grondin, Bianca Hénin  [ fr ]29,24110.25
MoDem Léonard Sam  [ fr ], Audrey de Fondaumiere, Louis Molinie, Malia Tafili, Yanick Dindjian, Jacqueline Fourlin-Jougon, Gérard Mou-Tham, Afidati Mkadara, Jocelyn Varsovie24,0598.43
EELV Yvette Duchemann, José Gaillou, Jocelyne Hatchi, Ahamada Salime, Florencine Edouard, Christian Civilise, Danon Lutchmee Odayen, Jules Hauata, Janine Maurice-Bellay19,1676.72
LO Ghislaine Joachim-Arnaud, Jean-Marie Nomertin, Corinne Gasp, Jean-Luc Payet, Danielle Diakok, Jean-Yves Payet, Marie-Hellen Marthe-Dite-Surelly, Louis Maugee, Lita Dahomay9,7433.42
DLF Hugues Maillot, Valérie Dambreville, Norman Charles, Elisabeth Ducarouge, Pascal Pagand, Marie-Annick Mavande, William Felicite, Marie-Pierre Goy Martin, Jean-Jack Morel4,7491.66
Regions and Peoples in SolidarityJean-Jacob Bicep, Kathy Carime-Jalime, Tony Grava, Véronique Joachim Pamphile, Moumini Oumara, Marie-Gérard Sona, Patrice Christian Langenier, Jeanne Marie Gertrude Docteur, Jean-Max Erapa4,4671.57
UPR Dominique Frut, Marie-Christine Clevy, Erwan Mutez, Valérie Jung, Philippe Hoareau, Lucie Millet, David Aappadoo, Sylvie Briant, Jacques Marteau2,7930.98
Citizens' EuropePatricia Pompilius, Simione Vakauliafa, Sanya Youssouf, Gérard Bons, Sylvie Baudoin, Laurent Cobo, Alberte Piquionne, Judes Boubou, Claude Frimat1,9120.67
PP Marie-France Gallet, Pierre Magnin, Guilaine Sabine, Pierre-Yves Fonteix, Corinne Flavin, Roland Francoise, Stéphanie Lorente, Gilbert Degras, Colette Alvarez1,5450.54
Synergy EuropeKelly Citadelle-Velin, Henri Ananelivoua, Lysette Chavez-Levy, Carl Agapit, Jacqueline Blancard épouse Payet, Jean-Charles Bury, Margaret Tanger, Jean-Claude Clain, Patricia Gerard1,1920.42
Europe–Democracy–Esperanto Monique Fillat, Jacques Étienne, Jannick Huet, Bert Schumann, Emmanuelle Paris, Robert Allandrieu, Annick Darnet, Gilles Leseigneur, Raphaele Bruyat9400.33
Feminists for Europe in SolidarityGrace Ndame Mpondo, Rodolphe Battery, Linda Weil-Curiel, Abdoul M'chindra, Dhoiharati Boura, Pierre-Étienne Bouchet, Jeanne Tirolien, Germain Mathieu, Léontine Chard8620.30
Reunionnais Citizens' MovementJean-Roland Ango, Isabelle Daville, Rosien Duchemann, Marie Lepinay, Didier Lauret, Tasnime Alibay, Bruno Cheron, Nafissati Ali Boina, Jean Dena8270.29
Thank you Overseas! Jean-Pierre Mapolin, Micheline Mapolin, Bruno Theresine, Cynthia Goula, Paul Capel, Nelly Soubdhan, Judes Ilard, Rose Jeanne, Jean-Philippe Segalas2250.08
AEI Guy Hadji, Béatrix Arrii, Carmello Scaramozzino, Amandine Dalmasso, Thierry Bardagi, Sylvie Roy, Jean-Michel Albanese, Joselane Palmers, Roland Scaramozzino930.03
European Federalist PartyRoseline Surveillant, Mathieu Verniers, Natalie Jannin, Troy Davis, Naïma Moghir, Gauthier Auclair, Léa Cailloet, Jérôme Sayag, Lucie Morilhat480.02
Turnout 303,06517.00

2009

European Election 2009: Overseas Territories
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
UMP Maurice Ponga
Marie-Luce Penchard, Yolaine Costes, Boris Chong-Sit, Véronique Papilio-Halagahu, Cyrille Melchior  [ fr ], Chantal Maignan, Tearii Alpha, Daourina Romouli
103,24729.69+4.37
PCR Élie Hoarau
Madeleine de Grandmaison, Hirohiti Tefaarere, Maya Cesari, Georges Bredent, Caroline Machoro-Reignier, Younous Omarjee, Sergine Kokason, Makalio Folituu
73,11021.01−7.86
PS Patrice Tirolien
Ericka Bareigts, Catherine Néris, Keitapu Maamaatuaiahutapu  [ fr ], Abouchirou Said, Henri-Michel Pene, Kalala Kulifekai Dit Sako, Daniel Roneice, Denise Zettor
70,51420.26+1.21
EELV Harry Durimel, Rahiba Dubois, Vetea Jacques Bryant, Marie-Odile Walter, Ahamada Salime, Janine Arnell, Michel Dubouille, Marie Grondin, Maximilien Vaea Hauata56,50216.24+7.61
MoDem Gino Ponin-Ballom, Nicole Bouteau, Max Orville, Sophia Hafidou, Raymond Esdras, Sandrine Ligatai, Thierry Robert, George Habran-Mery, Didier Leroux  [ fr ]32,3229.29−1.15
Libertas Erika Kuttner-Perreau, Yohan Noel, Arlette Gelanor, Jules Simana, Juliette Nubret, Vincent Sabattier, Hélène Gilot, Jean-André Senailles, Maguy Maurinier10,0152.88+2.88
Europe–Democracy–Esperanto Jacques Étienne, Aline Mori, Vincent Jegat, Sandrine Voelcker, Georges Garnier, Sandrine Martin, Yves Le Prioux, Soana Duron, Patrick Neveux1,5370.44
CNIP Daniel Mugerin, Catherine Bouchy, Alain Chaumet, Annaïk Glanton, Thierry Abraham, Sylvie Blaise, Hervé Liechty, Michèle Morin, Patrick Cros2250.07
AR Grégoire Andriantslama, Joëlle Corette, Patrice Joly, Sandrine Obadia, Albert Ventrillard, Dominique Fitremann, Vianney Gremmel, Patricia Favas, Népomucène Guiraud1270.05
Rally for the Citizens' InitiativeAnnie Marciniak, Roger Touron, Renée Spanoudis, Jean-Michel Barreyre, Michèle Brun, Laurent Barreyre, Jeannine Fernandez, Pierre Savel, Colette Tinel1020.03
AEI Amandine Dalmasso, Roland Scaramozzino, Béatrix Arri, El Hadj Danouni, Joselane Palmers, Guy Hadji, Cécile Pinault, Jean-Marie Gautier, Sylvie Roy950.03
Turnout 375,62422.96

2004

European Election 2004: Overseas Territories
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
PCR Paul Vergès
Madeleine de Grandmaison, Paul Naprix, Nicole Moeabouteau
109,52928.87
UMP Margie Sudre
Georges Puchon, Georges Servier, Jean-Marc Aimabl, Claudy Movrel, Mohamed Moustoifa
96,06225.32
PS Jean-Claude Fruteau
Catherine Néris, Ateleno Moleana, Moimoudou Madi, Siliako Lauhea, Martine Vasseur
72,29119.05
UDF Jean-Marcel Maran, Nalini Veloupoule, Jean-Yves Flejo, Marie-Laure Banisette, Adballah Hassani, Clodine Lacave39,62210.44
LV Harry Durimel, Brigitte Wyngaarde  [ fr ], Didier Baron, Isabelle Urban, Louis-Léonce Lecurieux-Lafferronay, Gladys Lintz32,7608.63
FN Huguette Fatna, Guy George, Emmanuelle Monie, Hamada Oousseni, Alexandrine Hugron, Roger Rode10,7742.84
Far left Ghislaine Joachim-Arnaud, Jean-Yves Payet, Danielle Diakok, Jean-Marie Nomertin, Angèle Laupa-Cledor, Didier Lombard7,4211.96
Rally of French TaxpayersJean-Manuel Neves, Christine Miguet, Frédéric Lefèvre, Viviane Allart4,0131.06
RPF Jean Jean-Joseph, Juliette Adonicam, Abraham Wamo Bole, Madeleine Etheve, Yvon Elisabeth-Flora, Maryse Taurus3,1190.86
Say No to Racism!Bernard Law Wai, Marie-Claire Sernont, Louis-David Ferblantier, Antoinette Souprayen Cataye2,5780.68
Better Living with EuropeAndré Fages, Laurence Acitno, Achille Birba, Marie-Nicole Valmy1,1790.31
Federalist PartyLionel Guinault, Anne Benoit, Roland Nativel, Anne Claeyssen420.01
Socio-professional PartyFrancioli Dancrade, Danielle Elima, Sylvain Venumiere, Sophie Lambeaux90.00
United FranceSéverine Lallouette, Gérard Combal, Nadine Ramos, Grégory Richarte80.00
France from BelowNadine Dabancens Baillivet, Dominique Granjon, Béatrice Jouvenceau, Emmanuel Laurent00.00
Turnout 379,40727.77

References

  1. "Near and yet so far! Overseas France and the European Parliament Elections". EURAC Research. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2025.