Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes
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The Rhône-Alpes Regional Council was the Conseil régional of the former Rhône-Alpes region of France until its abolition on 1 January 2016 to form the new Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was chaired by Jean-Jack Queyranne (as of 2009[update]). It included 157 members.
The Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes was replaced by the new Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes of the newly formed Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region on 1 January 2016 following the 2015 regional elections.
Seats
By party
as of 2009[update]
Party | seats | |
---|---|---|
• | Socialist Party | 47 |
Union for a Popular Movement | 24 | |
• | The Greens | 20 |
National Front | 18 | |
• | French Communist Party | 15 |
MoDem | 11 | |
• | Left Radical Party | 7 |
Radical-UMP | 5 | |
New Centre | 5 | |
Left Party | 4 | |
New Anticapitalist Party former PCF councillor | 1 |
Elections
2004
Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) | |
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Jean-Jack Queyranne | PS-PRG-PCF | 688,718 | 32.19% | 1,083,755 | 46.52% | |
Anne-Marie Comparini | UDF-UMP-CAP21-FRS | 667,856 | 31.22% | 889,815 | 38.20% | |
Bruno Gollnisch | FN | 389,565 | 18.21% | 355,864 | 15.28% | |
Gérard Leras | Verts | 215,783 | 10.09% | - | - | |
Patrick Bertrand | GRAD-Union of Radical Republicans (U2R) | 46,611 | 2.18% | - | - | |
Norbert Chetail | MNR | 35,310 | 1.65% | - | - | |
Roseline Vachetta | LO/LCR | 95,524 | 4.47% | - | - | |
Total | 2,139,367 | 100.00% | 2,329,434 | 100.00% |
Past Regional Councils
1998
Party | seats | |
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National Front | 35 | |
Socialist Party | 31 | |
• | Union for French Democracy | 29 |
• | Rally for the Republic | 29 |
French Communist Party | 12 | |
The Greens | 9 | |
Miscellaneous Left | 6 | |
Left Radical Party | 2 | |
• | Miscellaneous Right | 1 |
• | Movement for France | 1 |
Citizen and Republican Movement | 1 | |
Ligue savoisienne | 1 | |
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | 1 |
1992
Party | seats | |
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• | Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 63 |
National Front | 29 | |
Socialist Party | 29 | |
French Communist Party | 12 | |
Ecology Generation | 11 | |
The Greens | 10 | |
Ecologist | 2 | |
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | 1 |
1986
Party | seats | |
---|---|---|
• | Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 76 |
Socialist Party | 48 | |
National Front | 14 | |
French Communist Party | 13 |
Past Presidents
- Charles Béraudier (1986-1988)
- Charles Millon (1988-1998)
- Anne-Marie Comparini (1999-2004)
- Jean-Jack Queyranne (2004-)