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2004 French Senate election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2004 French Senate election |
| country | France |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2001 French Senate election |
| previous_year | 2001 |
| next_election | 2008 French Senate election |
| next_year | 2008 |
| seats_for_election | A third of seats (117) to the French Senate |
| election_date | September 26, 2004 |
| image1 | |
| leader1 | Josselin de Rohan |
| party1 | Union for a Popular Movement |
| leaders_seat1 | Morbihan |
| last_election1 | 162 |
| seats1 | **155** |
| seat_change1 | 7 |
| image2 | |
| leader2 | Jean-Pierre Bel |
| party2 | Socialist Party (France) |
| leaders_seat2 | Ariège |
| last_election2 | 83 |
| seats2 | 97 |
| seat_change2 | 14 |
| image3 | |
| leader3 | Michel Mercier |
| party3 | Union for French Democracy |
| leaders_seat3 | Rhône |
| last_election3 | 31 |
| seats3 | 33 |
| seat_change3 | 2 |
| title | President of the Senate |
| before_election | Christian Poncelet |
| before_party | Union for a Popular Movement |
| after_election | Christian Poncelet |
| after_party | Union for a Popular Movement |
Following the end of the 9-year terms of 127 "series C" senators, indirect senatorial elections were held in France on September 26, 2004.
This was the last renewal of serie C senators- following the electoral reform, senators are not elected by thirds to nine-year terms but by halves to six-year terms.
Since 2001, 10 seats had been added to Senate. This election elected Senators from 28 departments on the mainland (115 seats including 107 incumbents and 8 new seats), 2 from Guadeloupe and Martinique (5 seats including 4 incumbents and one new seat), 2 from overseas territories, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (3 seats including 2 incumbents and one new seat), and 4 senators representing French citizens abroad.
The 117 incumbents were divided in the following way:
- 65 from the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) group
- 23 from the Socialist Party group
- 11 from the Communiste, Républicain et Citoyen group
- 10 from the Union Centriste-Union for French Democracy
- 7 from the Rassemblement démocratique et social européen
- 1 miscellaneous from the MPF
Results
| Group | Seats (2001) | Seats (2004) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMP Group | 162 | 155 | |
| Socialist Group | 83 | 97 | |
| Centrist Union - UDF Group | 31 | 33 | |
| Communist, Republican and Citizen Group | 23 | 23 | |
| Democratic, Social, and European Rally | 17 | 16 | |
| Non-Inscrits | 5 | 7 | |
| **Total:** | **321** | **331** |
Source:http://www.senat.fr/role/fiche/groupespol.html
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