Regional Council electionsRéunion on 20 February 1983. The Rally for the Republic –Union for French Democracy –Departmentalist Militant Front alliance emerged as the largest in the Council, winning 18 of the 45 seats.
Results
Party Votes % Seats RPR –UDF –FMD 76,763 38.80 18 Communist Party of Réunion 64,801 32.76 16 Socialist Party 25,722 13.00 6 New Union for the Interests of Réunion 20,630 10.43 5 Socialist Party dissidents (Jean-Max Nativel)5,809 2.94 0 Socialist Party dissidents (Daniel Cadet)4,098 2.07 0 Total 197,823 100.00 45 Valid votes 197,823 98.72 Invalid/blank votes 2,575 1.28 Total votes 200,398 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 268,352 74.68 Source: La Réunion
Aftermath
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.
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
RPR –UDF –FMD 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
Regional Elections in Réunion French Politics (in French)
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