Assembly of Martinique

The assembly of Martinique is the deliberative assembly of Martinique, which is a single territorial collectivity of France. In 2015 it replaced both the Regional and General Councils of Martinique.

Assembly of Martinique Assemblée de Martinique
Type
Type	Deliberative assembly for the Single territorial collectivity of Martinique
Leadership
President	Claude Lise, Martinican Democratic Rally (RDM) since 18 December 2015
Structure
Seats	51
Political groups	PPM: 26 seats   MIM-Palima-ME: 14 seats   DVG: 6 seats   Péyi A-RDM: 5 seats
Elections
Voting system	Proportional two-round ballot with majority bonus
First election	13 December 2015
Last election	20 June 2021
Next election	2027

Voting method

The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members,^[1] who are elected for six year terms.

The voting system is similar to that used for regional elections: it is a multi-member proportional election with two rounds with majority bonus. In the first round, if a list receives the absolute majority of the votes cast, it receives a premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast.

If no list receives the absolute majority, a second round takes place: the list which comes first in the second round receives the premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast. For the distribution of seats within each list, the territory of Martinique is divided into four electoral sections corresponding to the legislative constituencies.^[2]

Current membership

The first elections for the assembly were held on 13 December 2015. Gran Sanblé pou ba peyi an chans, a coalition of the Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by Alfred Marie-Jeanne, defeated Ensemble pour une Martinique Nouvelle [fr], a coalition of left-wing parties, led by Serge Letchimy, winning 33 out of 51 seats.^[3][4][5]

References

1. Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28
2. Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28
3. "La liste d'Alfred Marie-Jeanne remporte les élections territoriales 2015" (in French). 14 December 2016.
4. "Pro-independence candidate wins in Martinique, does not want to change status quo (for now)". Nationalia. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
5. "En Martinique, droite et indépendantistes fusionnent pour la première fois". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.