Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)

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.

Overseas Territories
European Parliament constituency
Shown in blue
Member stateFrance
Created2004
Dissolved2019
MEPs3
Sources
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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.

Composition edit

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.

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 edit

2014 edit

European Election 2014: Overseas Territories
List Candidates Votes % ±
UMP Maurice Ponga
Yolaine Costes, Laurent Bernier, Sylviane Terooatea, Abdou Ahmad, Karine Mousseau, Yannick Manuofiua, Sandra Sinimale, Rémy Louis Budoc
76,168 26.70
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
55,214 19.36
PCR Younous Omarjee
Maeva Salmon, Jean Crusol, Daourina Abdallah, Yves Quiquerez, Mylène Mazia, Gérard Reignier, Sesilia Liufau, Bruno Lorion
52,017 18.23
FN Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Marc Guille, Muriel Dauphin, René Tran Van Nghia, Yvette Arnaud, Stéphane Chipault, Faoulati Sandi, Joseph Grondin, Bianca Henin 29,241 10.25
MoDem Léonard Sam, Audrey de Fondaumiere, Louis Molinie, Malia Tafili, Yanick Dindjian, Jacqueline Fourlin-Jougon, Gérard Mou-Tham, Afidati Mkadara, Jocelyn Varsovie 24,059 8.43
EELV Yvette Duchemann, José Gaillou, Jocelyne Hatchi, Ahamada Salime, Florencine Edouard, Christian Civilise, Danon Lutchmee Odayen, Jules Hauata, Janine Maurice-Bellay 19,167 6.72
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 Dahomay 9,743 3.42
DLF Hugues Maillot, Valérie Dambreville, Norman Charles, Elisabeth Ducarouge, Pascal Pagand, Marie-Annick Mavande, William Felicite, Marie-Pierre Goy Martin, Jean-Jack Morel 4,749 1.66
Regions and Peoples in Solidarity Jean-Jacob Bicep, Kathy Carime-Jalime, Tony Grava, Véronique Joachim Pamphile, Moumini Oumara, Marie-Gérard Sona, Patrice Christian Langenier, Jeanne Marie Gertrude Docteur, Jean-Max Erapa 4,467 1.57
UPR Dominique Frut, Marie-Christine Clevy, Erwan Mutez, Valérie Jung, Philippe Hoareau, Lucie Millet, David Aappadoo, Sylvie Briant, Jacques Marteau 2,793 0.98
Citizens' Europe Patricia Pompilius, Simione Vakauliafa, Sanya Youssouf, Gérard Bons, Sylvie Baudoin, Laurent Cobo, Alberte Piquionne, Judes Boubou, Claude Frimat 1,912 0.67
PP Marie-France Gallet, Pierre Magnin, Guilaine Sabine, Pierre-Yves Fonteix, Corinne Flavin, Roland Francoise, Stéphanie Lorente, Gilbert Degras, Colette Alvarez 1,545 0.54
Synergy Europe Kelly Citadelle-Velin, Henri Ananelivoua, Lysette Chavez-Levy, Carl Agapit, Jacqueline Blancard épouse Payet, Jean-Charles Bury, Margaret Tanger, Jean-Claude Clain, Patricia Gerard 1,192 0.42
Europe–Democracy–Esperanto Monique Fillat, Jacques Étienne, Jannick Huet, Bert Schumann, Emmanuelle Paris, Robert Allandrieu, Annick Darnet, Gilles Leseigneur, Raphaele Bruyat 940 0.33
Feminists for Europe in Solidarity Grace Ndame Mpondo, Rodolphe Battery, Linda Weil-Curiel, Abdoul M'chindra, Dhoiharati Boura, Pierre-Étienne Bouchet, Jeanne Tirolien, Germain Mathieu, Léontine Chard 862 0.30
Reunionnais Citizens' Movement Jean-Roland Ango, Isabelle Daville, Rosien Duchemann, Marie Lepinay, Didier Lauret, Tasnime Alibay, Bruno Cheron, Nafissati Ali Boina, Jean Dena 827 0.29
Thank you Overseas! Jean-Pierre Mapolin, Micheline Mapolin, Bruno Theresine, Cynthia Goula, Paul Capel, Nelly Soubdhan, Judes Ilard, Rose Jeanne, Jean-Philippe Segalas 225 0.08
AEI Guy Hadji, Béatrix Arrii, Carmello Scaramozzino, Amandine Dalmasso, Thierry Bardagi, Sylvie Roy, Jean-Michel Albanese, Joselane Palmers, Roland Scaramozzino 93 0.03
European Federalist Party Roseline Surveillant, Mathieu Verniers, Natalie Jannin, Troy Davis, Naïma Moghir, Gauthier Auclair, Léa Cailloet, Jérôme Sayag, Lucie Morilhat 48 0.02
Turnout 303,065 17.00

2009 edit

European Election 2009: Overseas Territories
List Candidates Votes % ±
UMP Maurice Ponga
Marie-Luce Penchard, Yolaine Costes, Boris Chong-Sit, Véronique Papilio-Halagahu, Cyrille Melchior, Chantal Maignan, Tearii Alpha, Daourina Romouli
103,247 29.69 +4.37
PCR Élie Hoarau
Madeleine de Grandmaison, Hirohiti Tefaarere, Maya Cesari, Georges Bredent, Caroline Machoro-Reignier, Younous Omarjee, Sergine Kokason, Makalio Folituu
73,110 21.01 -7.86
PS Patrice Tirolien
Ericka Bareigts, Catherine Neris, Keitapu Maamaatuaiahutapu, Abouchirou Said, Henri-Michel Pene, Kalala Kulifekai Dit Sako, Daniel Roneice, Denise Zettor
70,514 20.26 +1.21
EELV Harry Durimel, Rahiba Dubois, Vetea Jacques Bryant, Marie-Odile Walter, Ahamada Salime, Janine Arnell, Michel Dubouille, Marie Grondin, Maximilien Vaea Hauata 56,502 16.24 +7.61
MoDem Gino Ponin-Ballom, Nicole Bouteau, Max Orville, Sophia Hafidou, Raymond Esdras, Sandrine Ligatai, Thierry Robert, George Habran-Mery, Didier Leroux 32,322 9.29 -1.15
Libertas Erika Kuttner-Perreau, Yohan Noel, Arlette Gelanor, Jules Simana, Juliette Nubret, Vincent Sabattier, Hélène Gilot, Jean-André Senailles, Maguy Maurinier 10,015 2.88 +2.88
Europe–Democracy–Esperanto Jacques Étienne, Aline Mori, Vincent Jegat, Sandrine Voelcker, Georges Garnier, Sandrine Martin, Yves Le Prioux, Soana Duron, Patrick Neveux 1,537 0.44
CNIP Daniel Mugerin, Catherine Bouchy, Alain Chaumet, Annaïk Glanton, Thierry Abraham, Sylvie Blaise, Hervé Liechty, Michèle Morin, Patrick Cros 225 0.07
AR Grégoire Andriantslama, Joëlle Corette, Patrice Joly, Sandrine Obadia, Albert Ventrillard, Dominique Fitremann, Vianney Gremmel, Patricia Favas, Népomucène Guiraud 127 0.05
Rally for the Citizens' Initiative Annie Marciniak, Roger Touron, Renée Spanoudis, Jean-Michel Barreyre, Michèle Brun, Laurent Barreyre, Jeannine Fernandez, Pierre Savel, Colette Tinel 102 0.03
AEI Amandine Dalmasso, Roland Scaramozzino, Béatrix Arri, El Hadj Danouni, Joselane Palmers, Guy Hadji, Cécile Pinault, Jean-Marie Gautier, Sylvie Roy 95 0.03
Turnout 375,624 22.96

2004 edit

European Election 2004: Overseas Territories
List Candidates Votes % ±
PCR Paul Vergès
Madeleine de Grandmaison, Paul Naprix, Nicole Moeabouteau
109,529 28.87
UMP Margie Sudre
Georges Puchon, Georges Servier, Jean-Marc Aimabl, Claudy Movrel, Mohamed Moustoifa
96,062 25.32
PS Jean-Claude Fruteau
Catherine Neris, Ateleno Moleana, Moimoudou Madi, Siliako Lauhea, Martine Vasseur
72,291 19.05
UDF Jean-Marcel Maran, Nalini Veloupoule, Jean-Yves Flejo, Marie-Laure Banisette, Adballah Hassani, Clodine Lacave 39,622 10.44
LV Harry Durimel, Brigitte Wyngaarde, Didier Baron, Isabelle Urban, Louis-Léonce Lecurieux-Lafferronay, Gladys Lintz 32,760 8.63
FN Huguette Fatna, Guy George, Emmanuelle Monie, Hamada Oousseni, Alexandrine Hugron, Roger Rode 10,774 2.84
Far left Ghislaine Joachim-Arnaud, Jean-Yves Payet, Danielle Diakok, Jean-Marie Nomertin, Angèle Laupa-Cledor, Didier Lombard 7,421 1.96
Rally of French Taxpayers Jean-Manuel Neves, Christine Miguet, Frédéric Lefèvre, Viviane Allart 4,013 1.06
RPF Jean Jean-Joseph, Juliette Adonicam, Abraham Wamo Bole, Madeleine Etheve, Yvon Elisabeth-Flora, Maryse Taurus 3,119 0.86
Say No to Racism! Bernard Law Wai, Marie-Claire Sernont, Louis-David Ferblantier, Antoinette Souprayen Cataye 2,578 0.68
Better Living with Europe André Fages, Laurence Acitno, Achille Birba, Marie-Nicole Valmy 1,179 0.31
Federalist Party Lionel Guinault, Anne Benoit, Roland Nativel, Anne Claeyssen 42 0.01
Socio-professional Party Francioli Dancrade, Danielle Elima, Sylvain Venumiere, Sophie Lambeaux 9 0.00
United France Séverine Lallouette, Gérard Combal, Nadine Ramos, Grégory Richarte 8 0.00
France from Below Nadine Dabancens Baillivet, Dominique Granjon, Béatrice Jouvenceau, Emmanuel Laurent 0 0.00
Turnout 379,407 27.77

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