French Guiana elects a legislature on the regional and departmental level. The legislature consists of two councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council (Conseil régional) has 31 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The General Council (Conseil général) has members elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies. French Guiana has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Last elections
2004 Regional Elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Karam | PSG | 6,087 | 22.45% | 11,380 | 37.24% | |
| Léon Bertrand | UMP | 6,595 | 24.32% | 9,650 | 31.58% | |
| Georges Othily | FDG | 5,238 | 19.31% | 9,529 | 31.18% | |
| Christiane Taubira | Walwari-PRG | 4,875 | 17.98% | - | - | |
| Maurice Pindard | MDES | 1,777 | 6.55% | - | - | |
| Brigitte Wyngaarde | The Greens | 1,316 | 4.85% | - | - | |
| Gladys Robin | Miscellaneous | 700 | 2.58% | - | - | |
| Léon Jean-Baptiste-Edouard | PSG dissident | 531 | 1.96% | - | - | |
| Total | 27,119 | 100.00% | 30,559 | 100.00% |
Seats
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Guianese Socialist Party | 29 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 7 | |
| Walwari | 7 | |
Past elections
1998 Regional election
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Guianese Socialist Party | 11 |
| Democratic Forces of Guiana | 9 | |
| Rally for the Republic | 6 | |
| Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement | 3 | |
| Walwari | 2 | |
1992 Regional election
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Guianese Socialist Party | 26 |
| Miscellaneous Right | 3 | |
| Rally for the Republic | 2 | |
1986 Regional election
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Guianese Socialist Party | 15 |
| Rally for the Republic | 9 | |
| Miscellaneous Left | 4 | |
| Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement | 3 | |