# 2008 Poitiers municipal election

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Poitiers](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/poitiers.md), March 9, 2008

Turnout: 26,833 of 47,212 registered voters (56.8%). −0.32 points since 2001.

## [Municipal council of Poitiers](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/poitiers/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.md)

Alain Claeys won 42 of the 53 seats, with 54.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Claeys | LUG | 14,190 | 54.5% | 42 |
| Stéphane Braconnier | LMAJ | 5,480 | 21.1% | 6 |
| Philippe Mahou | LCMD | 4,281 | 16.4% | 4 |
| Maryse Desbourdes | LEXG | 1,623 | 6.2% | 1 |
| Ludovic Gaillard | LEXG | 452 | 1.7% |  |

## Also on the ballot

### [Vienne](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general.md)

| Name | Leader | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Availles-Limouzine canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/availles-limouzine.md) | Roland Debiais | 66.4% |
| [Chatellerault-Nord canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/chatellerault-nord.md) | Jean Pierre Abelin | 53.1% |
| [Dange-Saint-Romain canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/dange-saint-romain.md) | Guy Monjalon | 50.4% |
| [Gencay canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/gencay.md) | Arnaud Lepercq | 50.4% |
| [L'Isle-Jourdain canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/l-isle-jourdain.md) | Jean Claude Cubaud | 42.6% |
| [La-Villedieu-du-Clain canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/la-villedieu-du-clain.md) | Gilbert Beaujaneau | 43.8% |
| [Lencloitre canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/lencloitre.md) | Henri Colin | 68.2% |
| [Montmorillon canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/montmorillon.md) | Guillaume de Russé | 52.0% |
| [Monts-sur-Guesnes canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/monts-sur-guesnes.md) | Bruno Belin | 79.5% |
| [Poitiers-1 canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/poitiers-1.md) | Maurice Monange | 46.0% |
| [Poitiers-2 canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/poitiers-2.md) | Jean-Marie Paratte | 47.7% |
| [Poitiers-3 canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/poitiers-3.md) | Michel Touchard | 44.7% |
| [Poitiers-5 canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/poitiers-5.md) | Jean-Pierre Jarry | 48.6% |
| [Poitiers-6 canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/poitiers-6.md) | Gérald Blanchard | 36.6% |
| [Poitiers-7 canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/poitiers-7.md) | Jean-Daniel Blusseau | 52.8% |
| [St-Georges-les-Baillargeaux canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/st-georges-les-baillargeaux.md) | Francis Girault | 53.9% |
| [St-Savin canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/st-savin.md) | Michel Brouard | 52.9% |
| [Vivonne canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/vivonne.md) | Maurice Rambliere | 29.3% |
| [Vouneuil-sur-Vienne canton, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/departement-vienne/2008-03-09-general/vouneuil-sur-vienne.md) | Gérard Barc | 44.4% |

## Contests

- [2008 Poitiers municipal election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/poitiers/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.md)

## Party system indices

[How these indices are computed](https://electionsarchive.com/indices.md)

| Chamber | Effective parties by votes | Effective parties by seats | Gallagher index | Loosemore–Hanby index | Volatility | Nationalization |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Municipal council of Poitiers | 2.68 | 1.55 | 20.1 | 24.7 |  |  |

- From 26,026 votes and 53 seats.

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