# 2010 Réunion regional election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [La Réunion](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion.md), March 14, 2010

Paul Verges led with 30.2% of the vote, 3.8 points ahead of Didier Robert.

> No list won an absolute majority, so no seats were allocated in this round. Lists that stood again in the second round under the same head of list are marked as advancing; lists with at least 10 percent of the valid votes that did not are marked as withdrawn, whether or not they merged into another list.

> Results by region from the Interior Ministry's results file. The ministry's figures by département, loaded as a second result set, add up exactly to these totals.

> Results by commune from the Interior Ministry's results file for the election, which the ministry published separately from its file by département.

## Rounds

### First round, March 14, 2010

- Paul Verges, 30.2% (Advanced)
- Didier Robert, 26.4% (Advanced)
- Michel Vergoz, 13.1% (Advanced)

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-21-runoff/04.md), March 21, 2010

- Didier Robert, 45.5% (Won)
- Paul Verges, 35.5% (Won)
- Michel Vergoz, 19.0% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Verges | LDVG | 71,638 | 30.2% | Advanced |
| Didier Robert | LMAJ | 62,643 | 26.4% | Advanced |
| Michel Vergoz | LSOC | 30,970 | 13.1% | Advanced |
| Jean Paul Virapoulle | LDVD | 15,959 | 6.7% |  |
| Nadia Ramassamy | LAUT | 14,023 | 5.9% |  |
| André Thien Ah Koon | LDVD | 12,734 | 5.4% |  |
| Eric Magamootoo | LAUT | 11,818 | 5.0% |  |
| Vincent Defaud | LVEC | 11,700 | 4.9% |  |
| Aniel Boyer | LREG | 2,097 | 0.9% |  |
| Jean Yves Payet | LEXG | 1,945 | 0.8% |  |
| Johny Arnachellum | LAUT | 1,269 | 0.5% |  |
| Daniel Pouny | LAUT | 231 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 237,027

Turnout: 45.3% (249,188 of 550,399 registered)

## Results by commune

Paul Verges leads in 10 communes; Didier Robert leads in 9 communes; Michel Vergoz leads in 3 communes; André Thien Ah Koon leads in 1 commune; Jean Paul Virapoulle leads in 1 commune.

| Name | Leader | Share | Margin | Valid votes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bras-Panon](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/bras-panon.md) | Didier Robert | 33.4% | +6.1 | 3,538 |
| [Cilaos](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/cilaos.md) | Didier Robert | 25.7% | +0.95 | 1,896 |
| [Entre-Deux](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/entre-deux.md) | André Thien Ah Koon | 29.0% | +7.1 | 2,401 |
| [L'Etang-Salé](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/l-etang-sale.md) | Didier Robert | 40.1% | +12.8 | 5,022 |
| [La Plaine-des-Palmistes](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/la-plaine-des-palmistes.md) | Didier Robert | 30.8% | +7.3 | 1,817 |
| [La Possession](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/la-possession.md) | Paul Verges | 46.1% | +26.2 | 7,667 |
| [Le Port](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/le-port.md) | Paul Verges | 66.6% | +55.5 | 9,835 |
| [Le Tampon](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/le-tampon.md) | Didier Robert | 41.5% | +16.1 | 30,497 |
| [Les Avirons](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/les-avirons.md) | Paul Verges | 41.4% | +12.6 | 3,498 |
| [Les Trois-Bassins](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/les-trois-bassins.md) | Paul Verges | 35.1% | +9.0 | 2,193 |
| [Petite-Ile](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/petite-ile.md) | Paul Verges | 30.3% | +3.5 | 4,086 |
| [Saint-André](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-andre.md) | Jean Paul Virapoulle | 36.5% | +5.1 | 12,342 |
| [Saint-Benoît](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-benoit.md) | Michel Vergoz | 33.0% | +12.6 | 9,689 |
| [Saint-Denis](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-denis.md) | Didier Robert | 24.1% | +1.4 | 33,933 |
| [Saint-Joseph](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-joseph.md) | Michel Vergoz | 51.2% | +36.6 | 13,124 |
| [Saint-Leu](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-leu.md) | Paul Verges | 48.3% | +27.2 | 9,113 |
| [Saint-Louis](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-louis.md) | Paul Verges | 52.6% | +26.6 | 16,049 |
| [Saint-Paul](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-paul.md) | Paul Verges | 35.2% | +9.4 | 24,595 |
| [Saint-Philippe](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-philippe.md) | Didier Robert | 36.6% | +8.4 | 1,646 |
| [Saint-Pierre](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/saint-pierre.md) | Didier Robert | 39.1% | +9.6 | 24,128 |
| [Sainte-Marie](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/sainte-marie.md) | Didier Robert | 38.2% | +18.9 | 7,821 |
| [Sainte-Rose](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/sainte-rose.md) | Michel Vergoz | 46.9% | +27.0 | 2,617 |
| [Sainte-Suzanne](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/sainte-suzanne.md) | Paul Verges | 50.7% | +35.7 | 7,390 |
| [Salazie](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2010-03-14-general/04/salazie.md) | Paul Verges | 34.1% | +3.2 | 2,130 |

## This race in other years

- [June 20, 2021](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2021-06-20-general/04.md): Huguette Bello, 51.9%
- [December 6, 2015](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2015-12-06-general/04.md): Didier Robert, 52.7%
- March 14, 2010: Didier Robert, 45.5%
- [March 21, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-la-reunion/2004-03-21-general/04.md): Paul Verges, 44.8%

## Sources

- [Élections régionales 2010](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/536993a8a3a729239d204260), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v1.0

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