# 2008 Taisnières-en-Thiérache municipal election, second round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Taisnières-en-Thiérache](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/taisnieres-en-thierache.md), March 16, 2008

Joël Dessaint, Jean-Marc Messager, Hervé Hery, Pierrette Marlot, Claudine Cauet, Arlette Blairon, Muriel Hautmont, and Christian Lesperance won the 8 seats. Philippe Dubois led the first round with 55.2%.

> The seats at stake are counted from the elected candidates: in the first round all councilors elected in either round, and in the second round those elected in it.

> The ministry's file for this round lists only the elected candidates; defeated candidates are not recorded.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/taisnieres-en-thierache/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.md), March 9, 2008

- Philippe Dubois, 55.2% (Elected)
- Claude Connart, 54.8% (Elected)
- Christophe Liesse, 52.8% (Elected)

### Second round, March 16, 2008

- Joël Dessaint, 50.0% (Elected)
- Jean-Marc Messager, 49.3% (Elected)
- Hervé Hery, 48.6% (Elected)
- Pierrette Marlot, 47.5% (Elected)
- Claudine Cauet, 45.4% (Elected)
- Arlette Blairon, 45.4% (Elected)
- Muriel Hautmont, 42.6% (Elected)
- Christian Lesperance, 42.6% (Elected)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joël Dessaint | 142 | 50.0% | Elected |
| Jean-Marc Messager | 140 | 49.3% | Elected |
| Hervé Hery | 138 | 48.6% | Elected |
| Pierrette Marlot | 135 | 47.5% | Elected |
| Claudine Cauet | 129 | 45.4% | Elected |
| Arlette Blairon | 129 | 45.4% | Elected |
| Muriel Hautmont | 121 | 42.6% | Elected |
| Christian Lesperance | 121 | 42.6% | Elected |

Valid votes: 284

Turnout: 72.1% (290 of 402 registered)

## Also on the ballot in France on March 16, 2008

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (10,793)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2008, petites communes](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699394a3a729239d204227/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/taisnieres-en-thierache/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/taisnieres-en-thierache/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.json.