# 2008 Vénissieux municipal election, first round

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

André Gerin won with 52.6% of the vote, 34.4 points ahead of Christophe Girard.

Seats: LUG 36, LMAJ 4, LFN 2, LCMD 2, and LAUT 1.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| André Gerin | LUG | 6,798 | 52.6% | Won |
| Christophe Girard | LMAJ | 2,357 | 18.2% | Won |
| Yvan Benedetti | LFN | 1,442 | 11.2% | Won |
| Saliha Mertani | LCMD | 1,376 | 10.6% | Won |
| Maurice Iacovella | LAUT | 948 | 7.3% | Won |

Valid votes: 12,921

Turnout: 48.3% (13,431 of 27,834 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/venissieux/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Idir Boumertit, 34.1%
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/venissieux/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Michèle Picard, 40.0%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/venissieux/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Michèle Picard, 37.6%
- March 9, 2008: André Gerin, Christophe Girard, Yvan Benedetti, Saliha Mertani, Maurice Iacovella
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/venissieux/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de gauche, 50.6%

## Also on the ballot in France on March 9, 2008

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (2,733)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2008](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699393a3a729239d204224/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/venissieux/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/venissieux/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.