# 2008 Violaines municipal election, first round

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

Jean-Bernard Firmin won with 66.4% of the vote, 42.3 points ahead of Guy Vandembergue.

Seats: LSOC 23, LDVG 3, and LDVG 1.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jean-Bernard Firmin | LSOC | 1,286 | 66.4% | Won |
| Guy Vandembergue | LDVG | 466 | 24.1% | Won |
| Odile Boulanger | LDVG | 185 | 9.6% | Won |

Valid votes: 1,937

Turnout: 67.6% (2,009 of 2,972 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/violaines/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Jean-François Castell, 100.0%
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/violaines/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Jean-François Castell, 100.0%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/violaines/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Jean-François Castell, Patrick Debert, Jean-Luc Fache
- March 9, 2008: Jean-Bernard Firmin, Guy Vandembergue, Odile Boulanger
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/violaines/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de gauche, 59.6%

## 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/violaines/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/violaines/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.