2004 French Senate election

Following the end of the 9-year terms of 127 "series C" senators, indirect senatorial elections were held in France on September 26, 2004.

2004 French Senate election

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A third of seats (117) to the French Senate
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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LeaderJosselin de RohanJean-Pierre BelMichel Mercier
PartyUMPPSUDF
Leader's seatMorbihanAriègeRhône
Last election1628331
Seats won1559733
Seat changeDecrease 7Increase 14Increase 2

President of the Senate before election

Christian Poncelet
UMP

Elected President of the Senate

Christian Poncelet
UMP

This was the last renewal of serie C senators- following the electoral reform, senators are not elected by thirds to nine-year terms but by halves to six-year terms.

Since 2001, 10 seats had been added to Senate. This election elected Senators from 28 departments on the mainland (115 seats including 107 incumbents and 8 new seats), 2 from Guadeloupe and Martinique (5 seats including 4 incumbents and one new seat), 2 from overseas territories, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (3 seats including 2 incumbents and one new seat), and 4 senators representing French citizens abroad.

The 117 incumbents were divided in the following way:

Results

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GroupSeats (2001)Seats (2004)Change
 UMP Group162155–7
 Socialist Group8397+14
 Centrist Union - UDF Group3133+2
 Communist, Republican and Citizen Group2323±0
 Democratic, Social, and European Rally1716–1
 Non-Inscrits57+2
Total:321326+5

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