1983 Réunionese Regional Council election

Regional Council elections were held in Réunion on 20 February 1983. The Rally for the Republic–Union for French Democracy–Departmentalist Militant Front alliance emerged as the largest in the Council, winning 18 of the 45 seats.[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
RPR–UDF–FMD	76,763	38.77	18
Communist Party of Réunion	64,801	32.73	16
Socialist Party	25,722	12.99	6
New Union for the Interests of Réunion	20,630	10.50	5
Socialist Party dissidents (Jean-Max Nativel)	5,809	2.93	0
Socialist Party dissidents (Daniel Cadet)	4,098	2.07	0
Invalid/blank votes	2,575	–	–
Total	200,398	100	45
Registered voters/turnout	268,352	74.68	–
Source: La Réunion

Aftermath

Following the elections, the President of the Regional Council was elected by the Council on 28 February. Mario Hoarau of the Communist Party of Réunion was elected in the third ballot.[2]

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round		Third round
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Mario Hoarau	Communist Party of Réunion	22	50.0	22	51.2	22	50.0
Auguste Legros	RPR–UDF–FMD	17	38.6
Pierre Lagourge	New Union for the Interests of Réunion	5	11.4	21	48.8
Marc Gérard		–	–	–	–	22	50.0
Blank votes		0	–	1	–	–	–
Total		44	100	44	100	44	100
Source: La Réunion

References

1. Regional Elections in Réunion French Politics (in French)
2. Élections régionales 1983 à La Réunion, La Réunion (in French)