The assembly of Martinique is the
deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is a meeting of members who use parliamentary procedure.
Etymology
In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (; 12 January ew Style, NS1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish Po ...
of
Martinique
Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
, which is a
single territorial collectivity
A single territorial collectivity (, ) is a chartered Administrative divisions of France, subdivision of France that exercises the powers of both a regions of France, region and a departments of France, department. This subdivision was introduc ...
of
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
In 2015 it replaced both the
Regional
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
and
General Councils of Martinique.
Voting method
The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members, who are elected for six year terms.
The voting system is similar to that used for regional elections: it is a multi-member proportional election with two rounds with
majority bonus. In the first round, if a list receives the absolute majority of the votes cast, it receives a premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast.
If no list receives the absolute majority, a second round takes place: the list which comes first in the second round receives the premium of 11 seats and the remaining seats are allocated to all the lists having received at least 5% of the votes cast. For the distribution of seats within each list, the territory of Martinique is divided into four electoral sections corresponding to the
legislative constituencies.
Current membership
The first elections for the assembly were held on 13 December 2015.
''Gran Sanblé pou ba peyi an chans'', a coalition of the
Martinican Independence Movement and right-wing parties, led by
Alfred Marie-Jeanne, defeated ', a coalition of left-wing parties, led by
Serge Letchimy, winning 33 out of 51 seats.
References
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Legislatures of Overseas France