2004 French Senate election

none 2004 French Senate election France parliamentary no 2001 French Senate election 2001 2008 French Senate election 2008 A third of seats (117) to the French Senate September 26, 2004 JosselindeRohan.JPG 120 120 150 0 0 Josselin de Rohan Union for a Popular Movement Morbihan 162 155 7 Jean-Pierre Bel (2012).JPG 120 120 150 0 0 Jean-Pierre Bel Socialist Party (France) Ariège 83 97 14 Bayrou Bercy 2007-04-18 n35.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Michel Mercier Union for French Democracy Rhône 31 33 2 President of the Senate Christian Poncelet Union for a Popular Movement Christian Poncelet Union for a Popular Movement Following the end of the 9-year terms of 127 "series C" senators, indirect senatorial elections were held in France on September 26, 2004. 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: 65 from the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) group 23 from the Socialist Party group 11 from the Communiste, Républicain et Citoyen group 10 from the Union Centriste-Union for French Democracy 7 from the Rassemblement démocratique et social européen 1 miscellaneous from the MPF Results GroupSeats (2001)Seats (2004)Change UMP Group 162 155 –7 Socialist Group 83 97 +14 Centrist Union - UDF Group 31 33 +2 Communist, Republican and Citizen Group 23 23 ±0 Democratic, Social, and European Rally 17 16 –1 Non-Inscrits 5 7 +2Total: 321 331 +5 Source: 2004 Senate Election Senate Election