title: Regional Council of Aquitaine
text: # Regional Council of Aquitaine
  
  The Aquitaine Regional Council was the Conseil régional of Aquitaine (France). It included 85 members. It was replaced by the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2016.
  
  ## Seats
  
  ### By Department
  
  * 36 councillors for Gironde
  * 17 councillors for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  * 12 councillors for Dordogne
  * 10 councillors for Lot-et-Garonne
  * 10 councillors for Landes
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### 2004
  
  | Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alain Rousset (incumbent) | PS-PRG-Verts | 516,392 | 38.42% | 769,893 | 54.87% |
  | Xavier Darcos | UMP-CNIP | 247,232 | 18.40% | 469,386 | 33.46% |
  | Jacques Colombier | FN | 153,859 | 11.45% | 163,731 | 11.67% |
  | François Bayrou | UDF | 215,796 | 16.06% | - | - |
  | Jean Saint-Josse | CPNT | 96,925 | 7.21% | - | - |
  | Annie Guilhamet | PCF-MRC | 58,485 | 4.35% | - | - |
  | Martine Mailfert | LCR/LO | 55,215 | 4.11% | - | - |
  | Total | | 1,343,904 | 100.00% | 1,403,010 | 100.00% |
  
  ## Past Regional Councils
  
  ### 1998
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | • | Socialist Party | 28 |
  | | Union for French Democracy | 15 |
  | | Rally for the Republic | 13 |
  | | National Front | 9 |
  | | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | 8 |
  | • | French Communist Party | 8 |
  | • | The Greens | 3 |
  | • | Citizens' Movement | 1 |
  
  ### 1992
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | • | Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 32 |
  | | Socialist Party | 20 |
  | | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | 10 |
  | | National Front | 8 |
  | | Ecology Generation | 7 |
  | | French Communist Party | 6 |
  | | The Greens | 2 |
  
  ### 1986
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | • | Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 39 |
  | | Socialist Party | 32 |
  | | French Communist Party | 8 |
  | | National Front | 4 |
  
  ### Past Presidents
  
  * Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1974-1979)
  * André Labarrère (1979-1981)
  * Philippe Madrelle (1981-1985)
  * Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1985-1988)
  * Jean Tavernier (1988-1992)
  * Jacques Valade (1992-1998)
  * Alain Rousset (1998-)
  
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