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{{Politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}
Elections are held in [[Saint-Pierre and Miquelon]] for the French president, a member of the National Assembly, a member of the Senate, and a territorial legislature.

==Presidential elections ==

Electors from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon vote in all French presidential elections.

==Member of the National Assembly==
Elections are held at the same time as in France. The current deputy is [[Annick Girardin]], affiliated with the [[Left Radical Party]] in the National Assembly. She was first elected in 2007.

==Member of the Senate==

Senators are only elected by a small college of electors, delegates of the General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and delegates of the two Municipal Councils. The current Senator is [[Karine Claireaux]], who until 2020 also was the Mayor of St Pierre.

==Territorial Council ==

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon elects on territorial level a [[legislature]]. The [[General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon|Territorial Council]] (''Conseil Territorial'') has 19 members, elected for a six-year term in single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]].
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has a [[multi-party]] system, with numerous [[political parties|parties]].

Elections are held in two stages. The first stage (Premier tour) is open to all candidates and the majority of seats can only be given out if a political group achieves true majority at the ballot box. If no majority is attained on this ballot, a second ballot is held the following Sunday. On the second ballot (Second tour), only a relative majority is necessary to obtain 11 out of the 19 seats. The rest of the seats (save 4 for Miquelon) are distributed through a system of proportional representation.

==Latest elections==
{{main|2022 Saint Pierre and Miquelon legislative election}}

==Municipal elections ==
Both municipalities have elected councils.

==See also==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060422022527/http://www.archipeldemain.fr/ Archipel demain]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041211180552/http://www.capsurlavenir-expression.net/ Cap sur l'avenir]}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061118030756/http://www.st-pierre-et-miquelon.com/ Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Information]}}
* [http://www.grandcolombier.com/ Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussions]

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