The Martinican assembly is made up of 51 members,[1] 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.[2]
^Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28
^Code électoral - Article L558-6 [Electoral Code - Article L558-6] (in French), Legifrance, le service public de la diffusion du droit, retrieved 2020-04-28