Composition and Membership
| Parties and coalitions | Abbr. | 2004 | a | 2008 | ± | 2011 | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire) | UMP | 159 | 56 | 151 | –8 | 132 | –19 | |
| Centrist Union-UDF (Union centriste–Union pour la démocratie française) | UC-UDF | 30 | 4 | 29 | –1 | 31 | +2 | |
| Socialist Party (Parti socialiste) | PS | 95 | 29 | 116 | +21 | 131 | +15 | |
| Communist, Republican and Citizen (Communiste, républicain, et citoyen) | CRC | 23 | 3 | 23 | +0 | 21 | –2 | |
| Europe Écologie–The Greens (Europe Écologie–Les Verts) | VEC | 0 | +0 | 0 | +0 | 10 | +10 | |
| European Democratic and Social Rally (Rassemblement démocratique et social européen) | RDSE | 17 | 8 | 17 | +0 | 16 | –1 | |
| Total "Presidential Majority" UMP, UC-UDF and some RDSE (Right) | 189 | 60 | 180 | –9 | 164 | –16 | ||
| Total Left (PS, CRC, VEC and some RDSE) | 118 | 32 | 139 | +21 | 177 | +38 | ||
| Non-Inscrits | NI | 6 | 1 | 7 | +1 | 7 | +0 | |
| Total | 331 | 114 | 343 | +12 | 348 | +5 | ||
| a - Seats up for election (Serie A) Source: Public Senat |
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