Thefourth constituency of Deux-Sèvres was a French legislativeconstituency in theDeux-Sèvresdépartement. It was abolished in the2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies. The first seats firstDeputy was Albert Brochard of theUnion for French Democracy (UDF). The final deputy to hold the seat wasJean Grellier of theSocialist Party who took office in 2007 after unseating Dominique Paillé in 2007.
Prior to 1988, a Department's Deputies were electedat-large. Following the 1988 redistricting individual districts were created.[1][2] Incumbent Deputy Albert Brochard, a member of theUnion for French Democracy[3] ran in the district winning the seat in the1988 French legislative election.[4] He served one term in the seat before being succeeded by fellow UFD politician Dominique Paillé after the1993 election.[5] Paillé won reelection in the1997 and2002 legislative elections. Part way through his third term, Paillé became one of several politicians who left the UFD and joined theUnion for a Popular Movement.[6]
In the2007 election, Paillé ran for reelection but lost to then-Cerizay MayorJean Grellier of theSocialist Party.[7] The constituency was abolished in the2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies and Grellier was redistricted intoDeux-Sèvres's 3rd constituency.[8]
The constituency was located in the northern portion of the Deux-Sèvres cabinet,[9] the area leaned to the right politically.[8] It consisted of the communesArgenton-Château,Bressuire,Cerizay,Saint-Varent, andThouars.[9]
| Legislature | Start of mandate | End of mandate | Deputy | Political party | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 23 June 1988 | 1 April 1993 | Albert Brochard | Union for French Democracy (UFD) | [4][10] |
| 10 | 2 April 1993 | 21 April 1997 | Dominique Paillé | [5][10] | |
| 11 | 12 June 1997 | 18 June 2002 | [11][10] | ||
| 12 | 19 June 2002 | 19 June 2007 | |||
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) | [12][13][10] | ||||
| 13 | 20 June 2007 | 19 June 2012 | Jean Grellier | Socialist Party (PS) | [8][10] |