Constituency of the National Assembly of France
The 1st constituency of thePyrénées-Orientales (French :Première circonscription des Pyrénées-Orientales ) is a French legislativeconstituency in the Pyrénées-Orientalesdépartement . Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
The 1st constituency ofPyrénées-Orientales mainly consists of the majorityPerpignan , which is shared withPyrénées-Orientales's 3rd constituency andPyrénées-Orientales's 2nd constituency . The seat also includes the town ofToulouges just to the west of the city.
The constituency has vacillated between left and right, however in 2017 the voters opted for centristEn Marche! over the far rightNational Front in the second round.The Republicans trailed in 3rd in the 1st round and there was no candidate from thePSdespite them winning the seat in the previous election.[ 2]
Candidate Party Alliance First round Second round Votes % Votes % Sophie Blanc RN 21,633 45.24 25,150 57.58 Francis Daspe LFI NFP 12,184 25.48 18,525 42.42 Christophe Euzet REN Ensemble 7,720 16.14 Annabelle Brunet LC DVC 2,328 4.87 Loïc Moszkowiez LR Ensemble 2,092 4.37 Delphine Danat Ind Reg 790 1.65 Jacques Cataldo R! 700 1.46 Pascale Advenard LO 374 0.78 Valid votes 47,821 97.41 43,675 90.45 Blank votes 768 1.56 3,298 6.83 Null votes 504 1.03 1,316 2.73 Turnout 49,093 66.29 48,289 65.19 Abstentions 24,965 33.71 25,782 34.81 Registered voters 74,058 74.071 Source:[1] Result RN HOLD
Legislative Election 2022 : Pyrénées-Orientales's 1st constituencyParty Candidate Votes % ±% RN Sophie Blanc 10,162 31.36 +11.10 LREM (Ensemble )Romain Grau 7,952 24.54 -7.21 LFI (NUPÉS )Francis Daspe 7,659 23.63 +7.77 REC Georges-Henri Chambaud 1,811 5.59 N/A LR (UDC )Christine Gavaldal Moulenat 1,799 5.55 −13.81 DIV Rite Peix 667 2.06 N/A Others N/A 2,356 Turnout 32,406 45.62 −1.40 2nd round resultRN Sophie Blanc 15,859 53.87 +11.08 LREM (Ensemble )Romain Grau 13,583 46.13 −11.08 Turnout 29,442 44.44 +3.78 RN gain fromLREM
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Results of the11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Orientale’s 1st Constituency[ 6] Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round Votes % Votes % Romain Grau La République En Marche! LREM 10,354 31.75 14,720 57.21 Alexandre Bolo National Front FN 6,606 20.26 11,008 42.79 Daniel Mach The Republicans LR 6,312 19.36 Alain Mih La France Insoumise FI 3,771 11.56 Jean Codognès Miscellaneous Left DVG 1,867 5.73 Françoise Fiter Communist Party PCF 1,402 4.30 Fabienne Meyer Regionalist REG 957 2.93 Philippe Symphorien Debout la France DLF 398 1.22 Emmanuel Cousty Independent DIV 373 1.14 Pascale Advenard Far Left EXG 246 0.75 Nicolas Perez Independent DIV 181 0.56 Lionel Monaco Miscellaneous Left DVG 74 0.23 Anthony Rhighi Independent DIV 68 0.21 Total 32,609 100% 25,728 100% Registered voters 70,970 70,972 Blank/Void ballots 761 2.28% 3,128 10.84% Turnout 33,370 47.02% 28,856 40.66% Abstentions 37,600 52.98% 42,116 59.34% Result REM GAIN FROM PS
Results of the10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Orientale’s 1st Constituency[ 7] Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round Votes % Votes % Daniel Mach Union for a Popular Movement UMP 11,097 28.19 13,464 33.82 Jacques Cresta Socialist Party PS 9,692 24.62 17,098 42.95 Louis Aliot National Front FN 9,496 24.13 9,251 23.24 Jean Vila Left Front FG 6,434 16.35 Agnès Langevine Europe Ecology-The Greens EELV 682 1.73 Christine Espert The Centre for France CEN 505 1.28 Atika El Bourimi Miscellaneous Left DVG 443 1.13 Jean-Paul Tomas Ecologist ECO 329 0.84 Pierre Verdier Far Right EXD 171 0.43 Laurent Gomez Other AUT 128 0.33 Stéphanie Font Far Left EXG 124 0.32 Hélène Sarraseca Ecologist ECO 118 0.30 Pascale Advenard Far Left EXG 98 0.25 Annie Marciniak Other AUT 41 0.10 Roymond Faura Miscellaneous Left DVG 1 0.00 Michael Morant Ecologist ECO 0 0.00 Total 39,359 100% 39,813 100% Registered voters 67,612 67,600 Blank/Void ballots 523 1.31% 910 2.23% Turnout 39,882 58.99% 40,723 60.24% Abstentions 27,730 41.01% 26,877 39.76% Result PS GAIN FROM UMP
Results of the10 June and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Orientale’s 1st Constituency[ 8] Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round Votes % Votes % Daniel Mach Union for a Presidential Majority UMP 17,941 46.56 21,410 56.98 Jean Vila Communist Party PCF 6,335 16.44 16,167 43.02 Martine Joseph Socialist Party PS 5,701 14.80 Louis Aliot National Front FN 6.74 2,599 Chantal Gombert UDF-Democratic Movement UDF-MoDem 2,360 6.12 Guillem Vaulato Far Left EXG 701 1.82 Nicole Drickx The Greens LV 606 1.57 Virginie Barre Regionalist REG 576 1.49 Christine Gonzalez Movement for France MPF 443 1.15 Yves Castanet Ecologist ECO 399 1.04 Monique Juanola Regionalist REG 245 0.64 Pascale Advenard Far Left EXG 238 0.62 Ida Fleury Far Right EXD 215 0.56 Francis Meuley Independent DIV 172 0.45 Annie Marciniak Independent DIV 2 0.01 Total 38,533 100% 37,577 100% Registered voters 66,218 66,218 Blank/Void ballots 659 1.68% 1,356 3.48% Turnout 39,192 59.19% 38,933 58.80% Abstentions 27,026 40.81% 27,285 41.20% Result UMP HOLD
Results of the9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Orientale’s 1st Constituency[ 9] Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round Votes % Votes % Daniel Mach Union for a Presidential Majority UMP 13,224 35.71 19,440 55.74 Jean Vila Communist Party PCF 11,920 32.19 15,437 44.26 Louis Aliot National Front FN 7,209 19.47 J. Claude Kaiser Rally for France RFP 816 2.20 Claudine Coste Revolutionary Communist League LCR 688 1.86 François Feillard Independent DIV 544 1.47 Alain Dosseur Le Republican Pole PR 467 1.26 Pierre Gonzalez Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions CPNT 464 1.25 Caroline Poupard Workers' Struggle LO 317 0.86 Michel Dallee National Republican Movement MNR 302 0.82 Christine Gonzalez Movement for France MPF 280 0.76 Isabelle Duran Regionalist REG 246 0.66 Jacques Cros Independent DIV 216 0.58 Gauderique Delcasso Ecologist ECO 206 0.56 Louis Pomata Independent DIV 129 0.35 Alain Cavaliere Miscellaneous Right DVD 0 0.00 Jacques Comas Independent DIV 0 0.00 Nicole Sabiols Socialist Party PS 0 0.00 Total 37,028 100% 34,877 100% Registered voters 58,840 58,838 Blank/Void ballots 899 2.37% 1,693 4.63% Turnout 37,927 64.46% 36,570 62.15% Abstentions 20,913 35.54% 22,268 37.85% Result UMP GAIN FROM PCF
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