Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of
Charente-Maritime
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
Constituency in department
Charente-Maritime in France
Incumbent deputy
Anne-Laure Babault
MoDem
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
CantonsAigrefeuille-d'Aunis, Aytré, Courçon, La Jarrie, Marans, Rochefort-Centre, Rochefort-Nord, Rochefort-Sud, Surgères
Registered voters104,292
(2017)

The 2nd constituency of Charente-Maritime (French: Deuxième circonscription de la Charente-Maritime) is one of five electoral districts in the department of Charente-Maritime, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Description

The constituency is made up of nine cantons: those of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis, Aytré, Courçon, La Jarrie, Marans, Rochefort-Centre, Rochefort-Nord, Rochefort-Sud, and Surgères.

At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 2nd constituency had a total population of 112,535.

Deputies

Election Member Party
1958 Albert Bignon UNR
1962
1967 UDR
1968
1973
1978 Jean-Guy Branger DVD
1981 UDF
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean-Guy Branger UDF
1993
1997 Bernard Grasset PS
2002 Jean-Louis Léonard UMP
2007
2012 Suzanne Tallard PS
2017 Frédérique Tuffnell LREM
2020 EDS
2022 Anne-Laure Babault MoDem

Election results

2024

Candidate Party Alliance First round Second round
Votes % +/– Votes % +/–
Karen Bertholom RN 26,862 34.41 +14.05 33,155 46.61
Benoît Biteau LÉ NFP 21,027 26.94 -0.56 37,985 53.39
Anne-Laure Babault MoDem ENS 19,773 25.33 -2.76
WITHDREW
Hervé Blanché LR 9,651 12.36 +0.05
Frédéric Castello LO 749 0.96 +0.04
Valid votes 78,062 97.56 -0.51
Blank votes 1,379 1.72 +0.30
Null votes 577 0.72 +0.21
Turnout 80,018 70.42 +21.09
Abstentions 33,612 29.58 -21.09
Registered voters 113,630
Source: Ministry of the Interior,[1] Le Monde[2][3]
Result TBD GAIN FROM MoDem

2022

Legislative Election 2022: Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MoDem (Ensemble) Anne-Laure Babault 15,246 28.09 -10.39
LFI (NUPÉS) Nordine Raymond 14,928 27.50 +3.74
RN Richard Guerit 11,049 20.36 +8.02
LR (UDC) David Labiche 6,680 12.31 −7.07
DIV Evelyne Serrurier 2,162 2.98 N/A
REC Corinne Giraud 1,837 3.38 N/A
Others N/A 2,376 4.38
Turnout 54,278 49.33 −0.47
2nd round result
MoDem (Ensemble) Anne-Laure Babault 25,863 51.76 -5.51
LFI (NUPÉS) Nordine Raymond 24,107 48.24 N/A
Turnout 49,970 48.61 +7.17
MoDem gain from LREM

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2017

Candidate Label First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Frédérique Tuffnell REM 19,612 38.48 21,859 57.27
Sylvie Marcilly LR 9,878 19.38 16,307 42.73
Maud Assila FI 7,915 15.53
Jean-Louis Leygonie FN 6,292 12.34
Brigitte Desveaux ECO 3,369 6.61
Michèle Grenier PCF 828 1.62
Dominique Droin DLF 736 1.44
Jean-Claude Wallard DIV 655 1.29
Catherine Deneuve DIV 576 1.13
Frédéric Castello EXG 373 0.73
Dominique Raby DIV 365 0.72
Guy Burguin DIV 320 0.63
Philippe Riché DVG 52 0.10
Votes 50,971 100.00 38,166 100.00
Valid votes 50,971 98.12 38,166 88.31
Blank votes 683 1.31 3,634 8.41
Null votes 292 0.56 1,419 3.28
Turnout 51,946 49.80 43,219 41.44
Abstentions 52,353 50.20 61,073 58.56
Registered voters 104,299 104,292
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Results in the Charente-Maritime's five constituencies in 2012 : pale pink (Miscellaneous left), pink (PS), blue (UMP)
Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 2nd Constituency[5]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Suzanne Tallard Socialist Party PS 17,711 31.50% 29,752 52.99%
Jean-Louis Leonard Union for a Popular Movement UMP 19,238 34.22% 26,391 47.01%
David Baudon Miscellaneous Left DVG 7,086 12.60%
Joan Desire Front National FN 5,261 9.36%
Gérard Blanchier Left Front FG 2,685 4.78%
Patrick Angibaud Europe Ecology – The Greens EELV 2,144 3.81%
Dominique Droin Miscellaneous Right DVD 806 1.43%
Victor Domingues Miscellaneous Left DVG 472 0.84%
Jean-Luc Delcampo Miscellaneous Left DVG 381 0.68%
Frédéric Castello Far Left EXG 240 0.43%
Claude Billot Zeller Far Right EXD 195 0.35%
Total 56,219 100% 56,143 100%
Registered voters 97,490 97,489
Blank/Void ballots 879 0.90% 1,559 1.60%
Turnout 57,098 58.57% 57,702 59.19%
Abstentions 40,392 41.43% 39,787 40.81%
Result PS GAIN FROM UMP

2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 2nd Constituency[6]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Jean-Louis Leonard Union for a Popular Movement UMP 23,432 42.98% 27,321 50.20%
André Bonnin Socialist Party PS 16,351 29.99% 27,101 49.80%
Jacques Maret Democratic Movement MoDem 2,756 5.05%
Corinne Cap The Greens VEC 2,170 3.98%
Gérard Blanchier Communist PCF 1,905 3.49%
Thierry Joulin Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions CPNT 1,828 3.35%
Marie-Françoise Catalan Front National FN 1,713 3.14%
Denis Poulain Far Left EXG 1,411 2.59%
Dominique Droin Movement for France MPF 1,091 2.00%
Michel Bel Independent DIV 602 1.10%
Anne Bernon Far Left EXG 461 0.85%
Laurent Talbot Independent DIV 380 0.70%
Jean-Claude Deborde Far Left EXG 271 0.50%
Fabrice Restier Miscellaneous Right DVD 153 0.28%
Total 54,524 100% 54,422 100%
Registered voters 92,261 92,262
Blank/Void ballots 992 1.79% 1,289 2.31%
Turnout 55,516 60.17% 55,711 60.38%
Abstentions 36,745 39.83% 36,551 39.62%
Result UMP HOLD

2002

Legislative Election 2002: Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Jean-Louis Leonard 19,970 38.45
PS André Bonnin 15,519 29.88
FN Michel Erbe 3,734 7.19
CPNT Thierry Joulin 2,994 5.76
UDF Fanny Lortat-Jacob 1,776 3.42
PCF Gérard Blanchier 1,630 3.14
LV Corinne Cap 1,395 2.69
Others N/A 4,917
Turnout 53,089 63.77
2nd round result
UMP Jean-Louis Leonard 26,671 53.55
PS André Bonnin 23,132 46.45
Turnout 51,355 61.69
UMP gain from PS

1997

Legislative Election 1997: Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDF Jean-Guy Branger 14,931 31.52
PS Bernard Grasset 12,877 27.18
FN Michel Gauchou 5,367 11.33
PCF Alain Belly 5,009 10.57
DVD Jean-Claude Chatelet 2,727 5.76
LV Alain Bucherie 2,477 5.23
MPF Bernard Biron 1,804 3.81
MEI Yvan Poisbeau 1,329 2.81
MRC Jean-Luc Delcampo 848 1.79
Turnout 49,980 65.94
2nd round result
PS Bernard Grasset 26,791 53.07
UDF Jean-Guy Branger 23,691 46.93
Turnout 53,423 70.49
PS gain from UDF

References

  1. ^ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of the results of the first round of the legislative elections 2024". Le Monde. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Charente-Maritime". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012".
  6. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2007".

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