French Guiana's 1st constituency

1st constituency of French Guiana
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
Map of National Assembly constituencies in French Guiana
Deputy
Jean-Victor Castor
MDES
DepartmentFrench Guiana
CantonsApprouague-Kaw, Cayenne-1-Nord-Ouest, Cayenne-2-Nord-Est, Cayenne-3-Sud-Ouest, Cayenne-4-Centre, Cayenne-5-Sud, Cayenne-6-Sud-Est, Matoury, Remire-Montjoly, Roura, Saint-Georges-Oyapock
Registered voters65,803

The 1st constituency of French Guiana is one of two French National Assembly constituencies in the French Guiana département. Located in the eastern third of the department, the constituency contains the capital city of Cayenne.

The constituency has been represented by Jean-Victor Castor of the Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement since 2022.

Deputies

Election Member Party
1988 Elie Castor PS
1993 Christiane Taubira Walwari
1997
2002
2007
2012 Gabriel Serville PSG
2017
2022 Jean-Victor Castor MDES

Recent election results

2022

In 2022, Jean-Victor Castor of the pro-independence Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement was elected over Yvane Goua. Castor was supported by the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), while Goua was supported by La France Insoumise.[1]

Legislative Election 2022: French Guiana's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
REG Yvane Goua 3,122 20.77 N/A
Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement Jean-Victor Castor 2,601 17.30 N/A
DVC Boris Chong-Sit 2,349 15.62 N/A
DVD Joëlle Prevot-Madere 1,728 11.49 N/A
DVG Thibault Lechat-Vega 970 6.45 N/A
RN Jérôme Harbourg 817 5.43 N/A
DVG Philippe Bouba 812 5.40 N/A
DVG Line Letard 436 2.90 −7.50
DVG Emmanuel Felissaint 385 2.56 N/A
DVG Rudy Stephenson 383 2.55 N/A
DVC Alix Madeleine 344 2.29 N/A
Others N/A 1,087 - −
Turnout 15,034 27.27 +3.42
2nd round result
Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement Jean-Victor Castor 9,038 56.5
REG Yvane Goua 6,951 43.5
Turnout 15,989 29.92 +0.64
Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement gain from DVG

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2017

In 2017, Serville was narrowly reelected against 2012 rival Joëlle Prévot-Madère, who was running this time as a member La République En Marche!.[3][4]

Candidate Label First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Gabriel Serville DVG 3,595 29.77 7,546 51.33
Joëlle Prévot-Madère REM 3,572 29.58 7,156 48.67
Jemetree Guard DVG 1,262 10.45
Line Letard DVG 1,256 10.40
Claire Albanesi FI 1,082 8.96
Michel Quammie DVD 743 6.15
Armand Achille REG 216 1.79
Sylvio Leon Letard REG 139 1.15
Julien Deroche DVG 126 1.04
Michel Sabas DVG 85 0.70
Arlette Feuillié DIV 1 0.01
Votes 12,077 100.00 14,702 100.00
Valid votes 12,077 94.36 14,702 93.56
Blank votes 469 3.66 632 4.02
Null votes 253 1.98 380 2.42
Turnout 12,799 23.85 15,714 29.28
Abstentions 40,858 76.15 37,948 70.72
Registered voters 53,657 53,662
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

In 2012, Christiane Taubira chose not to run for reelection following her appointment as Minister of Justice. Gabriel Serville, a former mayor of Matoury running as a member of the Guianese Socialist Party, defeated Joëlle Prévot-Madère, the president of CPGME Guyana.[3]

Legislative Election 2012: French Guiana 1st - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSG Gabriel Serville 8,369 54.70
DVG Joëlle Prévot-Madère 6,931 45.30
Turnout 16,332 35.21
PSG gain from PRG

2007

In 2007, Taubira was elected for a fourth and final term versus Rémy-Louis Budoc (UMP), who she also faced in 2002. During the 2007 contest, which took place just weeks after Nicolas Sarkozy's election as president, Taubira stated that she was "approached" by Sarkozy's associates about the possibility of joining the government of François Fillon. Budoc pushed back against the claim, arguing that "[Taubira] criticized Nicolas Sarkozy too unfairly to deserve to enter this government".[5]

Legislative Election 2007: French Guiana 1st - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PRG Christiane Taubira 5,695 63.41
UMP Rémy-Louis Budoc 3,286 36.59
Turnout 9,476 42.46
PRG hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Législatives 2022 : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Jean-Victor Castor, candidat dans la 1ère circonscription de Guyane". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  2. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Guyane". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ a b "Joëlle Prévot-Madère en ordre de marche pour les législatives". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  4. ^ "Législatives : Gabriel Serville et Joëlle Prévot-Madère au coude à coude dans la 1ère circonscription". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  5. ^ "Christiane Taubira affirme "avoir été approchée" par l'entourage de Nicolas Sarkozy". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

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