Maine-et-Loire's 4th constituency

The 4th constituency of Maine-et-Loire (French: Quatrième circonscription de Maine-et-Loire) is a French legislative constituency in the Maine-et-Loire département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.

4th constituency of Maine-et-Loire
French National Assembly
constituency
Maine-et-Loire's 4th Constituency shown within Maine-et-Loire.
Deputy
 Laëtitia Saint-Paul [1]
En Marche
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
CantonsDoué-la-Fontaine, Gennes, Montreuil-Bellay, Saumur Sud, Thouarcé, Vihiers
Registered voters74274 [2]

Description

The 4th Constituency of Maine-et-Loire is situated in the south east of the department. It includes the south of Saumur a town famed for its wine production, the northern half of the town is contained within Maine-et-Loire's 3rd constituency.

Politically the seat has historically favoured centre right candidates. It did, however, elect a Green Party deputy in 1997 and along with the majority of seats in Maine-et-Loire opt for En Marche! in 2017.

Assembly members

ElectionMemberParty
1988Jean BégaultUDF
1997Jean-Michel MarchandLV
2002Michel PironUMP
2012UDI
2017Laëtitia Saint-PaulLREM

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Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Maine-et-Loire's 4th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LREM Laëtitia Saint-Paul 14,496 38.16
UDI Eric Touron 6,937 18.26
FN Aymeric Merlaud 4,744 12.49
FI France Moreau 3,451 9.08
DVD Charles-Henri Jamin 2,138 5.63
PS Meriem Baba 1,895 4.99
EELV Christelle Cardet 1,324 3.49
DLF Patrick Daviaud 836 2.20
DIV Caroline Coignard 824 2.17
Others N/A 1,343
Turnout 37,988 51.15
2nd round result
LREM Laëtitia Saint-Paul 16,857 58.23
UDI Eric Touron 12,091 41.77
Turnout 28,948 38.97
LREM gain from LR

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Maine-et-Loire's 4th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Michel Piron 19,452 44.62
PS Sophie Saramito 14,403 33.04
FN Monique Lieumont Briand 4,932 11.31
FG Gaëlle Chardon 1,754 4.02
EELV Catherine Brauer 1,344 3.08
Others N/A 1,709
Turnout 43,594 59.26
2nd round result
UMP Michel Piron 22,894 55.17
PS Sophie Saramito 18,604 44.83
Turnout 41,498 56.41
UMP hold

References

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