Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.

1st constituency of Saône-et-Loire
French National Assembly
constituency
Saône-et-Loire's 1st Constituency shown within Burgundy.
Deputy
 Benjamin Dirx
LREM
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
CantonsLa Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Cluny, Lugny, Mâcon-Centre, Mâcon-Nord, Mâcon-Sud, Matour, Tramayes.
Registered voters72,448

Description

The 1st constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is based around the town of Mâcon in the south of Saône-et-Loire.

At the 2012 election Thomas Thévenoud of the Socialist Party defeated the long term incumbent conservative Gérard Voisin who had held the seat since 1993.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean-Pierre Worms PS
1993 Gérard Voisin UDF
1997 DL
2002 UMP
2012 Thomas Thévenoud PS
2017 Benjamin Dirx LREM

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LREM Benjamin Dirx 13,499 37.87
LR Jean-Patrick Courtois 7,898 22.15
FN Nicola Caboche 3,480 9.76
FI Patricia Baci 3,418 9.59
PS Catherine N'Diaye 2,022 5.67
EELV Claire Mallard 1,458 4.09
DVD Gérard Voisin 1,271 3.57
DLF Armand Roy 816 2.29
Others N/A 1,788
Turnout 35,650 48.91
2nd round result
LREM Benjamin Dirx 16,219 57.29
LR Jean-Patrick Courtois 12,090 42.71
Turnout 28,309 38.84
LREM gain from PS

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Thomas Thevenoud 15,316 36.32
UMP Gérard Voisin 9,354 22.18
DVD Christine Robin 6,902 16.37
FN Evlyne Jurain 5,000 11.86
EELV Nicole Eschmann 1,951 4.63
FG Jacquy Lievre 1,910 4.53
MoDem Sophie Micollet 994 2.36
Others N/A 737
Turnout 42,164 58.20
2nd round result
PS Thomas Thevenoud 21,525 54.13
UMP Gérard Voisin 18,244 45.87
Turnout 39,769 54.89
PS gain from UMP

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

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