Saône-et-Loire's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.

2nd constituency of Saône-et-Loire
French National Assembly
constituency
Saône-et-Loire's 2nd Constituency shown within Burgundy.
Deputy
 Josiane Corneloup
LR
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
CantonsBourbon-Lancy, Charolles, Chauffailles, La Clayette, Digoin, Gueugnon, La Guiche, Marcigny, Mont-Saint-Vincent, Palinges, Paray-le-Monial, Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux, Semur-en-Brionnais, Toulon-sur-Arroux
Registered voters81,295

Description

The 2nd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire covers the southwestern portion of the department, The constituency has no major urban centre but does include the town of Marcigny, which is famous for the ceramics factory of Émile Henry Ltd.

Politically the seat has swung between left and right, between 1988 and 1997 it was held by Jean-Marc Nesme of the UDF who re-captured the seat in 2002 this time running as a UMP candidate.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Pierre Dufour CNIP
1962 Paul Duraffour FGDS
1981 MRG
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean-Marc Nesme UDF
1997 Jacques Rebillard PRG
2002 Jean-Marc Nesme UMP
2012 Edith Gueugneau DVG
2017 Josiane Corneloup LR

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Saône-et-Loire's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LREM Vincent Chauvet 12,225 31.35
LR Josiane Corneloup 9,376 24.05
FN Antoine Chudzik 4,696 12.04
PCF Philippe Bonnot 3,886 9.97
PRG Dominique Lotte 3,813 9.78
DVD Philippe Guyot De Caila 1,533 3.93
EELV Dominique Cornet 1,231 3.16
DLF Eric Nevers 890 2.28
Others N/A 1,343
Turnout 38,993 49.77
2nd round result
LR Josiane Corneloup 16,124 51.04
LREM Vincent Chauvet 15,466 48.96
Turnout 31,590 40.32
LR gain from DVG

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Saône-et-Loire's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Jean-Marc Nesme 17,777 37.35
DVG Edith Gueugneau 14,004 29.42
EELV Nicolas Guillemet 6,996 14.70
FN Marie-Christiane Colas 5,779 12.14
FG Isabelle Voillot 2,149 4.51
Others N/A 892
Turnout 47,597 58.54
2nd round result
DVG Edith Gueugneau 25,124 52.82
UMP Jean-Marc Nesme 22,443 47.18
Turnout 47,567 58.51
DVG gain from UMP

Sources

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

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