Tarn's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Tarn (French: Deuxième circonscription du Tarn) is a French legislative constituency in the Tarn département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.

2nd constituency of Tarn
French National Assembly
constituency
Tarn's 2nd Constituency shown within the Tarn.
Deputy
 Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas [1]
LREM
DepartmentTarn
CantonsAlbi Nord-Est, Albi Nord-Ouest, Albi Ouest, Cadalen, Carmaux Nord, Carmaux Sud, Castelnau-de-Montmiral, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Gaillac, Graulhet, Lisle-sur-Tarn, Monestiés, Pampelonne, Rabastens, Salvagnac, Valderiès, Vaour
Registered voters106,014 [2]

Description

The 2nd constituency of Tarn lies in the north west of the constituency and includes some of Albi, which it shares with Tarn's 1st constituency.

Until 2017 the constituency historically elected PS deputies, with the sole exception of 1993. At the 2017 election the previously dominant PS came a distant 4th in the first round behind En Marche!, the National Front and La France Insoumise.[3]

Assembly Members

ElectionMemberParty
1988Charles PistrePS
1993Paul QuilèsRPR
1997Thierry CarcenacPS
2007Jacques ValaxPS
2012Marie-Christine Verdier-JouclasLREM

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Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Tarn's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LREM Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas 19,174 34.29
FN Doriane Albarao 9,418 16.84
FI Thomas Domenech 8,213 14.69
PS Claire Fita 7,260 12.98
LR Pascal Grandin 3,996 7.15
EELV Pascal Pragnere 2,250 4.02
PCF Rachid Touzani 1,943 3.47
DLF Pascal Thibaut 1,152 2.06
Others N/A 2,512
Turnout 55,918 52.74
2nd round result
LREM Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas 29,014 66.14
FN Doriane Albarao 14,851 33.86
Turnout 43,865 41.38
LREM gain from PS

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Tarn's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Jacques Valax 29,407 46.47
FN Marie-Christine Boutonnet 11,041 17.45
DVD Henri Del Rey 10,217 16.15
FG André Boudes 5,238 8.28
EELV Catherine Manuel 2,453 3.88
AC Françoise Rodet 1,928 3.05
Others N/A 2,994
Turnout 63,278 61.78
2nd round result
PS Jacques Valax 38,969 66.69
FN Marie-Christine Boutonnet 19,461 33.31
Turnout 58,430 57.05
PS hold

References

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