Var's 5th constituency

The 5th constituency of the Var (French: Cinquième circonscription du Var) is a French legislative constituency in the Var 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.

5th constituency of Var
French National Assembly
constituency
Var's 5th Constituency shown within the Var.
Deputy
 Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer [1]
MoDem
DepartmentVar
CantonsFréjus, Le Muy, Saint-Raphaël
Registered voters96,236 [2]

Description

The 4th constituency of the Var lies in the east of the department around the historic town of Fréjus and the neighbouring town of Saint-Raphaël.

The constituency has traditionally supported centre right candidates, however in the 2017 election the mainstream conservative The Republicans candidate came third in the first round behind both the Emmanuel Macron backed MoDems and the far right National Front.[3]

Assembly Members

ElectionMemberParty
1988François LéotardUDF
2002Georges GinestaUMP
2017Philippe Michel-KleisbauerMoDem

[1]

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MoDem Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 12,513 28.58
FN Gilles Longo 11,188 25.55
LR Guillaume Decard 8,509 19.43
FI Catherine Aubry 2,736 6.25
DVD Jonathan Dery 1,758 4.01
DIV Luc Laine 1,405 3.21
DVG Jean-Pierre Meynet 1,227 2.80
EELV Jacky Giral 880 2.01
Others N/A 3,573
Turnout 43,789 45.50
2nd round result
MoDem Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 20,061 53.24
FN Gilles Longo 17,622 46.76
Turnout 37,683 39.16
MoDem gain from LR

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Jordi Dit Georges Ginesta 21,209 40.87
FN David Rachline 13,261 25.56
PS Martine Bouvard 10,938 21.08
MoDem Philippe Michel 3,362 6.48
FG Marie-Dominique Fievre 1,494 2.88
Others N/A 1,624
Turnout 51,888 57.00
2nd round result
UMP Jordi Dit Georges Ginesta 24,955 59.64
FN David Rachline 16,888 40.36
Turnout 41,843 45.97
UMP hold

References

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