Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency
| 1st constituency of Saône-et-Loire | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Saône-et-Loire's 1st Constituency shown within Burgundy. | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Cantons | La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Cluny, Lugny, Mâcon-Centre, Mâcon-Nord, Mâcon-Sud, Matour, Tramayes. |
| Registered voters | 72,448 |
The 1st constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Jean-Pierre Worms | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" | | 1993 | Gérard Voisin | UDF |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democracy (France)/meta/color" | | 1997 | DL | |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | UMP | |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | Thomas Thévenoud | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:La République En Marche!/meta/color" | | 2017 | Benjamin Dirx | LREM |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Thomas Thévenoud | 21,525 | 54.13 | ||
| UMP | Gérard Voisin | 18,244 | 45.87 | ||
| Turnout | 41,410 | 57.16 | |||
| PS gain from UMP | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).