Val-de-Marne's 8th constituency
| 8th constituency of Val-de-Marne | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Val-de-Marne's 8th Constituency shown within Île-de-France. | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Cantons | Charenton-le-Pont - Joinville-le-Pont - Maisons-Alfort-Nord - Maisons-Alfort-Sud |
| Registered voters | 73,789 |
The 8th constituency of Val-de-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Val-de-Marne département.
Description
The 8th constituency of Val-de-Marne sits in the north of the department, on the border with Paris and just south of the Bois de Vincennes. The constituency was enlarged as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies to include the canton of Joinville-le-Pont.
The seat has returned conservative deputies at every election since 1988, since 1997 it has been held by Michel Herbillon the long serving mayor of Maisons-Alfort.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" | | 1988 | Alain Griotteray | UDF |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democracy (France)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Michel Herbillon | DL |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | UMP | |
| style="background-color: Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color" | | 2015 | LR | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Michel Herbillon | 23,536 | 56.40 | ||
| PS | Patricia Richard | 18,192 | 43.60 | ||
| Turnout | 42,542 | 57.65 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).