Saône-et-Loire's 5th constituency
| 5th constituency of Saône-et-Loire | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Saône-et-Loire's 5th Constituency shown within Burgundy. | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Cantons | Buxy, Chalon-sur-Saône-Centre, Chalon-sur-Saône-Ouest, Chalon-sur-Saône-Sud, Montceau-les-Mines-Nord, Montceau-les-Mines-Sud, Montcenis, Montchanin |
| Registered voters | 89,981 |
The 5th constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.
Description
The 5th constituency of the Saône-et-Loire covers the centre of the department and includes the majority of Chalon-sur-Saône as well as the town of Montceau-les-Mines noted for its now closed coal mines. Montceau-les-Mines was only added to the seat following the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies.
In 2002, Dominique Perben is appointed Minister, and is replaced by his substitute, Dominique Juillot.
The seat was won by Christophe Sirugue of the PS in 2007 ending 19 years of conservative control.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1988 | Dominique Perben | RPR |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1993 | Jean-Paul Emorine | RPR |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1995 | André Gentien | RPR |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1997 | Dominique Perben | RPR |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | UMP | |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | Dominique Juillot | UMP |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2007 | Christophe Sirugue | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:La République En Marche!/meta/color" | | 2017 | Raphaël Gauvain | LREM |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Christophe Sirugue | 27,430 | 59.26 | ||
| UMP | Isabelle Dechaume | 18,857 | 40.74 | ||
| Turnout | 48,189 | 52.89 | |||
| PS hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LREM | Raphaël Gauvain | 17,189 | 55.09 | ||
| LR | Gilles Platret | 14,012 | 44.91 | ||
| Turnout | 35,968 | 39.97 | |||
| LREM hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
- Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).