Tarn-et-Garonne's 1st constituency

1st constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne
inline Constituency of the National Assembly of France
Tarn-et-Garonne's 1st Constituency shown within the Tarn-et-Garonne.
Deputy	Valérie Rabault PS
Department	Tarn-et-Garonne
Cantons	Caussade, Caylus, Lafrançaise, Molières, Monclar-de-Quercy, Montauban I, Montauban II, Montauban III, Montauban IV, Montauban V, Montauban VI, Montpezat-de-Quercy, Nègrepelisse, Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, Villebrumier
Registered voters	89,975
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The 1st constituency of the Tarn-et-Garonne (French: Première circonscription de Tarn-et-Garonne) is a French legislative constituency in Tarn-et-Garonne département.

Description

The 1st constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne is one of two in the department. This constituency covers its eastern half and includes the city of Montauban.

Over recent decades the political allegiance of this seats voters has fluctuated between left and right, in 2017 it was a rare exception to the national trend in that it reelected a Socialist Party incumbent in the face of opposition from En Marche!.

Deputies

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	1988	Hubert Gouze	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" |	1993	Jean-Pierre Cave	UDF
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	1997	Roland Garrigues	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2002	Brigitte Barèges	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2012	Valérie Rabault	PS
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2017

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Tarn-et-Garonne 1st - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Valérie Rabault	29,270	54.09
	UMP	Brigitte Barèges	24,841	45.91
Turnout			56,045	65.08
	PS hold		Swing

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Tarn-et-Garonne 1st - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Valérie Rabault	20,146	55.28
	LREM	Pierre Mardegan	16,300	44.72
Turnout			41,767	46.42
	PS hold		Swing