Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of
Charente-Maritime
2nd constituency of ; Charente-Maritime
inlineConstituency of the ; National Assembly of France
	Constituency in department
	Charente-Maritime in France
Incumbent deputy	Frédérique Tuffnell; Ecology Democracy Solidarity
Department	Charente-Maritime
Cantons	Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis, Aytré, Courçon, La Jarrie, Marans, Rochefort-Centre, Rochefort-Nord, Rochefort-Sud, Surgères
Registered voters	104,292 ; (2017)
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The 2nd constituency of Charente-Maritime (French: Deuxième circonscription de la Charente-Maritime) is one of five electoral districts in the department of Charente-Maritime, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Description

The constituency is made up of nine cantons: those of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis, Aytré, Courçon, La Jarrie, Marans, Rochefort-Centre, Rochefort-Nord, Rochefort-Sud, and Surgères.

At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 2nd constituency had a total population of 112,535.

Deputies

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Union for the New Republic/meta/color" \|	1958	Albert Bignon	UNR
style="background-color: Template:Union for the New Republic/meta/color" \|	1962	Albert Bignon	UNR
style="background-color: Template:Union for the New Republic/meta/color" \|	1967	Albert Bignon	UD-5^eR
style="background-color: Template:Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color" \|	1968	Albert Bignon	UDR
style="background-color: Template:Union of Democrats for the Republic/meta/color" \|	1973	Albert Bignon	UDR
	1978	Jean-Guy Branger	Non attached
	1981	Jean-Guy Branger	Non attached
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" \|	1988	Jean-Guy Branger	UDF
style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" \|	1993	Jean-Guy Branger	UDF
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	1997	Bernard Grasset	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" \|	2002	Jean-Louis Léonard	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" \|	2007	Jean-Louis Léonard	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	2012	Suzanne Tallard	PS
style="background-color: Template:La République En Marche!/meta/color" \|	2017	Frédérique Tuffnell	REM
style="background-color: Template:Ecology Democracy Solidarity/meta/color" \|	2020	Frédérique Tuffnell	EDS

Election results

2007

e • d Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 2nd Constituency^[1]
Candidate		Party		1st round		2nd round
Candidate		Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
style="background-color:Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" \|	Jean-Louis Leonard	Union for a Popular Movement	UMP	23,432	42.98%	27,321	50.20%
style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	André Bonnin	Socialist Party	PS	16,351	29.99%	27,101	49.80%
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Movement (France)/meta/color" \|	Jacques Maret	Democratic Movement	MoDem	2,756	5.05%
style="background-color:Template:The Greens (France)/meta/color" \|	Corinne Cap	The Greens	VEC	2,170	3.98%
style="background-color:Template:French Communist Party/meta/color" \|	Gérard Blanchier	Communist	PCF	1,905	3.49%
style="background-color:Template:Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions/meta/color" \|	Thierry Joulin	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions	CPNT	1,828	3.35%
style="background-color:Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" \|	Marie-Françoise Catalan	Front National	FN	1,713	3.14%
style="background-color:Template:Far left/meta/color" \|	Denis Poulain	Far Left	EXG	1,411	2.59%
style="background-color:Template:Movement for France/meta/color" \|	Dominique Droin	Movement for France	MPF	1,091	2.00%
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	Michel Bel	Independent	DIV	602	1.10%
style="background-color:Template:Far left/meta/color" \|	Anne Bernon	Far Left	EXG	461	0.85%
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	Laurent Talbot	Independent	DIV	380	0.70%
style="background-color:Template:Far left/meta/color" \|	Jean-Claude Deborde	Far Left	EXG	271	0.50%
style="background-color:Template:Miscellaneous Right/meta/color" \|	Fabrice Restier	Miscellaneous Right	DVD	153	0.28%

Total				54,524	100%	54,422	100%

Registered voters				92,261		92,262
Blank/Void ballots				992	1.79%	1,289	2.31%
Turnout				55,516	60.17%	55,711	60.38%
Abstentions				36,745	39.83%	36,551	39.62%

Result						colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" \| UMP HOLD

2012

e • d Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 2nd Constituency^[2]
Candidate		Party		1st round		2nd round
Candidate		Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	Suzanne Tallard	Socialist Party	PS	17,711	31.50%	29,752	52.99%
style="background-color:Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" \|	Jean-Louis Leonard	Union for a Popular Movement	UMP	19,238	34.22%	26,391	47.01%
style="background-color:Template:Miscellaneous Left/meta/color" \|	David Baudon	Miscellaneous Left	DVG	7,086	12.60%
style="background-color:Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" \|	Joan Desire	Front National	FN	5,261	9.36%
style="background-color:Template:Left Front (France)/meta/color" \|	Gérard Blanchier	Left Front	FG	2,685	4.78%
style="background-color:Template:Europe Ecology – The Greens/meta/color" \|	Patrick Angibaud	Europe Ecology – The Greens	EELV	2,144	3.81%
style="background-color:Template:Miscellaneous Right/meta/color" \|	Dominique Droin	Miscellaneous Right	DVD	806	1.43%
style="background-color:Template:Miscellaneous Left/meta/color" \|	Victor Domingues	Miscellaneous Left	DVG	472	0.84%
style="background-color:Template:Miscellaneous Left/meta/color" \|	Jean-Luc Delcampo	Miscellaneous Left	DVG	381	0.68%
style="background-color:Template:Far left/meta/color" \|	Frédéric Castello	Far Left	EXG	240	0.43%
style="background-color:Template:Far right/meta/color" \|	Claude Billot Zeller	Far Right	EXD	195	0.35%

Total				56,219	100%	56,143	100%

Registered voters				97,490		97,489
Blank/Void ballots				879	0.90%	1,559	1.60%
Turnout				57,098	58.57%	57,702	59.19%
Abstentions				40,392	41.43%	39,787	40.81%

Result						colspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \| PS GAIN FROM UMP

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
Candidate		Label	Votes	%	Votes	%
style="background:Template:La République En Marche!/meta/color;"\|	Frédérique Tuffnell	REM	19,612	38.48	21,859	57.27
style="background:Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color;"\|	Sylvie Marcilly	LR	9,878	19.38	16,307	42.73
style="background:Template:La France Insoumise/meta/color;"\|	Maud Assila	FI	7,915	15.53
style="background:Template:National Front (France)/meta/color;"\|	Jean-Louis Leygonie	FN	6,292	12.34
style="background:Template:Ecologist/meta/color;"\|	Brigitte Desveaux	ECO	3,369	6.61
style="background:Template:French Communist Party/meta/color;"\|	Michèle Grenier	PCF	828	1.62
style="background:Template:Debout la France/meta/color;"\|	Dominique Droin	DLF	736	1.44
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"\|	Jean-Claude Wallard	DIV	655	1.29
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"\|	Catherine Deneuve	DIV	576	1.13
style="background:Template:Far-left/meta/color;"\|	Frédéric Castello	EXG	373	0.73
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"\|	Dominique Raby	DIV	365	0.72
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"\|	Guy Burguin	DIV	320	0.63
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous left/meta/color;"\|	Philippe Riché	DVG	52	0.10

Votes			50,971	100.00	38,166	100.00

Valid votes			50,971	98.12	38,166	88.31
Blank votes			683	1.31	3,634	8.41
Null votes			292	0.56	1,419	3.28
Turnout			51,946	49.80	43,219	41.44
Abstentions			52,353	50.20	61,073	58.56
Registered voters			104,299		104,292

Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

Sources

[1] ttps://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives_2007/(path)/legislatives_2007/017/circons02.html

[2] ttps://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__LG2012/(path)/LG2012/017/01702.html

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