Seine-et-Marne's 6th constituency
| 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Seine-et-Marne's 6th Constituency shown within Île-de-France. | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Cantons | Lizy-sur-Ourcq, Meaux-Nord, Meaux-Sud, Dammartin-en-Goële (part) |
| Registered voters | 74,055 |
The 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Seine-et-Marne département.
Description
The 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne lies in the north of the department around the town of Meaux.
In the 1980s and 1990s the seat swung between left and right, however since 2002 the seat has remained comfortably in the hands of Jean-François Copé of the UMP. Copé served as a minister under Nicolas Sarkozy and as president of the UMP between 2012 and 2014.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Robert Le Foll | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 1993 | Pierre Quillet | RPR |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Nicole Bricq | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jean-François Copé | UMP |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Jean-François Copé | 24,178 | 59.53 | ||
| LV | Caroline Pinet | 16,437 | 40.47 | ||
| Turnout | 41,790 | 56.43 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).