Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency Constituency of the National Assembly of France
1st constituency of Charente-Maritime Constituency in department
Incumbent deputy Department Charente-Maritime Cantons Ars-en-Ré, La Rochelle-1, La Rochelle-2, La Rochelle-3, La Rochelle-4, La Rochelle-5, La Rochelle-6, La Rochelle-7, La Rochelle-8, La Rochelle-9, Saint-Martin-de-Ré Registered voters 103,197 (2017)
The 1st constituency of Charente-Maritime (French : Première circonscription de la Charente-Maritime ) is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, 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.
Since 2012, the constituency has been represented by Olivier Falorni , first as a Miscellaneous Left deputy and then as a deputy for the Radical Party of the Left . The constituency covers the city of La Rochelle and the Isle of Rhé .
Description
The constituency is made up of 11 pre-2015 cantons : those of Ars-en-Ré, La Rochelle-1, La Rochelle-2, La Rochelle-3, La Rochelle-4, La Rochelle-5, La Rochelle-6, La Rochelle-7, La Rochelle-8, La Rochelle-9, and Saint-Martin-de-Ré .
At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries , carried out in 2010) the 1st constituency had a total population of 130,679.
Deputies
Election results
2024
Candidate
Party
Alliance
First round
Second round
Votes
%
+/–
Votes
%
+/–
Olivier Falorni
PRG
ENS
34,824
45.64
+22.65
54,353
74.71
Jean-Marc Soubeste
LÉ
NFP
22,618
29.64
+6.25
WITHDREW
Emma Chauveau
RN
17,278
22.65
+13.11
18,396
25.29
Nicolas Francois
REC
975
1.28
-2.56
Antoine Colin
LO
430
0.56
-0.02
Philippe Pere
DIV
170
0.22
+0.16
Yasmina Samri
DIV
2
0.00
N/A
Françoise Ramel
DIV
0
0.00
N/A
Valid votes
76,297
98.15
-0.88
Blank votes
1,055
1.36
+0.69
Null votes
383
0.49
+0.19
Turnout
77,735
69.48
+19.16
Abstentions
34,147
30.52
-19.16
Registered voters
111,882
Source: Ministry of the Interior ,[ 1] Le Monde [ 2] [ 3]
Result
PRG hold
2022
[ 4]
2017
Candidate
Label
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Olivier Falorni
PRG
19,086
36.54
28,765
69.02
Otilia Ferreira
MoDem
14,095
26.99
12,913
30.98
Cédric Ruffié
FI
5,703
10.92
Bruno Leal
LR
5,134
9.83
Jean-Marc de Lacoste-Lareymondie
FN
3,671
7.03
Jean-Marc Soubeste
ECO
2,040
3.91
Brahim Jlalji
PCF
712
1.36
Hanitra Ratrimo
DIV
540
1.03
Patrick Viot
ECO
523
1.00
Antoine Colin
EXG
290
0.56
Jean-Pierre Ernst
DIV
221
0.42
Waël Gribaa
DIV
215
0.41
Votes
52,230
100.00
41,678
100.00
Valid votes
52,230
98.93
41,678
93.00
Blank votes
390
0.74
2,173
4.85
Null votes
173
0.33
962
2.15
Turnout
52,793
51.16
44,813
43.42
Abstentions
50,404
48.84
58,384
56.58
Registered voters
103,197
103,197
Source: Ministry of the Interior
2012
Results in the Charente-Maritime's five constituencies in 2012 : pale pink (PRG ), pink (PS ), blue (UMP )
Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 1st Constituency[ 5]
Candidate
Party
1st round
2nd round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Olivier Falorni
Radical Party of the Left
PRG
17,155
28.91%
38,545
62.98%
Ségolène Royal
Socialist Party
PS
19,005
32.03%
22,661
37.02%
Sally Chadjaa
Union for a Popular Movement
UMP
11,554
19.47%
Marie-Françoise de Lacoste Lareymondie
Front National
FN
4,036
6.80%
Brigitte Desveaux
Europe Ecology – The Greens
EELV
2,186
3.68%
Esther Memain
Left Front
FG
2,019
3.40%
François Drageon
Radical Party
PRV
1,117
1.88%
Arnaud Jaulin
Centrist
CEN
1,061
1.79%
Michèle Coindeau
Ecologist
ECO
531
0.89%
France Prenat
Miscellaneous Right
DVD
256
0.43%
Antoine Colin
Far Left
EXG
197
0.33%
Michel le Creff
Miscellaneous Left
DVG
137
0.23%
Rodolphe Huguet
Other
AUT
62
0.10%
Alain Ignacimouttou
Miscellaneous Left
DVG
18
0.03%
Total
59,334
100%
61,206
100%
Registered voters
98,753
98,754
Blank/Void ballots
570
0.58%
2,041
2.07%
Turnout
59,904
60.66%
63,247
64.05%
Abstentions
38,849
39.34%
35,507
35.95%
Result
DVG GAIN FROM PS
2007
Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 1st Constituency[ 6]
Candidate
Party
1st round
2nd round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Maxime Bono
Socialist Party
PS
23,928
40.77%
32,345
55.05%
Dominique Morvant
Union for a Popular Movement
UMP
21,099
35.95%
26,409
44.95%
Elisabeth Delorme-Blaizot
Democratic Movement
MoDem
3,479
5.93%
Richard Douard
Majorité Presidentielle
Maj Pres
1,719
2.93%
Gaëlle Mangin
The Greens
VEC
1,658
2.83%
Jean-Marc de Lacoste Lareymondie
Front National
FN
1,422
2.42%
Esther Memain
Communist
PCF
1,349
2.30%
Patrick Vallee
Far Left
EXG
1,043
1.78%
Serge Lavaud
Movement for France
MPF
772
1.32%
Jean-Noël Debroise
Ecologist
ECO
743
1.27%
Michelle Richard
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions
CPNT
617
1.05%
Claire Melchiori
Independent
DIV
375
0.64%
Antoine Colin
Far Left
EXG
308
0.52%
Jacques Dumerc
Far Left
EXG
174
0.30%
Total
58,686
100%
58,754
100%
Registered voters
95,906
96,463
Blank/Void ballots
555
0.94%
3,109
5.03%
Turnout
59,241
61.77%
61,863
64.13%
Abstentions
36,665
38.23%
34,600
35.87%
Result
PS HOLD
2002
1997
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