Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency

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.

2nd constituency of
Charente-Maritime
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
Constituency in department
Incumbent deputy
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
CantonsAigrefeuille-d'Aunis, Aytré, Courçon, La Jarrie, Marans, Rochefort-Centre, Rochefort-Nord, Rochefort-Sud, Surgères
Registered voters104,292
(2017)

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

ElectionMemberParty
1958Albert BignonUNR
1962
1967UDR
1968
1973
1978Jean-Guy BrangerDVD
1981UDF
1986Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988Jean-Guy BrangerUDF
1993
1997Bernard GrassetPS
2002Jean-Louis LéonardUMP
2007
2012Suzanne TallardPS
2017Frédérique TuffnellLREM
2020EDS
2022Anne-Laure BabaultMoDem

Election results

2024

CandidatePartyAllianceFirst roundSecond round
Votes%+/–Votes%+/–
Karen BertholomRN26,86234.41+14.05
Benoît BiteauNFP21,02726.94-0.56
Anne-Laure BabaultMoDemENS19,77325.33-2.76
WITHDREW
Hervé BlanchéLR9,65112.36+0.05
Frédéric CastelloLO7490.96+0.04
Valid votes78,06297.56-0.51
Blank votes1,3791.72+0.30
Null votes5770.72+0.21
Turnout80,01870.42+21.09
Abstentions33,61229.58-21.09
Registered voters113,630
Source: Minstry of the Interior[1], Le Monde[2][3]
ResultTBD GAIN FROM MoDem

2022

Legislative Election 2022: Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
MoDem (Ensemble)Anne-Laure Babault 15,246 28.09 -10.39
LFI (NUPÉS)Nordine Raymond 14,928 27.50 +3.74
RNRichard Guerit11,04920.36+8.02
LR (UDC)David Labiche6,68012.31-7.07
DIVEvelyne Serrurier2,1622.98N/A
RECCorinne Giraud1,8373.38N/A
OthersN/A2,3764.38
Turnout54,27849.33-0.47
2nd round result
MoDem (Ensemble)Anne-Laure Babault 25,863 51.76 -5.51
LFI (NUPÉS)Nordine Raymond24,10748.24N/A
Turnout49,97048.61+7.17
MoDem gain from LREM

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2017

CandidateLabelFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Frédérique TuffnellREM19,61238.4821,85957.27
Sylvie MarcillyLR9,87819.3816,30742.73
Maud AssilaFI7,91515.53
Jean-Louis LeygonieFN6,29212.34
Brigitte DesveauxECO3,3696.61
Michèle GrenierPCF8281.62
Dominique DroinDLF7361.44
Jean-Claude WallardDIV6551.29
Catherine DeneuveDIV5761.13
Frédéric CastelloEXG3730.73
Dominique RabyDIV3650.72
Guy BurguinDIV3200.63
Philippe RichéDVG520.10
Votes50,971100.0038,166100.00
Valid votes50,97198.1238,16688.31
Blank votes6831.313,6348.41
Null votes2920.561,4193.28
Turnout51,94649.8043,21941.44
Abstentions52,35350.2061,07358.56
Registered voters104,299104,292
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Results in the Charente-Maritime's five constituencies in 2012 : pale pink (Miscellaneous left), pink (PS), blue (UMP)
Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 2nd Constituency[5]
CandidateParty1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Suzanne TallardSocialist PartyPS17,71131.50%29,75252.99%
Jean-Louis LeonardUnion for a Popular MovementUMP19,23834.22%26,39147.01%
David BaudonMiscellaneous LeftDVG7,08612.60%
Joan DesireFront NationalFN5,2619.36%
Gérard BlanchierLeft FrontFG2,6854.78%
Patrick AngibaudEurope Ecology – The GreensEELV2,1443.81%
Dominique DroinMiscellaneous RightDVD8061.43%
Victor DominguesMiscellaneous LeftDVG4720.84%
Jean-Luc DelcampoMiscellaneous LeftDVG3810.68%
Frédéric CastelloFar LeftEXG2400.43%
Claude Billot ZellerFar RightEXD1950.35%
Total56,219100%56,143100%
Registered voters97,49097,489
Blank/Void ballots8790.90%1,5591.60%
Turnout57,09858.57%57,70259.19%
Abstentions40,39241.43%39,78740.81%
ResultPS GAIN FROM UMP

2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 2nd Constituency[6]
CandidateParty1st round2nd round
Votes%Votes%
Jean-Louis LeonardUnion for a Popular MovementUMP23,43242.98%27,32150.20%
André BonninSocialist PartyPS16,35129.99%27,10149.80%
Jacques MaretDemocratic MovementMoDem2,7565.05%
Corinne CapThe GreensVEC2,1703.98%
Gérard BlanchierCommunistPCF1,9053.49%
Thierry JoulinHunting, Fishing, Nature, TraditionsCPNT1,8283.35%
Marie-Françoise CatalanFront NationalFN1,7133.14%
Denis PoulainFar LeftEXG1,4112.59%
Dominique DroinMovement for FranceMPF1,0912.00%
Michel BelIndependentDIV6021.10%
Anne BernonFar LeftEXG4610.85%
Laurent TalbotIndependentDIV3800.70%
Jean-Claude DebordeFar LeftEXG2710.50%
Fabrice RestierMiscellaneous RightDVD1530.28%
Total54,524100%54,422100%
Registered voters92,26192,262
Blank/Void ballots9921.79%1,2892.31%
Turnout55,51660.17%55,71160.38%
Abstentions36,74539.83%36,55139.62%
ResultUMP HOLD

2002

Legislative Election 2002: Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UMPJean-Louis Leonard 19,970 38.45
PSAndré Bonnin 15,519 29.88
FNMichel Erbe3,7347.19
CPNTThierry Joulin2,9945.76
UDFFanny Lortat-Jacob1,7763.42
PCFGérard Blanchier1,6303.14
LVCorinne Cap1,3952.69
OthersN/A4,917
Turnout53,08963.77
2nd round result
UMPJean-Louis Leonard 26,671 53.55
PSAndré Bonnin23,13246.45
Turnout51,35561.69
UMP gain from PS

1997

Legislative Election 1997: Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDFJean-Guy Branger 14,931 31.52
PSBernard Grasset 12,877 27.18
FNMichel Gauchou5,36711.33
PCFAlain Belly5,00910.57
DVDJean-Claude Chatelet2,7275.76
LVAlain Bucherie2,4775.23
MPFBernard Biron1,8043.81
MEIYvan Poisbeau1,3292.81
MRCJean-Luc Delcampo8481.79
Turnout49,98065.94
2nd round result
PSBernard Grasset 26,791 53.07
UDFJean-Guy Branger23,69146.93
Turnout53,42370.49
PS gain from UDF

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