Aisne's 1st constituency

1st constituency of the Aisne

French National Assembly constituency
Aisne's 1st constituency shown within Picardie
Deputy	René Dosière Miscellaneous Left
Department	Aisne
Canton	Anizy-le-Château, Craonne, Crécy-sur-Serre, La Fère, Laon Nord, Laon Sud, Neufchâtel-sur-Aisne, Rozoy-sur-Serre, Sissonne
Voters	72,613

The 1st constituency of the Aisne is a French legislative constituency in the Aisne département.

Description

Aisne's 1st constituency stretches from the centre of the department to its eastern border. The seat has been held by one man, René Dosière, since 1988, with the exception of between 1993 and 199, when it was captured the Gaullist RPR.

Unusually the second round at the 2012 election featured two candidates from the left René Dosière and Fawaz Karimet of the official Socialist Party.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Gilbert Devèze	CNIP
	1962	Guy Sabatier	UNR
	1968		UDR
	1973	Robert Aumont	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	René Dosière	PS
	1993	Jean-Claude Lamant	RPR
	1997	René Dosière	PS
	2007		DVG

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Aisne's 1st constituency - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Miscellaneous left	René Dosière	17,460	42.19
	NC	Aude Bono	15,974	38.60
	PS	Fawaz Karimet	7,950	19.21
Turnout			42,356	58.33
	Miscellaneous left hold		Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Aisne's 1st constituency - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Miscellaneous left	René Dosière	24,499	56.28
	UMP	Gaëdic Blanchard-Douchain	19,028	43.72
Turnout			43,527	62.13
	Miscellaneous left gain from PS		Swing

Sources

• Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).