Côte-d'Or's 1st constituency

1st constituency of the Cote-d'Or

French National Assembly constituency
Côte-d'Or's 1st Constituency shown within Burgundy.
Deputy	Laurent Grandguillaume PS
Department	Côte-d'Or
Canton	Dijon-V, Dijon-VI, Dijon-VII, Fontaine-lès-Dijon.
Voters	67,637

The 1st constituency of the Côte-d'Or is a French legislative constituency in the Côte-d'Or département.

Description

The 1st constituency of the Côte-d'Or is entirely urban and covers the west of Dijon along with its suburb of Fontaine-lès-Dijon,

Since 1988 the seat was held by Gaullist conservatives, however it was won by the Socialist Party at the 2012 election.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Robert Poujade	RPR
	2002	Bernard Depierre	UMP
	2012	Laurent Grandguillaume	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Cote-d'Or's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Laurent Grandguillaume	21,395	52.33
	UMP	Bernard Depierre	19,489	47.67
Turnout			41,927	61.99
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).