Essonne's 10th constituency

10th constituency of Essonne

French National Assembly
constituency

Essonne's 10th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Malek Boutih
PS
Department Essonne
Canton Grigny, Morsang-sur-Orge, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.
Voters 60,673

The 10th constituency of Essonne is a French legislative constituency in the Essonne département.

Description

The 10th constituency of Essonne was one of six additional seats created in 1988 to address the rising population in the department. It is a dense urban seat on the southern edge of the Paris urban area around 15 miles (24 km) from the city centre.

The seat has consistently supported the Socialist Party at every election since its creation in 1988.

Historic representation

ElectionMemberParty
1988 Julien Dray PS
2012 Malek Boutih PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Essonne's 10th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Malek Boutih 16,655 56.84
Radical Marianne Duranton 12,649 43.16
Turnout 30,729 50.65
PS hold Swing

Sources

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

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