Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency

8th constituency of Hauts-de-Seine

French National Assembly constituency
Deputy	Jean-Jacques Guillet UMP
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Canton	Chaville, Meudon, Sèvres.
Voters	67,019

The 8th constituency of the Hauts-de-Seine is a French legislative constituency in the Hauts-de-Seine département.

Description

Hauts-de-Seine's 8th constituency lies in the south west of the department and borders Yvelines to the west. The constituency includes the towns of Chaville, Meudon and Sèvres all of which surround the northern edge of the Forest of Meudon.

The seat is traditionally strongly conservative and has elected deputies from the Gaullist right since its creation in 1967.

Historic Representative

Election		Member	Party
	1967	Jacques Baumel	UDR
	1969	Jean-Marie Toutain	UDR
	1973	Jacques Baumel	UDR
	1978		RPR
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Claude Labbé	RPR
	1993	Jean-Jacques Guillet	RPR
	1999		RPF
	2002		UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Hauts-de-Seine 8th - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Jean-Jacques Guillet	21,451	54.21
	PS	Catherine Lime-Biffe	18,118	45.79
Turnout			40,630	60.62
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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