Pyrénées-Atlantiques' 4th constituency
The 4th constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French: quatrième circonscription des Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French legislative constituency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in the Aquitaine region. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the first past the post election system with a run-off.
Geography
The 4th constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques is bounded by the redistricting of Law No. 86-1197 of 24 November 1986.[1] It includes the following administrative divisions:
- Canton of Accous
- Canton of Aramits
- Canton of Arudy
- Canton of Hasparren
- Canton of Iholdy
- Canton of Laruns
- Canton of Mauléon-Licharre
- Canton of Navarrenx
- Canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-Est
- Canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-Ouest
- Canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Canton of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Canton of Saint-Palais
- Canton of Sauveterre-de-Béarn
- Canton of Tardets-Sorholus
References
- ↑ Law on the delimitation of constituencies for the election of deputies, called redécoupage Pasqua [English: "redistricting Pasqua"] (named after Charles Pasqua, Interior Minister in 1986): "Publication au JORF du 25 novembre 1986 (English: 'Publication in the Official Journal of 25 November 1986')". site du service public de la diffusion du droit en France (English: 'site of public service broadcasting law in France'). Retrieved 1 August 2013.. The law also creates 86 new legislative districts in France, the total number from 491 to 577.
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