Seine-et-Marne's 8th constituency

8th constituency of Seine-et-Marne

French National Assembly
constituency

Seine-et-Marne's 8th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Eduardo Rihan Cypel
PS
Department Seine-et-Marne
Canton Roissy-en-Brie, Torcy, Thorigny-sur-Marne (part)
Voters 82,689

The 8th constituency of Seine-et-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Seine-et-Marne département.

Description

The 8th constituency of Seine-et-Marne lies in its centre and includes parts of the vast new town of Marne-la-Vallée. The seat contains Disneyland Paris.

The seat is a classic marginal changing hands at every election since 1988 with the sole exception of 2007.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Jean Pierre Fourré PS
1993 Gérard Jeffray UDF
1997 Daniel Vachez PS
2002 Chantal Brunel UMP
2012 Eduardo Rihan Cypel PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Seine-et-Marne's 8th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Eduardo Rihan Cypel 22,508 52.77
UMP Chantal Brunel 20,141 47.23
Turnout 43,856 53.04
PS hold Swing

Sources

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

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