Val-de-Marne's 8th constituency

8th constituency of Val-de-Marne

French National Assembly constituency
Val-de-Marne's 8th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy	Michel Herbillon UMP
Department	Val-de-Marne
Canton	Charenton-le-Pont - Joinville-le-Pont - Maisons-Alfort-Nord - Maisons-Alfort-Sud
Voters	73,789

The 8th constituency of Val-de-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Val-de-Marne département.

Description

The 8th constituency of Val-de-Marne sits in the north of the department, on the border with Paris and just south of the Bois de Vincennes. The constituency was enlarged as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies to include the canton of Joinville-le-Pont.

The seat has returned conservative deputies at every election since 1988, since 1997 it has been held by Michel Herbillon the long serving mayor of Maisons-Alfort.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Alain Griotteray	UDF
	1997	Michel Herbillon	DL
	2002		UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Val-de-Marne's 8th Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Michel Herbillon	23,536	56.40
	PS	Patricia Richard	18,192	43.60
Turnout			42,542	57.65
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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