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

ElectionMemberParty
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).

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