Yvelines' 7th constituency
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 Yvelines' 7th Constituency shown within Île-de-France. | |||
| Deputy |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Yvelines | ||
| Canton | Andrésy, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Meulan, Triel-sur-Seine | ||
| Voters | 78,358 | ||
The 7th constituency of Yvelines is a French legislative constituency in the Yvelines département.
Description
The 7th constituency of Yvelines is the north of the department with the Seine running through it.
Whilst the seat has elected conservatives since the 1993 defeat of former Prime Minister of France Michel Rocard it remains relatively marginal. The UMP candidate Arnaud Richard won the seat by less than 500 votes at the 2012 election.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Michel Rocard | PS | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Michel Rocard | PS | |
| 1993 | Pierre Cardo | UDF | |
| 2002 | UMP | ||
| 2012 | Arnaud Richard | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Legislative Election 2012: Yvelines' 7th Constituency 2nd round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UMP | Arnaud Richard | 21,581 | 50.51 | ||
| PS | Estelle Rodes | 21,146 | 49.49 | ||
| Turnout | 43,682 | 55.75 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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