Yvelines' 8th constituency

8th constituency of Yvelines

French National Assembly
constituency

Yvelines' 8th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Françoise Descamps-Crosnier
PS
Department Yvelines
Canton Limay · Mantes-la-Jolie · Mantes-la-Ville
Voters 71,086

The 8th constituency of Yvelines is a French legislative constituency in the Yvelines département.

Description

The 8th constituency of Yvelines is located in the north of the department including the towns of Mantes-la-Jolie and Mantes-la-Ville south of the Seine and Limay on its northern bank. The two parts of the constituency are linked by two bridges across the Seine over the Île aux Dames. The three towns within the constituency form one urban area.

The constituency is one of only two in Yvelines held by the PS at the 2012 election. Historically it has always been something of a marginal seat swapping between right and left in line with the national trend.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Bernard Schreiner PS
1993 Pierre Bédier RPR
1997 Annette Peulvast-Bergeal PS
2002 Pierre Bédier UMP
2009 Cécile Dumoulin UMP
2012 Françoise Descamps-Crosnier PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Yvelines' 8th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Françoise Descamps-Crosnier 19,317 52.99
UMP Cécile Dumoulin 17,138 47.01
Turnout 37,592 52.88
PS gain from UMP Swing

Sources

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

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