Aisne's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of the Aisne

French National Assembly
constituency

Ainse's 2nd constituency shown within Picardie
Deputy
 Xavier Bertrand
UMP
Department Aisne
Canton Le Catelet, Moy-de-l'Aisne, Saint-Quentin Centre, Saint-Quentin Nord, Saint-Quentin Sud, Saint-Simon, Vermand
Voters 73,254

The 2nd constituency of the Aisne is a French legislative constituency in the Aisne département.

Description

Aisne's 2nd constituency surrounds the city of Saint-Quentin in the north west of the department.

Historically the seat has swung between left and right. It has seen long periods of both Gaullist and Communist control.

At the 2012 elections former Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and UMP Chairman Xavier Bertrand held on to seat by only 222 votes.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Edmond Bricout UNR
1968 UDR
1973 Daniel Le Meur PCF
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 Daniel Le Meur PCF
1993 Charles Baur UDF
1997 Odette Grzegrzulka PS
2002 Xavier Bertrand Xavier Bertrand

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Aisne's 2nd constituency - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UMP Xavier Bertrand 22,445 50.25
PS Anne Ferreira 22,223 49.75
Turnout 45,983 62.77
UMP hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Aisne 2nd
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UMP Xavier Bertrand 24,007 52.28
PS Odette Grzegrzulka 10,278 22.81
FN Michèle Dall'ara 2,382 5.29
PCF Jean-Luc Tournay 2,191 4.86
MoDem Ahmed Bahaddou 1,298 2.88
CRM Freddy Grzeziczak 1,195 2.65
Revolutionary Communist League Franck Mousset 847 1.88
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions Alain Betems 525 1.17
LV Nora Ahmed-Ali 470 1.04
LO Anne Zanditenas 461 1.02
Workers' Party Nicole Aurigny 347 0.77
Ecology Generation Daniel Wargnier 336 0.75
National Republican Movement Marie-José Guillet 276 0.61
Movement for France Carmel Desjoyaux 261 0.58
Other Ecologist Bertrand Sene 184 0.41
Turnout 45,058 61.45
UMP hold Swing

Sources

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