Ardennes' 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Ardennes

Ardennes' 2nd Constituency shown within Champagne-Ardenne

Deputy

Department

Canton

Charleville-La Houillère, Fumay, Givet, Mézières-Centre-Ouest, Monthermé, Nouzonville, Renwez, Revin, Rocroi

Voters

65,105

The 2nd constituency of the Ardennes is a French legislative constituency in the Ardennes département. It is represented in the XIIIth legislature by Philippe Vuilque, of the Socialist Party.

Description

It is located in the northern corner of the Department at the Belgian border, and cuts the town of Charleville-Mézières in two, along with the Ardennes' 1st constituency.

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Maurice Blin	MRP
	1962	Jean Le Gall	UNR
	1967	André Lebon	FGDS
	1978	René Visse	PCF
	1981	Gérard Istace	PS
1986		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
	1988	Gérard Istace	PS
	1993	Philippe Mathot	UDF
	1997	Philippe Vuilque	PS

Legislative Election 2007: Ardennes 2nd - 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PS	Philippe Vuilque	20,363	51.48
	UMP	Boris Ravignon	19,192	48.52
Turnout			40,411	61.01
	PS hold		Swing

French Interior Ministry results website: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).

Constituencies in Champagne-Ardenne (13)

Ardennes (3)	Ardennes' 1st Ardennes' 2nd Ardennes' 3rd

Aube (3)	Aube's 1st Aube's 2nd Aube's 3rd

Marne (5)	Marne's 1st Marne's 2nd Marne's 3rd Marne's 4th Marne's 5th

Haute-Marne (2)	Haute-Marne's 1st Haute-Marne's 2nd

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