Yvelines' 1st constituency
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 Yvelines' 1st Constituency shown within Île-de-France. | |||
| Deputy |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Yvelines | ||
| Canton | Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Versailles-Nord, Versailles Nord-Ouest, Versailles-Sud (part) | ||
| Voters | 81,682 | ||
The 1st constituency of Yvelines is a French legislative constituency in the Yvelines département.
Description
The 1st constituency of Yvelines includes most of the historic royal city of Versailles.
Politically the seat has been a stronghold of the right since its creation in 1968. In its entire history it has only been represented by three men. Its first deputy Bernard Destremau was a noted tennis player and diplomat.
Historic representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bernard Destremau | RI | |
| 1978 | Étienne Pinte | RPR | |
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Étienne Pinte | RPR | |
| 2002 | UMP | ||
| 2012 | François de Mazières | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | François de Mazières | 26,544 | 56.75 | ||
| PS | Isabelle This Saint-Jean | 20,230 | 43.25 | ||
| Turnout | 47,683 | 58.38 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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