Côte-d'Or's 1st constituency

1st constituency of the Cote-d'Or

French National Assembly
constituency

Côte-d'Or's 1st Constituency shown within Burgundy.
Deputy
 Laurent Grandguillaume
PS
Department Côte-d'Or
Canton Dijon-V, Dijon-VI, Dijon-VII, Fontaine-lès-Dijon.
Voters 67,637

The 1st constituency of the Côte-d'Or is a French legislative constituency in the Côte-d'Or département.

Description

The 1st constituency of the Côte-d'Or is entirely urban and covers the west of Dijon along with its suburb of Fontaine-lès-Dijon,

Since 1988 the seat was held by Gaullist conservatives, however it was won by the Socialist Party at the 2012 election.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Robert Poujade RPR
2002 Bernard Depierre UMP
2012 Laurent Grandguillaume PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Cote-d'Or's 1st Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PS Laurent Grandguillaume 21,395 52.33
UMP Bernard Depierre 19,489 47.67
Turnout 41,927 61.99
PS gain from UMP Swing

Sources

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

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