Seine-et-Marne's 6th constituency

6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne

French National Assembly
constituency

Seine-et-Marne's 6th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Jean-François Copé
UMP
Department Seine-et-Marne
Canton Lizy-sur-Ourcq, Meaux-Nord, Meaux-Sud, Dammartin-en-Goële (part)
Voters 74,055

The 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Seine-et-Marne département.

Description

The 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne lies in the north of the department around the town of Meaux.

In the 1980s and 1990s the seat swung between left and right, however since 2002 the seat has remained comfortably in the hands of Jean-François Copé of the UMP. Copé served as a minister under Nicolas Sarkozy and as president of the UMP between 2012 and 2014.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Robert Le Foll PS
1993 Pierre Quillet RPR
1997 Nicole Bricq PS
2002 Jean-François Copé UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Seine-et-Marne's 6th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UMP Jean-François Copé 24,178 59.53
LV Caroline Pinet 16,437 40.47
Turnout 41,790 56.43
UMP hold Swing

Sources

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

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