Essonne's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of Essonne is a French legislative constituency in the Essonne département.

6th constituency of Essonne
French National Assembly
constituency
Essonne's 6th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Stéphanie Atger
REM
DepartmentEssonne
CantonsChilly-Mazarin, Massy-Est, Massy-Ouest, Palaiseau
Registered voters81,934

Description

The 6th constituency of Essonne is in the north of the department it is a dense urban seat centred on the suburb of Massy. The seat was created in 1986 as the number of seats in Essonne grew from four to ten reflecting the rapidly increasing population and urbanisation of the department.

Historically the seat has favoured the left the PS having won at every election except 1993 and 2017.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty Notes
1988 Claude Germon PS
1993 Odile Moirin RPR
1997 François Lamy PS
2002
2007
2012 Jérôme Guedj
2017 Amélie De Montchalin REM Replaced by her substitute when appointed Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs
2019 Stéphanie Atger

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Essonne's 6th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LREM Amélie De Montchalin 18,132 61.34
UDI Françoise Couasse 11,429 38.66
Turnout 33,882 41.35 -14.89

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Essonne's 6th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PS François Lamy 23,941 57.77
UMP Grégoire De Lasteyrie 17,500 42.23
Turnout 42,868 56.24
PS hold Swing

Sources

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

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