Essonne's 7th constituency

The 7th constituency of Essonne is a French legislative constituency in the Essonne département.

7th constituency of Essonne

French National Assembly constituency
Essonne's 7th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy	Robin Reda LR
Department	Essonne
Cantons	Viry-Châtillon, Athis-Mons, Juvisy-sur-Orge, Savigny-sur-Orge
Registered voters	73,663

Description

The 7th constituency of Essonne is a suburban seat in the north of the department bordering Val-de-Marne. The seat was created in 1988 as the number of seats in Essonne was increased from four to ten.

The victory of Éva Sas of EELV at the 2012 elections was the first time the left had won the seat since the 1988 election.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1988	Marie-Noëlle Lienemann	PS
	1992	Jean-Claude Ramos	PS
	1993	Jean Marsaudon	RPR
	2002		UMP
	2008	Françoise Briand	UMP
	2012	Éva Sas	EELV
	2017	Robin Reda	LR

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Essonne's 7th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LR	Robin Reda	13,731	53.04
	LREM	Muriel Kernreuter	12,156	46.96
Turnout			28,875	39.2	-15.16

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Essonne's 7th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LV	Éva Sas	20,334	53.90
	UMP	Françoise Briand	17,392	46.10
Turnout			39,000	54.36	-1.92
	LV gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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