Essonne's 10th constituency

The 10th constituency of Essonne is a French legislative constituency in the Essonne département.

10th constituency of Essonne

French National Assembly constituency
Essonne's 10th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy	Pierre-Alain Raphan REM
Department	Essonne
Cantons	Grigny, Morsang-sur-Orge, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.
Registered voters	60,911

Description

The 10th constituency of Essonne was one of six additional seats created in 1988 to address the rising population in the department. It is a dense urban seat on the southern edge of the Paris urban area around 15 miles (24 km) from the city centre.

The seat has consistently supported the Socialist Party at every election since its creation in 1988, except for 2017.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
	1988	Julien Dray	PS
	1993
	1997
	2002
	2007
	2012	Malek Boutih	PS
	2017	Pierre-Alain Raphan	REM

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Essonne's 10th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LREM	Pierre-Alain Raphan	11,138	53.42
	FI	Charlotte Girard	9,713	46.58
Turnout			22,824	37.47	-13.18

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Essonne's 10th Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Malek Boutih	16,655	56.84
	PR	Marianne Duranton	12,649	43.16
Turnout			30,729	50.65
	PS hold		Swing	-6.78

Sources

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