Haute-Vienne's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Haute-Vienne (French: Deuxième circonscription de la Haute-Vienne) is a French legislative constituency in the Haute-Vienne département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.

2nd constituency of Haute-Vienne
French National Assembly
constituency
Haute-Vienne's 2nd Constituency shown within Haute-Vienne.
Deputy
 Jean-Baptiste Djebbari [1]
En Marche
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
CantonsAixe-sur-Vienne, Châlus, Limoges-Condat, Limoges-Emailleurs, Nexon, Oradour-sur-Vayres, Pierre-Buffière, Rochechouart, Saint-Germain-les-Belles, Saint-Junien Est, Saint-Junien Ouest, Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre, Saint-Mathieu, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Registered voters97461 [2]

Description

The 2nd Constituency of Haute-Vienne covers the south west portion of the Department and includes some of the city of Limoges. Historically the constituency leaned towards the centre-left. Daniel Boisserie of the Socialist Party represented the seat for twenty years between 1997 and 2007. His successor as PS candidate secured only 10.7% of the first round vote at the 2017 election coming fifth.[3]

Assembly Members

ElectionMemberParty
1988Jean-Claude PeyronnetPS
1993Evelyne GuilhemRPR
1997Daniel BoisseriePS
2017Sophie Beaudouin-HubièreLREM

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References

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