Landes's 2nd constituency
The 2nd constituency of the Landes (French: Deuxième circonscription des Landes) is a French legislative constituency in the Landes département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
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 Landes's 2nd Constituency shown within Landes. | |||
| Deputy |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Landes | ||
| Cantons | Dax-Nord, Dax-Sud, Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx, Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, Soustons | ||
| Registered voters | 120071 [2] | ||
Description
The 2nd constituency of the Landes lies in the south of the department bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west and Pyrénées-Atlantiques to the south. As well as a long stretch of coastline the seat also includes the spa town and Subprefecture Dax.
Politically the constituency has traditionally supported the Socialist Party (France) with the exceptions of the 1993 and 2017 elections.
Assembly Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jean-Pierre Pénicaut | PS | |
| 1993 | Henri Lalanne | UDF | |
| 1997 | Jean-Pierre Dufau | PS | |
| 2017 | Lionel Causse | LREM | |
References
- "577 Députés - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
- "Assemblée nationale : Élections législatives 2002 - Recensement de la population par circonscription". www.assemblee-nationale.fr.
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