Saône-et-Loire's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of Saône-et-Loire was a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.

6th constituency of Saône-et-Loire

French National Assembly constituency
Deputy	constituency abolished
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Cantons	Beaurepaire-en-Bresse, Chalon-sur-Saône Sud, Cuiseaux, Cuisery, Louhans, Montpont-en-Bresse, Montret, Pierre-de-Bresse, Saint-Germain-du-Bois, Saint-Germain-du-Plain, Saint-Martin-en-Bresse, Tournus,Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.

Following the 2009 redistricting, the constituency was abolished; its borders, however, are nearly coterminous with the redrawn 4th constituency.

Deputies

Election		Member	Party
1986		constituency created
	1988	René Beaumont	UDF
	1997	Arnaud Montebourg	PS
2012		constituency abolished

Election results

1997

Legislative Election 1997: Saône-et-Loire 6th constituency – 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Arnaud Montebourg	28,373	53.67
	UDF	René Beaumont	24,495	46.33
Turnout			54,084	69.60
	PS hold		Swing

2002

Legislative Election 2002: Saône-et-Loire 6th constituency – 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Arnaud Montebourg	27,176	55.43	+1.76
	UMP	Francis Szpiner	21,850	44.57
Turnout			50,824	63.16	–6.44
	PS hold		Swing	–1.76

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Saône-et-Loire 6th constituency – 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PS	Arnaud Montebourg	29,361	50.34	–5.09
	UMP	Arnaud Danjean	28,965	49.66	+5.09
Turnout			59,514	69.90	+6.74
	PS hold		Swing	–5.09

Sources

• Official results of 1997 French legislative election: "Résultats des élections législatives des 25 mai et 1er juin 1997 par circonscription" (in French).
• Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).