Seine-et-Marne's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Seine-et-Marne département.

6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne
French National Assembly
constituency
Seine-et-Marne's 6th Constituency shown within Île-de-France
Deputy
 Jean-François Parigi
LR
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
CantonsLizy-sur-Ourcq, Meaux-Nord, Meaux-Sud, Dammartin-en-Goële (part)
Registered voters74,055

Description

The 6th constituency of Seine-et-Marne lies in the north of the department around the town of Meaux.

In the 1980s and 1990s the seat swung between left and right; however, since 2002 the seat has remained comfortably in the hands of Jean-François Copé of the UMP. Copé served as a minister under Nicolas Sarkozy and as president of the UMP between 2012 and 2014.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Robert Le Foll PS
1993 Pierre Quillet RPR
1997 Nicole Bricq PS
2002 Jean-François Copé UMP
2007
2012
2017 Jean-François Parigi LR

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Seine-et-Marne's 6th Constituency – 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UMP Jean-François Copé 24,178 59.53
LV Caroline Pinet 16,437 40.47
Turnout 41,790 56.43
UMP hold Swing

Sources

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

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