Yvelines's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Yvelines is a French legislative constituency in the Yvelines département.

1st constituency of Yvelines

French National Assembly constituency
Yvelines' 1st Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy	Didier Baichère REM
Department	Yvelines
Cantons	Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Versailles-Nord, Versailles Nord-Ouest, Versailles-Sud (part)
Registered voters	83,490

Description

The 1st constituency of Yvelines includes most of the historic royal city of Versailles.

Politically the seat has been a stronghold of the right since its creation in 1968. In its entire history it has only been represented by four men. Its first deputy Bernard Destremau was a noted tennis player and diplomat.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
	1968	Bernard Destremau	RI
	1978	Étienne Pinte	RPR
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Étienne Pinte	RPR
	2002		UMP
	2012	François de Mazières	UMP
	2017	Didier Baichère	REM

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Yvelines' 1st Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LREM	Didier Baichère	19,879	51.06
	UMP	François-Xavier Bellamy	19,052	48.94	-7.81
Turnout			38,931	46.63	-11.75
	LREM gain from UMP		Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Yvelines' 1st Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UMP	François de Mazières	26,544	56.75
	PS	Isabelle This Saint-Jean	20,230	43.25
Turnout			47,683	58.38
	UMP hold		Swing

Sources

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