Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency
Encyclopedia
The 1st constituency of the Charente-Maritime is a French legislative constituency
in the Charente-Maritime
department (Poitou-Charentes
).
It consists of eleven cantons
and twenty municipalities located in Aunis
(La Rochelle
and some of its surrounding towns and villages) and the Île de Ré
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Constituency (France)
France is divided into 577 constituencies for the legislative elections . Members of Parliament to the National Assembly are elected in a two round system to a term fixed to a maximum of five years...
in the Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department (Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
).
It consists of eleven cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and twenty municipalities located in Aunis
Aunis
Aunis is a historical province of France, situated in the north-west of the department of Charente-Maritime. Its historic capital is La Rochelle, which took over from Castrum Allionis the historic capital which gives its name to the province....
(La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
and some of its surrounding towns and villages) and the Île de Ré
Île de Ré
Île de Ré is an island off the west coast of France near La Rochelle, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait....
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- Ars-en-Ré: Ars-en-RéArs-en-RéArs-en-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.It is one of the 10 communes located on the Île de Ré in the northwestern part of the island.-Population:-Sights:...
, La Couarde-sur-MerLa Couarde-sur-MerLa Couarde-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*...
, LoixLoixLoix is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*...
, Les Portes-en-RéLes Portes-en-RéLes Portes-en-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France on the .-Population:-References:*...
, Saint-Clément-des-BaleinesSaint-Clément-des-BaleinesSaint-Clément-des-Baleines is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*... - La Rochelle-1: La Rochelle
- La Rochelle-2: La Rochelle
- La Rochelle-3: La Rochelle
- La Rochelle-4: La Rochelle
- La Rochelle-5: EsnandesEsnandesEsnandes is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Esnandais.-Geography:This small town north of La Rochelle faces the bay of Aiguillon...
, MarsillyMarsilly, Charente-MaritimeMarsilly is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-Personalities:Between 1932 and 1936, the well-known writer Georges Simenon and his wife Régine lived at La Richardière, a 16th century manor house in Marsilly. The house is evoked in Simenon's novel Le...
, PuilboreauPuilboreauPuilboreau is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, La Rochelle, Saint-XandreSaint-XandreSaint-Xandre is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*... - La Rochelle-6: La Rochelle
- La Rochelle-7: La Rochelle
- La Rochelle-8: Dompierre-sur-MerDompierre-sur-MerDompierre-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-Personalities:*Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy...
, PérignyPérigny, Charente-MaritimePérigny is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, La Rochelle - La Rochelle-9: L'HoumeauL'HoumeauL'Houmeau is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, LagordLagordLagord is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Nieul-sur-MerNieul-sur-MerNieul-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, La Rochelle - Saint-Martin-de-RéCanton of Saint-Martin-de-RéThe Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a French administrative division situated in the département of Charente-Maritime and the region of Poitou-Charentes.-Geography:The canton is organized around the Île de Ré of the arrondissement de La Rochelle...
: La FlotteLa FlotteLa Flotte is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*...
, Le Bois-Plage-en-RéLe Bois-Plage-en-RéLe Bois-Plage-en-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.-Population:-References:*...
, Rivedoux-PlageRivedoux-PlageRivedoux-Plage is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is situated on the Île de Ré.The commune includes the beach of Sablanceau.-Population:-References:*...
, Saint-Martin-de-RéSaint-Martin-de-RéSaint-Martin-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.It is one of the 10 communes located on the Île de Ré.-History:Saint-Martin-de-Ré has extensive fortifications, reflecting the strategic importance of the Île de Ré...
, Sainte-Marie-de-RéSainte-Marie-de-RéSainte-Marie-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Geography:Sainte-Marie-de-Ré is a small village, on the southern coast of the Île de Ré, facing the Île d'Oléron....
Election: results in 2007
Past elections: 1958-2002
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1958 French legislative election, 1958 - National Assembly by Parliamentary Group:... |
Alain de Lacoste-Lareymondie | CNIP National Centre of Independents and Peasants The National Centre of Independents and Peasants is a liberal-conservative and conservative-liberal political party in France, founded in 1949 by the merger of the National Centre of Independents with the... |
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| 1962 French legislative election, 1962 - National Assembly by Parliamentary Group:... |
André Salardaine André Salardaine André Salardaine was a French Gaullist politician and a member of the Union for the New Republic .... |
UNR | |
| 1967 French legislative election, 1967 French legislative elections took place on 5 and 12 March 1967 to elect the 3rd National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.In December 1965, Charles de Gaulle was re-elected President of France in the first Presidential election by universal suffrage. However, contrary to predictions, there had been a... |
André Salardaine André Salardaine André Salardaine was a French Gaullist politician and a member of the Union for the New Republic .... |
UD-5eR | |
| 1968 French legislative election, 1968 - National Assembly by Parliamentary Group:... |
Philippe Dechartre | UDR | |
| 1973 French legislative election, 1973 French legislative elections took place on 4 and 11 March 1973 to elect the 5th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.In order to end the May 1968 crisis, President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the National Assembly and his party, the Gaullist Party Union of Democrats for the Republic , obtained... |
Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party... |
MRG | |
| 1978 French legislative election, 1978 The French legislative elections took place on 12 March and 19 March 1978 to elect the 6th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.On 2 April 1974 President Georges Pompidou died. The non-Gaullist center-right leader Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was elected to succeed him... |
Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party... |
MRG | |
| 1981 French legislative election, 1981 French legislative elections took place on 14 June and 21 June 1981 to elect the 7th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.On 10 May 1981 François Mitterrand was elected President of France. He became the first Socialist to win this post under universal suffrage... |
Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party... |
MRG | |
1986 French legislative election, 1986 The French legislative elections took place on 16 March 1986 to elect the 8th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Contrary to other legislative elections of the Fifth Republic, the electoral system used was that of Party-list proportional representation.Since the 1981 election of François... |
Proportional representation Proportional representation Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular... - no election by constituency |
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| 1988 French legislative election, 1988 French legislative elections took place on 5 June and 12 June 1988 to elect the 9th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, one month after the re-election of François Mitterrand as President of France.... |
Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party... |
MRG | |
| 1993 French legislative election, 1993 French legislative elections took place on 21 and 28 March 1993 to elect the 10th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic.Since 1988, President François Mitterrand and his Socialist cabinets had relied on a relative parliamentary majority. Without the support of the Communists, Prime minister... |
Jean-Louis Léonard Jean-Louis Léonard Jean-Louis Léonard Jean-Louis Léonard Jean-Louis Léonard (born on 24 July 1950 in Besançon (Doubs) is a French politician and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).A mayor of Châtelaillon-Plage from 1984 to 1995 and again since 1996, he has been a MP of the Charente-Maritime's 2nd... |
RPR Rally for the Republic The Rally for the Republic , was a French right-wing political party. Originating from the Union of Democrats for the Republic , it was founded by Jacques Chirac in 1976 and presented itself as the heir of Gaullism... |
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| 1997 French legislative election, 1997 French legislative election took place on 25 May and 1 June 1997 to elect the 11th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. It was the consequence of President Jacques Chirac's decision to call the legislative election one year before the deadline.... |
Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau Michel Crépeau was a French centre-left politician.Born in 1930, barrister, he joined the Radical Party. When it split in 1972, he founded the Movement of Left Radicals which chosen the alliance with the Socialist Party and the French Communist Party... |
PRS | |
| 2002 French legislative election, 2002 -12th Assembly by Parliamentary Group:... |
Maxime Bono Maxime Bono Maxime Bono is a French politician and a member of the Socialist party. Since April 1999, he has been a mayor of La Rochelle, a MP of the Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency and a president of the Agglomeration community of La Rochelle... |
PS Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement... |
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Sources
- Notes and portraits of the French MPs under the Fifth Republic, French National Assembly
- 2007 results in the Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency, Minister of the InteriorMinister of the Interior (France)The Minister of the Interior in France is one of the most important governmental cabinet positions, responsible for the following:* The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes...