Aisne's 1st constituency

1st constituency of the Aisne

French National Assembly
constituency

Aisne's 1st constituency shown within Picardie
Deputy
 René Dosière
Miscellaneous Left
Department Aisne
Canton Anizy-le-Château, Craonne, Crécy-sur-Serre, La Fère, Laon Nord, Laon Sud, Neufchâtel-sur-Aisne, Rozoy-sur-Serre, Sissonne
Voters 72,613

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

Description

Aisne's 1st constituency stretches from the centre of the department to its eastern border. The seat has been held by one man, René Dosière, since 1988, with the exception of between 1993 and 199, when it was captured the Gaullist RPR.

Unusually the second round at the 2012 election featured two candidates from the left René Dosière and Fawaz Karimet of the official Socialist Party.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1958 Gilbert Devèze CNIP
1962 Guy Sabatier UNR
1968 UDR
1973 Robert Aumont PS
1986 Proportional representation - no election by constituency
1988 René Dosière PS
1993 Jean-Claude Lamant RPR
1997 René Dosière PS
2007 DVG

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Aisne's 1st constituency - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Miscellaneous left René Dosière 17,460 42.19
NC Aude Bono 15,974 38.60
PS Fawaz Karimet 7,950 19.21
Turnout 42,356 58.33
Miscellaneous left hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: Aisne's 1st constituency - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Miscellaneous left René Dosière 24,499 56.28
UMP Gaëdic Blanchard-Douchain 19,028 43.72
Turnout 43,527 62.13
Miscellaneous left gain from PS Swing

Sources