Essonne's 6th constituency

6th constituency of Essonne

French National Assembly
constituency

Essonne's 6th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Jérôme Guedj
PS
Department Essonne
Canton Chilly-Mazarin, Massy-Est, Massy-Ouest, Palaiseau
Voters 76,222

The 6th constituency of Essonne is a French legislative constituency in the Essonne département.

Description

The 6th constituency of Essonne is in the north of the department it is a dense urban seat centred on the suburb of Massy. The seat was created in 1986 as the number of seats in Essonne grew from four to ten reflecting the rapidly increasing population and urbanisation of the department.

Historically the seat has favoured the left the PS having won at every election except 1993.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1988 Claude Germon PS
1993 Odile Moirin RPR
1997 François Lamy PS
2012 Jérôme Guedj PS
2014 François Lamy PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Essonne's 6th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS François Lamy 23,941 57.77
UMP Grégoire De Lasteyrie 17,500 42.23
Turnout 42,868 56.24
PS hold Swing

Sources

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