Val-de-Marne's 6th constituency

6th constituency of Val-de-Marne

French National Assembly
constituency

Val-de-Marne's 6th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Laurence Abeille
EELV
Department Val-de-Marne
Canton Fontenay-sous-Bois-Est - Fontenay-sous-Bois-Ouest - Saint-Mandé - Vincennes-Est - Vincennes-Ouest
Voters 77,995

The 6th constituency of Val-de-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Val-de-Marne département.

Description

The 6th constituency of Val-de-Marne is a wedge of territory between the Bois de Vincennes to the south and Seine-Saint-Denis to the north forming part of the eastern suburbs of Paris.

The seat returned conservatives at every election from 1988 onwards, however at the 2012 the seat was captured by Laurence Abeille of the Greens.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Robert-André Vivien RPR
1993 Michel Giraud RPR
2002 Patrick Beaudouin UMP
2012 Laurence Abeille EELV

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Val-de-Marne's 4th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
The Greens Laurence Abeille 22,602 50.95
UMP Patrick Beaudouin 21,758 49.05
Turnout 45,355 58.15
The Greens gain from UMP Swing

Sources

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