Vendée's 2nd constituency

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2nd constituency of Vendée
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
Vendée's 2nd Constituency shown within Vendée
Deputy
DepartmentVendée
CantonsChantonnay, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, La Mothe-Achard, Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits, La Roche-sur-Yon Sud, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Registered voters109665[1]

The 2nd constituency of Vendée is a French legislative constituency in the Vendée département. It elects one MP to the National Assembly of France.

Description[edit]

The 2nd Constituency of Vendée stretches from the southern half of La Roche-sur-Yon to the southern edge of the department.

Between 1988 and 2012 this constituency consistently returned conservative centre-right candidates.to the National Assembly. In 2012 the seat elected a Socialist Party deputy for the first time, followed in 2017 by Patricia Gallerneau of the MoDem.[2]

Patricia Gallerneau, a member of the MoDem and related group, was elected to this constituency following the 2017 elections. She died from cancer in July 2019 and was replaced by her substitute Patrick Loiseau, who sits in the same group. Loiseau lost his seat in the 2022 election, and was succeeded by Béatrice Bellamy.

Assembly Members[edit]

Election Member Party
1988 Philippe Mestre UDF
1993
1997 Dominique Caillaud DVD
2002 UMP
2007
2012 Sylviane Bulteau [fr] PS
2017 Patricia Gallerneau MoDem
2019 Patrick Loiseau
2022 Béatrice Bellamy H

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

Legislative Election 2022: Vendée's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Horizons (Ensemble) Béatrice Bellamy 14,334 25.97 -10.19
LFI (NUPÉS) Nicolas Helary 12,053 21.84 -3.58
RN Franck Laloue 9,665 17.51 +6.31
LR (UDC) Maxence De Rugy 9,572 17.34 +0.65
ECO Ninon Greau 2,568 4.65 N/A
LREM Patrick Loiseau* 2,195 3.98 N/A
REC Brigitte Neveux 2,157 3.91 N/A
Others N/A 2,656 4.81
Turnout 55,200 50.50 -1.36
2nd round result
Horizons (Ensemble) Béatrice Bellamy 28,722 58.42 -1.16
LFI (NUPÉS) Nicolas Helary 20,441 41.58 N/A
Turnout 49,163 48.11 +9.59
Horizons gain from MoDem

* LREM dissident not supported by the Ensemble Citoyens alliance

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2017[edit]

Legislative Election 2017: Vendée's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MoDem Patricia Gallerneau 19,405 36.16
LR Béatrice Bellamy 8,957 16.69
PS Sylviane Bulteau 6,425 11.97
FN Gabriel De Chabot 6,012 11.20
LFI Dominique Chevolleau 5,329 9.93
DVD Raoul Mestre 3,077 5.73
EELV Michel Raynaud 1,889 3.52
Others N/A 2,573
Turnout 53,667 51.86
2nd round result
MoDem Patricia Gallerneau 23,748 59.58
LR Béatrice Bellamy 16,113 40.42
Turnout 39,861 38.52
MoDem gain from PS

2012[edit]

Legislative Election 2012: Vendée's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Sylviane Bulteau 22,999 39.06
UMP Dominique Caillaud 20,190 34.29
FN Brigitte Neveux 6,024 10.23
DVD Raoul Mestre 3,358 5.70
FG Jocelyn Abjean 2,125 3.61
EELV Marie-Yannick Brizar Le Borgne 1,488 2.53
Others N/A 2,699
Turnout 58,883 60.17
2nd round result
PS Sylviane Bulteau 29,265 51.79
UMP Dominique Caillaud 27,241 48.21
Turnout 56,506 57.74
PS gain from UMP

2007[edit]

Legislative Election 2007: Vendée's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Dominique Caillaud 26,649 46.77
PS Sylviane Bulteau 16,471 28.91
MoDem Raoul Mestre 6,067 10.65
LV Yann Helary 2,023 3.55
FN Georges Kouskoff 1,268 2.23
Others N/A 4,505
Turnout 58,443 63.68
2nd round result
UMP Dominique Caillaud 29,393 54.78
PS Sylviane Bulteau 24,263 45.22
Turnout 55,226 60.18
UMP hold

2002[edit]

Legislative Election 2002: Vendée's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Dominique Caillaud 23,634 43.41
PS Sylviane Bulteau 15,372 28.23
DVD Raoul Mestre 4,776 8.77
FN Jean-Marie Dieulangard 3,442 6.32
LV Yann Helary 1,699 3.12
LMR Nathalie Botton 1,253 2.30
ECO Philippe Boursier 1,137 2.09
Others N/A 3,136
Turnout 56,012 67.22
2nd round result
UMP Dominique Caillaud 28,150 58.28
PS Sylviane Bulteau 20,151 41.72
Turnout 49,742 59.70
UMP gain from DVD

1997[edit]

Legislative Election 1997: Vendée's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Josiane Migeon 12,708 25.28
DVD Dominique Caillaud 10,386 20.66
UDF Bernard Suaud 10,127 20.15
DVD Raoul Mestre 4,637 9.22
FN Guillaume Vouzellaud 4,517 8.99
LV Annick Tarot 3,681 7.32
PCF Jean-Claude Martineau 2,965 5.90
DIV Yvonne Péon 1,046 2.08
Others N/A 201
Turnout 54,538 72.26
2nd round result
DVD Dominique Caillaud 28,669 54.92
PS Josiane Migeon 23,535 45.08
Turnout 55,838 73.98
DVD gain from UDF

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Les résultats aux élections législatives de 2017 – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  2. ^ "Vendée – 2e circonscription : Liste des résultats – Elections législatives 2017 – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  3. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Vendée". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2022.