Davy Rimane

{{ infobox Politician

| name = Davy Rimane

| image = 20240710-P1050581 Davy Rimane Wikipedia.jpg

| office = Member of the National Assembly
for Guyane's 2nd constituency

| term_start = 22 June 2022

| predecessor = Lénaïck Adam

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kourou, French Guiana

| party = La France Insoumise

}}

Davy Rimane (born 15 December 1979) is a French politician and labor activist. Rimane was elected to represent French Guiana's 2nd constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. He had previously contested the seat in the 2017 legislation election as well as the 2018 by-election.{{Cite web |title=Davy Rimane remporte la bataille législative dans la seconde circonscription et en devient le nouveau député |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/davy-rimane-remporte-la-bataille-legislative-dans-la-seconde-circonscription-et-en-devient-le-nouveau-depute-1295680.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Guyane la 1ère |date=18 June 2022 |language=fr-FR}}

Early life and education

Rimane was born in Kourou in 1979, the same year Ariane 1 held its maiden flight at the Guiana Space Centre located within the town. He is the grand-nephew of Eustaste Rimane, who was the town's mayor for 42 years, from 1953 to 1995.{{Cite web |title=Guyane : neuf candidats à la législative partielle |url=https://www.europe1.fr/politique/guyane-neuf-candidats-a-la-legislative-partielle-3570575 |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Europe 1 |date=10 February 2018 |language=fr}} Rimane later became a hydraulic exploitation technician at EDF Guyane.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-08 |title=Davy Rimane : "Je suis un citoyen engagé qui a choisi de s'impliquer politiquement" |url=https://www.guyaweb.com/actualites/news/legislatives-2017-actualites/davy-rimane/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Guyaweb, site d'information et d'investigation en Guyane |language=fr}}

Activism and local politics

During the 2017 social unrest in French Guiana, Rimane led the Kolectif pou lagwiyann dékolé movement as its spokesperson.{{cite news |date=23 February 2018 |title=Castaner et Mélenchon en Guyane avant une législative partielle à fort enjeu |publisher=Outre-Mer 1ère |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/castaner-melenchon-guyane-legislative-partielle-fort-enjeu-562491.html |accessdate=4 March 2018}}{{cite news |author=Marie-Claude Thébia |date=12 February 2018 |title=Législative partielle : 9 candidats et un siège |publisher=Guyane 1ère |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/legislative-partielle-9-candidats-siege-558917.html |accessdate=4 March 2018}} As a labor organizer, Rimane is a member of the EDF Guyane trade union.{{cite news |date=10 February 2018 |title=Guyane : neuf candidats à la législative partielle |publisher=Europe 1 |url=http://www.europe1.fr/politique/guyane-neuf-candidats-a-la-legislative-partielle-3570575 |accessdate=4 March 2018}} He has also served as general secretary of the Union of Guianese Workers (UTG).{{cite news |author=Marie-Claude Thébia |date=1 March 2018 |title=Législative partielle : portraits de candidats (3) |publisher=Guyane 1ère |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/legislative-partielle-portraits-candidats-3-564805.html |accessdate=4 March 2018}}

In 2020, Rimane was elected to be a local councilor in Kourou.

National Assembly of France

= 2017 election =

In 2017, Rimane contested the election for French Guiana's 2nd constituency as the candidate of La France Insoumise. Rimane was narrowly defeated in the second round of the election by Lénaïck Adam of La République En Marche!.

class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \|Candidate ! rowspan="2" \|Party ! colspan="2" \|First round ! colspan="2" \|Second round
Votes !% !Votes !%
\|Lénaïck Adam \|LREM \|{{formatnum:3595}} \|36.44 \|{{formatnum:6670}} \|50.21
\|Davy Rimane \|LFI \|{{formatnum:2001}} \|20.28 \|{{formatnum:6614}} \|49.79
colspan="7" \|Source: [https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017/(path)/legislatives-2017/973/97302.html Ministry of the Interior], [https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Elections-legislatives-2017/Elections-legislatives-le-financement-public-des-partis-politiques2 political parties]

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Candidate

! rowspan="2" |Party

! colspan="2" |First round

! colspan="2" |Second round

Votes

!Votes

|Lénaïck Adam

|LREM

|{{formatnum:3595}}

|36.44

|{{formatnum:6670}}

|50.21

|Davy Rimane

|LFI

|{{formatnum:2001}}

|20.28

|{{formatnum:6614}}

|49.79

colspan="7" |Source: [https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017/(path)/legislatives-2017/973/97302.html Ministry of the Interior], [https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Elections-legislatives-2017/Elections-legislatives-le-financement-public-des-partis-politiques2 political parties]

= 2018 by-election =

Following his defeat, Rimane appealed the results of the election to the Constitutional Council, claiming to have identified voting irregularities during the count.{{cite news |date=29 June 2017 |title=Guyane: Davy Rimane dépose un recours contre l'élection de Lenaïck Adam aux législatives |publisher=Outre-Mer 1ère |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane-davy-rimane-depose-recours-contre-election-lenaick-adam-aux-legislatives-489395.html |accessdate=8 December 2017}} Adam's election was invalidated on 8 December 2017 by the Constitutional Council, leading to a March 2018 by-election for the seat.

Due to the close result in the 2017 contest, a number of leading left-wing figures campaigned for Rimane in the by-election. LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon visited French Guiana to campaign for Rimane, and was accompanied by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Younous Omarjee and FI deputy Danièle Obono.{{cite news |author=Mathilde Siraud |date=23 February 2018 |title=Castaner et Mélenchon en campagne en Guyane |newspaper=Le Figaro |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2018/02/23/01002-20180223ARTFIG00269-castaner-et-melenchon-en-campagne-en-guyane.php |accessdate=4 March 2018}}{{cite news |date=27 February 2018 |title=Mélenchon en Guyane pour soutenir Davy Rimane avant la législative |publisher=Outre-Mer 1ère |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/melenchon-guyane-soutenir-davy-rimane-legislative-563793.html |accessdate=4 March 2018}} Rimane also received the support of Gabriel Serville, the member of the National Assembly for French Guiana's 2nd constituency.{{cite news |date=19 February 2018 |title=Législatives partielles en Guyane : Deux nouveaux soutiens pour Davy Rimane |publisher=Outremers360 |url=http://outremers360.com/politique/legislatives-partielles-en-guyane-deux-nouveaux-soutiens-pour-davy-rimane/ |accessdate=4 March 2018}} Adam ultimately defeated Rimane by a narrow 50.65% to 49.35% margin.

class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \|Candidate ! rowspan="2" \|Party ! colspan="3" \|First round ! colspan="3" \|Second round
Votes !% !+/– !Votes !% !+/–
\|Lénaïck Adam \|LREM \|{{formatnum:5927}} \|43.10 \| +6.65 \|{{formatnum:8320}} \|50.65 \| +0.44
\|Davy Rimane \|LFI \|{{formatnum:4830}} \|35.12 \| +14.84 \|{{formatnum:8107}} \|49.35 \|–0.44
colspan="9" \|Source: [http://www.guyane.gouv.fr/content/download/11964/83780/file/Tableau%20resultats%2005%2003%202018.pdf Préfecture de la Guyane], [http://www.guyane.gouv.fr/content/download/12025/84224/file/Tableau%20resultats%202%20eme%20tour%20V%20rectifiee%2012%2003%202018.pdf Préfecture de la Guyane]

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Candidate

! rowspan="2" |Party

! colspan="3" |First round

! colspan="3" |Second round

Votes

!+/–

!Votes

!+/–

|Lénaïck Adam

|LREM

|{{formatnum:5927}}

|43.10

| +6.65

|{{formatnum:8320}}

|50.65

| +0.44

|Davy Rimane

|LFI

|{{formatnum:4830}}

|35.12

| +14.84

|{{formatnum:8107}}

|49.35

|–0.44

colspan="9" |Source: [http://www.guyane.gouv.fr/content/download/11964/83780/file/Tableau%20resultats%2005%2003%202018.pdf Préfecture de la Guyane], [http://www.guyane.gouv.fr/content/download/12025/84224/file/Tableau%20resultats%202%20eme%20tour%20V%20rectifiee%2012%2003%202018.pdf Préfecture de la Guyane]

= 2022 election =

In April 2022, Rimane formally confirmed his intention to contest the seat for a third time in the 2022 French legislative election.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Davy Rimane est candidat aux législatives |url=https://www.monewsguyane.com/2022/04/28/davy-rimane-est-candidat-aux-legislatives/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Mo News - Hebdomadaire d'informations de la Guyane |language=fr-FR}} As a candidate, he pledged to sit in the New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES) group within the National Assembly.{{Cite web |title=Législatives 2022 : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Davy Rimane, candidat dans la seconde circonscription de Guyane |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/legislatives-2022-ce-qu-il-faut-savoir-sur-davy-rimane-candidat-dans-la-seconde-circonscription-de-guyane-1288400.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Guyane la 1ère |date=3 June 2022 |language=fr-FR}} Rimane defeated Adam in the second round of voting by a margin of 54.12% to 45.88%.{{Cite web |title=Davy Rimane remporte la bataille législative dans la seconde circonscription et en devient le nouveau député |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/davy-rimane-remporte-la-bataille-legislative-dans-la-seconde-circonscription-et-en-devient-le-nouveau-depute-1295680.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Guyane la 1ère |date=18 June 2022 |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |title=Législatives 2022 : Jean-Victor Castor et Davy Rimane nouveaux députés de Guyane - Les résultats globaux des deux circonscriptions |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/legislatives-2022-jean-victor-castor-et-davy-rimane-nouveaux-deputes-de-guyane-les-resultats-globaux-des-deux-circonscriptions-1295696.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Guyane la 1ère |date=18 June 2022 |language=fr-FR}}

Personal life

Rimane is known to be a fan of football, and plays for the local Kourou town hall COS team. He has three children.

References

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Kourou

Category:La France Insoumise politicians

Category:Members of Parliament for French Guiana

Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic

Category:French trade unionists