Vendée's 4th constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the National Assembly of France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox French constituency
| name = 4th constituency of Vendée
| image =
| map =
| member-type = Deputy
| member = Veronique Besse
| member-party = DVD
| department = Vendée
| canton = Les Herbiers, Montaigu, Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Pouzauges, Saint-Fulgent
| voters = 134,426
}}
The 4th constituency of Vendée is a French legislative constituency in the Vendée département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
Description
- Philippe de Villiers resigns on 24 October 1994. Bruno Retailleau is elected on 26 November 1994 in a by-election.
- Philippe de Villiers resigned on 19 July 2004 to sit in the European Parliament. Véronique Besse is elected on 23 January 2005 in a by-election.
Deputies
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|National Centre of Independents and Peasants}}" |
| 1958 | Antoine Guitton | CNIP | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Rally for the Republic}}" |
| 1962 | rowspan="6" | Vincent Ansquer | UNR | ||
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Union of Democrats for the Republic}}" |
|1967 | rowspan="3" |UDR | ||
| 1968 | ||
| 1973 | ||
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Rally for the Republic}}" |
|1978 | rowspan="2" |RPR | ||
| 1981 | ||
| colspan="2" align="center"| 1986
|colspan="2"| Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Union for French Democracy}}" |
| 1988 | rowspan="2" | Philippe de Villiers | rowspan="2" | UDF | ||
| 1993 | ||
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|The Independent Right}}" |
| 1994 | rowspan="2" | LDI | ||
| 1997
| rowspan="2" | Philippe de Villiers | ||
| rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Movement for France}}" |
| 2002 | rowspan="4" | MPF | ||
| 2005
| rowspan="3" | Véronique Besse | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|En Marche!}};"|
| 2017 | REM | ||
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|2022 |DVD |
Election results
=2024=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;font-size:95%;"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Candidate ! colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Party ! colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Alliance ! colspan="2" |First round ! colspan="2" |Second round |
| style="width:50px;" |Votes
! style="width:45px;" |% ! style="width:50px;" |Votes ! style="width:45px;" |% |
|---|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Véronique Besse |Ind |DVD |{{formatnum:28,086}} |{{formatnum:39.31}} |{{formatnum:31,068}} |{{formatnum:43.36}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Rally}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Jacques Proux |RN | |{{formatnum:16,345}} |{{formatnum:22.88}} |{{formatnum:17,613}} |{{formatnum:24.58}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Renaissance (French political party)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Ilias Nagnonhou |RE |{{formatnum:13,192}} |{{formatnum:18.46}} |10,796 |15.07 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|French Communist Party}};"|
| style="text-align:left;" |Julie Mariel-Godard |PCF | |{{formatnum:13,164}} |{{formatnum:18.42}} |12,170 |16.99 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lutte Ouvrière}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Claude Bour |LO | |{{formatnum:666}} |{{formatnum:0.93}} | | |
| colspan="8" style="background:#E9E9E9;" | |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Valid votes |{{formatnum:71,453}} |97.31 |{{formatnum:71,647}} |97.97 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Blank votes
|{{formatnum:1,442}} |1.96 |{{formatnum:1,108}} |1.52 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Null votes
|{{formatnum:533}} |0.73 |{{formatnum:375}} |0.51 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Turnout
|{{formatnum:73,428}} |70.12 |{{formatnum:73130}} |69.83 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Abstentions
|{{formatnum:31289}} |29.88 |{{formatnum:31599}} |30.17 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Registered voters
|{{formatnum:104,717}} | style="background:#E9E9E9;" | |{{formatnum:104,729}} | style="background:#E9E9E9;" | |
| colspan="8" style="background:#E9E9E9;" | |
| colspan="8" style="text-align:left;" |Source: [https://www.resultats-elections.interieur.gouv.fr/legislatives2024/ensemble_geographique/52/85/8504/index.html] |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Result | colspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color| Miscellaneous right}}" | DVD HOLD |
=2022=
{{Election box begin | title=Legislative Election 2022:{{Cite web |title=Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Vendée |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/resultats-elections/pays-de-la-loire/vendee/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Le Monde.fr |language=fr-FR}} Vendée's 4th constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Miscellaneous right
|candidate = Véronique Besse
|votes = 16,904
|percentage = 34.97
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box winning candidate for alliance|
|party = La République En Marche!
|side = Ensemble Citoyens
|candidate = Martine Leguille-Balloy
|votes = 10,531
|percentage = 21.78
|change = -24.86
}}
{{Election box candidate for alliance|
|party = French Communist Party
|side = NUPES
|candidate = Céline Sauvetre
|votes = 8,498
|percentage = 17.58
|change = +2.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Rally (France)|candidate=Bruno Dalcantara|votes=5,218|percentage=10.79|change=+3.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Miscellaneous Green|candidate=Theodore Babarit|votes=2,797|percentage=5.79|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Miscellaneous centre|candidate=Denis Le Bars|votes=2,300|percentage=4.76|change=N/A}}
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{{Election box candidate|
|party = Others
|candidate = N/A
|votes = 2,095
|percentage = 4.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=48,343|percentage=48.24|change=-3.29}}
{{Election box 2nd round}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Miscellaneous right
|candidate = Véronique Besse
|votes = 23,336
|percentage = 59.69
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate for alliance|
|party = La République En Marche!
|side = Ensemble Citoyens
|candidate = Martine Leguille-Balloy
|votes = 15,761
|percentage = 40.31
|change = -22.19
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=39,097|percentage=41.75|change=+2.31}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Miscellaneous right
|loser = La République En Marche!
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2017=
{{Election box begin | title=Legislative Election 2017: Vendée's 4th constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = La République En Marche!
|candidate = Martine Leguille-Balloy
|votes = 23,508
|percentage = 46.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Union of Democrats and Independents
|candidate = Wilfrid Montassier
|votes = 14,005
|percentage = 27.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = La France Insoumise
|candidate = Anita Lavergne
|votes = 4,197
|percentage = 8.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (France)
|candidate = Danise Vicente
|votes = 3,678
|percentage = 7.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Europe Ecology - The Greens
|candidate = Claudine Goichon
|votes = 2,449
|percentage = 4.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = French Communist Party
|candidate = Marie-Françoise Michenaud
|votes = 1,123
|percentage = 2.33
|change =
}}
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
{{Election box candidate
|party = Others
|candidate = N/A
|votes = 1,484
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 50,444
|percentage = 51.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2nd round}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = La République En Marche!
|candidate = Martine Leguille-Balloy
|votes = 24,129
|percentage = 62.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Union of Democrats and Independents
|candidate = Wilfrid Montassier
|votes = 14,475
|percentage = 37.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 38,604
|percentage = 39.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = La République En Marche!
|loser = Movement for France
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=Legislative Election 2012: Vendée 4th}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Movement for France
|candidate = Véronique Besse
|votes = 31,806
|percentage = 57,04
|change = -3,92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party (France)
|candidate = Maï Haeffelin
|votes = 14,248
|percentage = 25,55
|change = +9,15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (France)
|candidate = Maryse Borie
|votes = 3,555
|percentage = 6,38
|change = +4,72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Movement (France)
|candidate = Christian Ricot
|votes = 2,253
|percentage = 4,04
|change = -6,82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = French Communist Party
|candidate = Marie-Françoise Michenaud
|votes = 1,630
|percentage = 2,92
|change = +2,92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = The Greens (France)
|candidate = Daniel Rondeau
|votes = 1,245
|percentage = 2,23
|change = -2,19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ecologist
|candidate = Yann Denis
|votes = 422
|percentage = 0,76
|change = -0,68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ecologist
|candidate = Laurent Orgeas
|votes = 352
|percentage = 0,63
|change = +0,63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Far left
|candidate = Michel Stambouli
|votes = 245
|percentage = 0,44
|change = -0,91
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 56,858
|percentage = 60,15
|change = -3,91
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Movement for France
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2007=
{{Election box begin | title=Legislative Election 2007: Vendée 4th}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Movement for France
|candidate = Véronique Besse
|votes = 34,458
|percentage = 60.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party (France)
|candidate = Jean-François Bolteau
|votes = 9,269
|percentage = 16.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Movement (France)
|candidate = Arnold Schwerdorffer
|votes = 6,137
|percentage = 10.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = The Greens (France)
|candidate = Patrick You
|votes = 2,501
|percentage = 4.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions
|candidate = Martine Aury
|votes = 1,062
|percentage = 1.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (France)
|candidate = Jean-Marie Dieulangard
|votes = 938
|percentage = 1.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ecologist
|candidate = Anita Barbarit
|votes = 813
|percentage = 1.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Far left
|candidate = Jean-Claude Chevallier
|votes = 763
|percentage = 1.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Workers' Struggle
|candidate = Michel Stambouli
|votes = 585
|percentage = 1.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 56,525
|percentage = 64.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Movement for France
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2002=
{{Election box begin | title=Legislative Election 2002: Vendée's 4th constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Movement for France
|candidate = Philippe de Villiers
|votes = 38,113
|percentage = 67.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Miscellaneous Left
|candidate = Michelle Devanne
|votes = 9,794
|percentage = 17.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Miscellaneous Right
|candidate = Madeleine Lelievre
|votes = 2,664
|percentage = 4.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Miscellaneous Green
|candidate = David Lelievre
|votes = 2,158
|percentage = 3.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (France)
|candidate = Georges Kouskoff
|votes = 1,767
|percentage = 3.11
|change =
}}
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
{{Election box candidate
|party = Others
|candidate = N/A
|votes = 2,258
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 58,636
|percentage = 68.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Movement for France
|loser = Miscellaneous Right
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1997=
{{Election box begin | title=Legislative Election 1997: Vendée's 4th constituency}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Miscellaneous Right
|candidate = Philippe de Villiers
|votes = 26,560
|percentage = 47.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = The Greens (France)
|candidate = Philippe Boursier
|votes = 11,525
|percentage = 20.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rally for the Republic
|candidate = Marcel Albert
|votes = 10,465
|percentage = 18.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (France)
|candidate = Christian Proust
|votes = 3,852
|percentage = 6.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Miscellaneous Right
|candidate = Madeleine Lelièvre
|votes = 1,806
|percentage = 3.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = French Communist Party
|candidate = Magali Burgaud
|votes = 1,775
|percentage = 3.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 60,402
|percentage = 76.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2nd round}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Miscellaneous Right
|candidate = Philippe de Villiers
|votes = 36,931
|percentage = 68.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = The Greens (France)
|candidate = Philippe Boursier
|votes = 17,103
|percentage = 31.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 57,910
|percentage = 73.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Miscellaneous Right
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}