# Yvelines's 7th constituency

The 7th constituency of Yvelines is a French legislative constituency in the Yvelines département.

## Description

The 7th constituency of Yvelines is the north of the department with the Seine running through it.
Whilst the seat has elected conservatives since the 1993 defeat of former Prime Minister of France Michel Rocard it remains relatively marginal. The UMP candidate Arnaud Richard won the seat by less than 500 votes at the 2012 election.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1967 | Gérard Prioux | UDR |
| | 1968 | Pierre Ribes | UDR |
| | 1973 | Pierre Ribes | UDR |
| | 1978 | Pierre Ribes | RPR |
| | 1981 | Bernard Schreiner | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Michel Rocard | PS |
| | 1988 | Jean Guigné | PS |
| | 1993 | Pierre Cardo | UDF |
| | 1997 | Pierre Cardo | UDF |
| | 2002 | Pierre Cardo | UMP |
| | 2007 | Pierre Cardo | UMP |
| | 2012 | Arnaud Richard | UMP |
| | 2017 | Michèle de Vaucouleurs | MoDem |
| | 2022 | Nadia Hai | RE |
| | 2024 | Aurélien Rousseau | PP |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Aurélien Rousseau | PP | NFP | 18,810 | 34.68 | +7.49 | 21,043 | 39.14 | +4.46 |
| | Nadia Hai | RE | ENS | 15,903 | 29.32 | -0.23 | 17,711 | 32.95 | +3.63 |
| | Babette de Rozieres | LR-RN | UXD | 13,987 | 25.79 | +12.32 | 15,004 | 27.91 | +2.12 |
| | Julien Fréjabue | LR | | 4,142 | 7.64 | -7.20 | | | |
| | Colette Aubree | REC | | 516 | 0.95 | -4.00 | | | |
| | Ali Kaya | LO | | 498 | 0.92 | +0.18 | | | |
| | Jack Lefebvre | EXG | | 375 | 0.69 | N/A | | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,231 | 97.88 | -0.65 | 53,758 | 97.71 | -0.17 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 893 | 1.61 | +0.52 | 989 | 1.80 | +0.19 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 283 | 0.51 | +0.13 | 272 | .049 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,407 | 67.89 | +19.34 | 55,019 | 67.40 | -0.49 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,206 | 32.11 | -19.34 | 26,616 | 32.60 | +0.49 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,613 | | | 81,635 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior, Le Monde ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PP GAIN | PP GAIN | PP GAIN | PP GAIN | PP GAIN | PP GAIN | PP GAIN |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Yvelines's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Nadia Hai | 11,401 | 29.55 | -11.16 |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Michèle Christophoul | 10,488 | 27.19 | +7.09 |
| | LR (UDC) | Laurent Brosse | 5,723 | 14.84 | −4.59 |
| | RN | Emmanuelle Fortin | 5,195 | 13.47 | +4.32 |
| | REC | Christèle Didierjean | 1,910 | 4.95 | N/A |
| | DVE | Jacques Borie | 1,244 | 3.22 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,615 | 6.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,576 | 48.55 | +0.04 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Nadia Hai | 19,889 | 55.78 | +0.21 |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Michèle Christophoul | 15,770 | 44.22 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,659 | 47.32 | +9.92 |
| | LREM gain from MoDem | LREM gain from MoDem | LREM gain from MoDem | LREM gain from MoDem | LREM gain from MoDem |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Yvelines's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MoDem | Michèle de Vaucouleurs | 15,924 | 40.71 | |
| | UDI | Arnaud Richard | 7,600 | 19.43 | |
| | LFI | Paul Deboutin | 4,621 | 11.81 | |
| | FN | Victoria Kostiaeva | 3,580 | 9.15 | |
| | EELV | Ghislaine Senee | 3,241 | 8.29 | |
| | DVD | Christian Taillebois | 1,041 | 2.66 | |
| | DLF | Sandrine Feraud | 866 | 2.21 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,239 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,112 | 48.51 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | MoDem | Michèle de Vaucouleurs | 16,756 | 55.57 | |
| | UDI | Arnaud Richard | 13,395 | 44.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,151 | 37.40 | |
| | MoDem gain from PRV | MoDem gain from PRV | MoDem gain from PRV | MoDem gain from PRV | MoDem gain from PRV |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Yvelines's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Estelle Rodes | 15,420 | 35.16 | |
| | PRV | Arnaud Richard | 14,373 | 32.77 | |
| | FN | Alexandre Delport | 5,308 | 12.10 | |
| | EELV | Gaël Callonnec | 2,831 | 6.45 | |
| | FG | Mouni Coudoux | 1,645 | 3.75 | |
| | DVD | Jacques Massacre | 1,215 | 2.77 | |
| | MoDem | Denis Faist | 1,181 | 2.69 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,348 | 56.60 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PRV | Arnaud Richard | 21,581 | 50.51 | |
| | PS | Estelle Rodes | 21,146 | 49.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,682 | 55.75 | |
| | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP | PRV gain from UMP |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Yvelines's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Pierre Cardo | 22,410 | 49.56 | |
| | DVG | Estelle Rodes | 11,069 | 24.48 | |
| | MoDem | Michel Marque | 3,676 | 8.13 | |
| | FN | Myriam Baeckeroot | 2,077 | 4.59 | |
| | LV | Michele Orcel | 1,612 | 3.56 | |
| | Far left | Pierrick Le Roux | 1,142 | 2.53 | |
| | PCF | Claudine Huet | 1,072 | 2.37 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,162 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,779 | 60.61 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Pierre Cardo | 23,889 | 57.80 | |
| | DVG | Estelle Rodes | 17,442 | 42.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,273 | 55.97 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Yvelines's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Pierre Cardo | 20,628 | 45.87 | |
| | PS | Philippe Esnol | 13,156 | 29.25 | |
| | FN | Myriam Baeckeroot | 5,273 | 11.72 | |
| | LV | Marie-Hélène Driot | 1,665 | 3.70 | |
| | PCF | Claudine Huet | 994 | 2.21 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,257 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,538 | 66.14 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Pierre Cardo | 23,756 | 58.08 | |
| | PS | Philippe Esnol | 17,146 | 41.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,012 | 61.02 | |
| | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Yvelines's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Pierre Cardo | 14,257 | 32.58 | |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Huchon | 12,448 | 28.45 | |
| | FN | Myriam Baeckroot | 7,747 | 17.70 | |
| | PCF | Bernard Minguy | 2,236 | 5.11 | |
| | LV | Lucien Ferrier | 1,634 | 3.73 | |
| | LO | Guy Belier | 1,244 | 2.84 | |
| | DVD | François Jalenques | 1,175 | 2.69 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,018 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,387 | 67.88 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDF | Pierre Cardo | 24,164 | 52.56 | |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Huchon | 21,813 | 47.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,400 | 72.39 | |
| | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
* ↑ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
* ↑ "Map of the results of the first round of the legislative elections 2024". Le Monde. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans les Yvelines". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 August 2022.