# Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Loire-Atlantique is a French legislative constituency in the Loire-Atlantique département, covering the western part of the city of Nantes. 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

From 1958 to 1986, the constituency was made up of the cantons of Nantes-1, 2 and 3.
Deputy since 2007, Francois de Rugy, was also the President of the National Assembly between 2017 and 2018.

## Historic representation

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1988 | Monique Papon | UDF | |
| 1993 | Monique Papon | UDF | |
| 1997 | Patrick Rimbert | PS | |
| 2002 | Jean-Pierre Le Ridant | UMP | |
| 2007 | François de Rugy | EELV | |
| 2012 | François de Rugy | EELV | |
| 2017 | François de Rugy | PÉ-LREM | |
| 2018 | Mounir Belhamiti | LREM | Substitute for François de Rugy, replaced him while he was Minister for the Ecological Transition, from 5 October 2018 to 16 August 2019 |
| 2019 | François de Rugy | PÉ-LREM | |
| 2022 | Mounir Belhamiti | RE | |
| 2024 | Karim Benbrahim | PS | |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Karim Benbrahim | PS | NFP | 23,671 | 43.20 | +6.23 | 24 963 | 46,16 | -1.76 |
| | Mounir Belhamiti | REN | Ensemble | 20,488 | 37.39 | +5.91 | 20 610 | 26,75 | -25.33 |
| | Bryan Pecqueur | RN | | 9,937 | 18.13 | +11.74 | 8,501 | 10,99 | new |
| | Hélène Defrance | LO | | 521 | 0.95 | +0.27 | | | |
| | Betty Collober | NPA | | 181 | 0.33 | new | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 54,798 | 100.00 | | 54,074 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,798 | 97.55 | -0.85 | 54,074 | 98.08 | +3.60 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,193 | 2.12 | +0.76 | 910 | 1.65 | -2.97 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 181 | 0.32 | +0.08 | 148 | 0.27 | -0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,172 | 72.63 | +17.94 | 55,132 | 71.28 | +17.61 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,170 | 27.37 | -17.94 | 22,213 | 28.72 | -17.61 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 77,342 | | | 77,345 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | PS GAIN FROM LREM | PS GAIN FROM LREM | PS GAIN FROM LREM | PS GAIN FROM LREM | PS GAIN FROM LREM | PS GAIN FROM LREM |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Karim Benbrahim | 15,343 | 36.97 | +13.05 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Mounir Belhamiti | 13,067 | 31.48 | -13.88 |
| | LR (UDC) | Anthony Beraud | 5,212 | 12.56 | −4.68 |
| | RN | Bryan Pecqueur | 2,652 | 6.39 | +1.96 |
| | REC | Carol Godon | 1,984 | 4.78 | N/A |
| | DVE | Nicole Girel | 1,852 | 4.46 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,394 | 3.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,504 | 54.69 | −1.16 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Mounir Belhamiti | 20,367 | 52.08 | -14.06 |
| | PS (NUPÉS) | Karim Benbrahim | 18,739 | 47.92 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,106 | 53.67 | +10.52 |
| | LREM gain from PÉ | LREM gain from PÉ | LREM gain from PÉ | LREM gain from PÉ | LREM gain from PÉ |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | François de Rugy | PE | 18,645 | 45.34 | 18,796 | 66.14 |
| | Julien Bainvel | LR | 7,092 | 17.24 | 9,622 | 33.86 |
| | Sylvie Clabecq | FI | 4,935 | 12.00 | | |
| | Aymeric Seassau | PCF | 2,980 | 7.25 | | |
| | Jean-Michel Mézange | ECO | 1,920 | 4.67 | | |
| | Guylène Friard | FN | 1,822 | 4.43 | | |
| | Blandine Krysmann | DVD | 828 | 2.01 | | |
| | Margot Medkour | DVG | 554 | 1.35 | | |
| | Nicole Girel | ECO | 450 | 1.09 | | |
| | Hippolyte Le Routier | DLF | 449 | 1.09 | | |
| | Michel Beaupré | REG | 345 | 0.84 | | |
| | Sylvie Garcia | DIV | 282 | 0.69 | | |
| | Antoine Nivard | DVD | 206 | 0.50 | | |
| | Sarah Frison | DIV | 196 | 0.48 | | |
| | Philippe Renaud | REG | 160 | 0.39 | | |
| | Hélène Defrance | EXG | 152 | 0.37 | | |
| | Guillaume Brunet | DVG | 111 | 0.27 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 41,127 | 100.00 | 28,418 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,127 | 98.27 | 28,418 | 87.88 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 614 | 1.47 | 3,284 | 10.16 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 111 | 0.27 | 636 | 1.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,852 | 55.85 | 32,338 | 43.15 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,085 | 44.15 | 42,598 | 56.85 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 74,937 | | 74,936 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | François de Rugy | EELV–PS | 20,804 | 47.83% | 23,916 | 58.94% |
| | François Pinte | UMP | 13,828 | 31.79% | 16,659 | 41.06% |
| | Guylène Friard | FN | 2,667 | 6.13% | | |
| | Aymeric Seassau | FG | 2,248 | 5.17% | | |
| | Hervé Grelard | NC dissident | 1,060 | 2.44% | | |
| | Blandine Krysmann | PCD | 774 | 1.78% | | |
| | Christine Meyer | MRC | 670 | 1.54% | | |
| | Nicole Girel | ?? | 529 | 1.22% | | |
| | Alexandre Eveno | PFE | 374 | 0.86% | | |
| | Claudine Jegourel | NPA | 293 | 0.67% | | |
| | Nicolas Bazille | LO | 156 | 0.36% | | |
| | Chérine Sultan | SP | 92 | 0.21% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,495 | 98.89% | 40,575 | 97.73% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 486 | 1.11% | 943 | 2.27% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 43,981 | 60.44% | 41,518 | 57.05% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,791 | 39.56% | 31,254 | 42.95% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 72,772 | 100.00% | 72,772 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Le Ridant | 19,009 | 42.10 | |
| | LV | François de Rugy | 15,800 | 34.99 | |
| | MoDem | Valérie Lorin | 4,151 | 9.19 | |
| | Far left | Régis Boudaud | 1,202 | 2.66 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,991 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,765 | 62.78 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LV | François de Rugy | 23,029 | 52.03 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Le Ridant | 21,231 | 47.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,039 | 61.78 | |
| | LV gain from UMP | LV gain from UMP | LV gain from UMP | LV gain from UMP | LV gain from UMP |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Le Ridant | 19,494 | 43.56 | |
| | PS | Patrick Rimbert | 16,664 | 37.24 | |
| | FN | Lucie Blaie | 2,435 | 5.44 | |
| | LV | François de Rugy | 1,902 | 4.25 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,153 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,332 | 65.47 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Le Ridant | 21,469 | 51.65 | |
| | PS | Patrick Rimbert | 20,100 | 48.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,341 | 61.15 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Monique Papon | 15,176 | 35.91 | |
| | PS | Patrick Rimbert | 14,019 | 33.17 | |
| | FN | Pierre Péraldi | 4,009 | 9.49 | |
| | DVE | Jean-Claude Demaure | 2,561 | 6.06 | |
| | PCF | Catherine Gravoille | 2,561 | 6.06 | |
| | DVD | Patricia Rio | 1,714 | 4.06 | |
| | GE | Jane Williamson | 1,283 | 3.04 | |
| | Others | N/A | 941 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,823 | 64.66 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Patrick Rimbert | 22,359 | 50.52 | |
| | UDF | Monique Papon | 21,901 | 49.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,941 | 67.78 | |
| | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF |

## References and Sources

* ↑ "Composition des circonscriptions". Journal officiel de la République française. Lois et décrets (version papier numérisée) (in French). 241. French government: 9372. 14 October 1958 – via legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans la Loire-Atlantique". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.