# Haute-Loire's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Haute-Loire (French: Deuxième circonscription de la Haute-Loire) is a French legislative constituency in the Haute-Loire département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.

## Description

One of only two seats in the department, the 2nd Constituency of the Haute-Loire covers the eastern portion of the department. The constituency includes the prefecture of Le Puy-en-Velay.
The constituency has consistently elected deputies from the centre right.

## Assembly Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Jean Proriol | UDF |
| 2002 | Jean Proriol | UMP |
| 2012 | Jean-Pierre Vigier | UMP |
| 2017 | Jean-Pierre Vigier | LR |
| 2022 | Jean-Pierre Vigier | LR |
| 2024 | Jean-Pierre Vigier | LR |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Jean-Pierre Vigier | LR | | 21,573 | 38.69 | -6.99 | 34,629 | 64.53 | -3.82 |
| | Suzanne Maryse Denise Fourets | RN | | 17,885 | 32.08 | +18.47 | 19,033 | 35.47 | new |
| | Andre Antoine Célestin Chapaveire | PS | NFP | 10,898 | 19.55 | -0.24 | WITHDREW | WITHDREW | WITHDREW |
| | Patricia Pierrette Gire-Joubert | REN | ENS | 4,607 | 8.26 | -3.28 | | | |
| | Antoine Brebion | LO | | 795 | 1.43 | +0.52 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 55,758 | 100.00 | | 53,662 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,758 | 97.70 | +0.18 | 53,662 | 95.43 | +1.07 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 834 | 1.46 | -0.23 | 1,867 | 3.32 | -0.42 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 481 | 0.84 | +0.05 | 703 | 1.25 | -0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,073 | 71.89 | +18.66 | 56,232 | 70.83 | +20.85 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 22,317 | 28.11 | -18.66 | 23,160 | 29.17 | -20.85 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 79,390 | | | 79,392 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Haute-Loire's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Pierre Vigier | 18,850 | 45.68 | +4.78 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Azelma Sigaux | 8,166 | 19.79 | +1.2 |
| | RN | Thierry Perez | 5,618 | 13.61 | +5.32 |
| | PRV (Ensemble) | Christian Allegre | 4,764 | 11.54 | −15.91 |
| | REC | Clémence D'Aubignan | 1,041 | 2.52 | N/A |
| | DVE | Jean-Philippe Clement | 856 | 2.07 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,971 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,266 | 53.23 | −0.14 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Pierre Vigier | 25,621 | 68.35 | +4.46 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Azelma Sigaux | 11,862 | 31.65 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,483 | 49.98 | +1.48 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean-Pierre Vigier | LR | 16,958 | 40.90 | 22,306 | 63.89 |
| | Pierre Eteocle | REM | 11,382 | 27.45 | 12,606 | 36.11 |
| | Lionel Bouton | FI | 4,759 | 11.48 | | |
| | Aurore Arnaud | FN | 3,437 | 8.29 | | |
| | Josiane Mialon | PS | 1,625 | 3.92 | | |
| | Marie-Laure Busselot | ECO | 1,323 | 3.19 | | |
| | Michelle Chaumet | PCF | 785 | 1.89 | | |
| | Alexis Monjauze | DVD | 414 | 1.00 | | |
| | Renaud Mauchet | EXD | 312 | 0.75 | | |
| | Françoise Sarret | DIV | 253 | 0.61 | | |
| | Georges Fridlender | EXG | 213 | 0.51 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 41,461 | 100.00 | 34,912 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,461 | 97.77 | 34,912 | 90.59 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 641 | 1.51 | 2,507 | 6.51 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 306 | 0.72 | 1,120 | 2.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,408 | 53.37 | 38,539 | 48.50 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 37,055 | 46.63 | 40,923 | 51.50 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 79,463 | | 79,462 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Haute-Loire's 2nd constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean-Pierre Vigier | UMP | 18,351 | 38.19% | 24,698 | 51.52% |
| | André Chapaveire | PS | 17,229 | 35.86% | 23,244 | 48.48% |
| | Maria Raia | FN | 4,950 | 10.30% | | |
| | Michelle Chaumet | FG | 3,332 | 6.93% | | |
| | Celline Gacon | EELV | 1,799 | 3.74% | | |
| | Alexis Monjauze | | 1,522 | 3.17% | | |
| | Johanna Seytre | ?? | 514 | 1.07% | | |
| | Annie Boubault | LO | 322 | 0.67% | | |
| | William Theaux | PP | 29 | 0.06% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,048 | 97.50% | 47,942 | 96.18% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 1,231 | 2.50% | 1,906 | 3.82% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 49,279 | 61.37% | 49,848 | 62.01% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,025 | 38.63% | 30,541 | 37.99% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,304 | 100.00% | 80,389 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Haute-Loire's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean Proriol | 17,793 | 36.03 | |
| | PS | André Chapaveire | 10,904 | 22.08 | |
| | DIV | Laurent Duplomb | 7,140 | 14.46 | |
| | MoDem | Jean-Pierre Vigier | 5,396 | 10.93 | |
| | PCF | Christiane Laidouni | 1,512 | 3.06 | |
| | LV | Pierre Pommarel | 1,494 | 3.03 | |
| | EXG | François Boudet | 1,434 | 2.90 | |
| | FN | Jacqueline Largeteau | 1,410 | 2.86 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,300 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,873 | 63.29 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean Proriol | 24,389 | 53.63 | |
| | PS | André Chapaveire | 21,090 | 46.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,987 | 60.95 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Haute-Loire's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean Proriol | 21,603 | 41.83 | |
| | PS | Arlette Arnaud-Landau | 15,236 | 29.50 | |
| | DIV | Jean-Pierre Vigier | 6,312 | 12.22 | |
| | FN | Hélène Le Guezenne | 4,023 | 7.79 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,473 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,118 | 67.32 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jean Proriol | 27,030 | 57.91 | |
| | PS | Arlette Arnaud-Landau | 19,643 | 42.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,016 | 62.21 | |
| | UMP gain from PPDF | UMP gain from PPDF | UMP gain from PPDF | UMP gain from PPDF | UMP gain from PPDF |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Haute-Loire's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PPDF (UDF) | Jean Proriol | 21,172 | 41.95 | |
| | PS | André Roure | 14,617 | 28.96 | |
| | FN | Helène Le Guezennec | 5,301 | 10.50 | |
| | PCF | Evelyne Valentin | 3,926 | 7.78 | |
| | LV | Pierre Pommarel | 3,635 | 7.20 | |
| | LDI | Serge-Pierre Mondani | 1,823 | 3.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,525 | 70.63 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PPDF (UDF) | Jean Proriol | 27,854 | 52.58 | |
| | PS | André Roure | 25,117 | 47.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,532 | 73.23 | |
| | PPDF hold | PPDF hold | PPDF hold | PPDF hold | PPDF hold |