# Gironde's 7th constituency

The 7th constituency of the Gironde (French: Septième circonscription de la Gironde) is a French legislative constituency in Gironde 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.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Pierre Ducout | PS |
| 1993 | Pierre Ducout | PS |
| 1997 | Pierre Ducout | PS |
| 2002 | Pierre Ducout | PS |
| 2007 | Alain Rousset | PS |
| 2012 | Alain Rousset | PS |
| 2017 | Bérangère Couillard | LREM |
| 2022 | Bérangère Couillard | RE |
| 2024 | Sébastien Saint-Pasteur | 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 | % | +/– |
| | Sébastien Saint-Pasteur | PS | NFP | 21,913 | 38.50 | +3.99 | 24,810 | 43.82 | -3.47 |
| | Bérangère Couillard | REN | Ensemble | 18,854 | 33.12 | -3.15 | 19,164 | 33.85 | -18.86 |
| | Clémence Naveys-Dumas | RN | | 12,766 | 22.43 | +10.75 | 12,644 | 22.33 | new |
| | Ousmane Thiam | EAC | | 1,597 | 2.81 | new | | | |
| | Christelle Cotton | DIV | | 760 | 1.34 | new | | | |
| | Dominique De Witte | REC | | 589 | 1.03 | -2.43 |
| | Monique Oratto | LO | | 442 | 0.78 | -0.25 |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 56,921 | 100.00 | | 56,618 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,921 | 97.92 | 0.09 | 56,618 | 97.81 | +3.68 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 832 | 1.43 | -0.05 | 894 | 1.54 | -2.44 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 376 | 0.65 | -0.14 | 376 | 0.65 | -1.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,129 | 72.04 | +18.25 | 57,888 | 71.74 | +18.77 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 22,563 | 27.96 | -18.25 | 22,808 | 28.26 | -18.77 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,692 | | | 80,696 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | PS GAIN FROM RE | PS GAIN FROM RE | PS GAIN FROM RE | PS GAIN FROM RE | PS GAIN FROM RE | PS GAIN FROM RE |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Gironde's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Bérangère Couillard | 15,252 | 36.27 | -2.74 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Jean-Renaud Ferran | 14,513 | 34.51 | -0.56 |
| | RN | Francine Erb | 4,914 | 11.68 | +4.82 |
| | LR (UDC) | Benoît Rautureau | 2,864 | 6.81 | −5.59 |
| | REC | Dany Bonnet | 1,455 | 3.46 | N/A |
| | DIV | Audrey Legendre | 1,329 | 3.16 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,730 | 4.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,057 | 53.79 | −0.38 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Bérangère Couillard | 20,964 | 52.71 | -2.99 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Jean-Renaud Ferran | 18,809 | 47.29 | +2.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,773 | 52.97 | +8.61 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Bérangère Couillard | REM | 16,032 | 39.01 | 17,304 | 55.70 |
| | Bernard Garrigou | PS | 6,197 | 15.08 | 13,761 | 44.30 |
| | Johanne Sebaux | FI | 5,576 | 13.57 | | |
| | Karine Roux-Labat | LR | 5,094 | 12.40 | | |
| | Marlène Mignon | FN | 2,818 | 6.86 | | |
| | Jean-Yves Grandidier | ECO | 2,039 | 4.96 | | |
| | Didier Sarrat | PCF | 598 | 1.46 | | |
| | Patrick Hourquebie | DVD | 542 | 1.32 | | |
| | Brigitte Ryckwaert-Roumégous | DLF | 470 | 1.14 | | |
| | Annie Mennechet | DIV | 460 | 1.12 | | |
| | Laurent Delage | EXG | 215 | 0.52 | | |
| | Maria Zei-Christiany | DVG | 206 | 0.50 | | |
| | Patricia Mary | DIV | 205 | 0.50 | | |
| | Cécile Lafont | DVD | 182 | 0.44 | | |
| | Ludovic Muys | DIV | 179 | 0.44 | | |
| | Monique Oratto | EXG | 160 | 0.39 | | |
| | Carine Fillang | DVD | 121 | 0.29 | | |
| | Aurélia Ferreira | ECO | 1 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 41,095 | 100.00 | 31,065 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,095 | 98.61 | 31,065 | 91.03 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 397 | 0.95 | 2,109 | 6.18 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 182 | 0.44 | 952 | 2.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,674 | 54.17 | 34,126 | 44.36 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,260 | 45.83 | 42,808 | 55.64 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 76,934 | | 76,934 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Gironde's 7th constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Alain Rousset | PS | 24,316 | 55.52% |
| | Amel Khattabi | UMP | 8,576 | 19.58% |
| | Gérard Aupetit | FN | 3,965 | 9.05% |
| | Aurélia Sourbe | FG | 2,199 | 5.02% |
| | Laure Curvale | EELV | 2,109 | 4.82% |
| | Frédérique Lucas | NC | 1,050 | 2.40% |
| | Christelle Lapouge | PR | 709 | 1.62% |
| | Isabelle Ufferte | NPA | 366 | 0.84% |
| | Regine Bertrand | Cap 21 | 279 | 0.64% |
| | Guillaume Perchet | LO | 125 | 0.29% |
| | Jean-Pierre Lavaud | POI | 99 | 0.23% |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,793 | 98.86% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 507 | 1.14% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 44,300 | 60.92% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,418 | 39.08% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 72,718 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Gironde's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Alain Rousset | 26,170 | 42.08 | |
| | UMP | Sylvie Dufranc | 19,894 | 31.99 | |
| | MoDem | Mathieu Ara | 6,117 | 9.84 | |
| | LV | Laure Curvale | 2,443 | 3.93 | |
| | Far left | Isabelle Ufferte | 1,778 | 2.86 | |
| | FN | Fabrice Sorlin | 1,674 | 2.69 | |
| | PCF | Cathy Daguerre | 1,547 | 2.49 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,564 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,992 | 65.18 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Alain Rousset | 36,410 | 60.46 | |
| | UMP | Sylvie Dufranc | 23,808 | 39.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,995 | 64.16 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Gironde's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Pierre Ducout [fr] | 26,474 | 43.11 | |
| | UMP | Michel Dufranc | 20,931 | 34.08 | |
| | FN | Maurice Le Gentil | 4,612 | 7.51 | |
| | LV | Claire Le Lann | 3,025 | 4.93 | |
| | CPNT | Marianic Dumigron | 1,630 | 2.65 | |
| | PCF | Odette Eyssautier | 1,529 | 2.49 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,212 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,524 | 68.96 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Pierre Ducout [fr] | 31,657 | 57.15 | |
| | UMP | Michel Dufranc | 23,734 | 42.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,150 | 63.03 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Gironde's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Pierre Ducout [fr] | 23,219 | 41.32 | |
| | RPR | Michel Dufranc | 14,883 | 26.48 | |
| | FN | Maurice Le Gentil | 5,647 | 10.05 | |
| | PCF | Bernard Allemandou | 4,328 | 7.70 | |
| | LV | Jean-Pierre Dufour | 1,946 | 3.46 | |
| | LO | Jean-Pierre Durand | 1,479 | 2.63 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,695 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,643 | 70.13 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Pierre Ducout [fr] | 34,873 | 60.68 | |
| | RPR | Michel Dufranc | 22,599 | 39.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,635 | 72.55 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

## Sources & References

* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Gironde". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* French Interior Ministry results website: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).