# Côte-d'Or's 4th constituency

The 4th constituency of the Côte-d'Or is a French legislative constituency in the Côte-d'Or département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system.

## Description

Côte-d'Or's 4th constituency is a large rural seat covering the north of the department. Historically it has supported the non-Gaullist conservative Union for French Democracy. In 2007 when the UDF split its existing representative François Sauvadet joined the newly formed New Centre in preference to the more centrist Democratic Movement (France).

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Gilbert Mathieu | UDF |
| | 1993 | François Sauvadet | UDF |
| | 1997 | François Sauvadet | UDF |
| | 2002 | François Sauvadet | UDF |
| | 2007 | François Sauvadet | NC |
| | 2012 | François Sauvadet | NC |
| | 2017 | Yolaine de Courson | LREM |
| | 2020 | Yolaine de Courson | EDS |
| | 2021 | Yolaine de Courson | MoDem |
| | 2022 | Hubert Brigand | LR |
| | 2024 | Hubert Brigand | 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 | % | +/– |
| | Sophie Dumont | RN | | 19,881 | 42.33 | +21.19 | 21,480 | 46.04 | +6.85 |
| | Hubert Brigand | LR | UDC | 16,531 | 35.20 | +16.99 | 25,179 | 53.96 | -6.85 |
| | Valérie Jacq | LFI | NFP | 9,616 | 20.47 | +2.84 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Michel Denizot | LO | | 940 | 2.00 | +1.10 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 46,968 | 100.00 | | 46,659 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,968 | 96.99 | -1.03 | 46,659 | 95.62 | +4.83 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,083 | 2.24 | +0.74 | 1,665 | 3.41 | -3.65 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 374 | 0.77 | +0.30 | 474 | 0.97 | -1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,425 | 71.80 | +17.25 | 48,798 | 72.34 | +21.15 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 19,022 | 28.20 | -17.25 | 18,654 | 27.66 | -21.15 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 67,447 | | | 67,452 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Côte-d'Or's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Jean-Marc Ponelle | 7,733 | 21.14 | +7.39 |
| | LR (UDC) | Hubert Brigand | 6,661 | 18.21 | +0.42 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Stéphane Guinot | 6,447 | 17.63 | +4.45 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Yolaine de Courson | 5,868 | 16.04 | −9.82 |
| | HOR | Laurence Porte* | 4,371 | 11.95 | N/A |
| | PRG | Patrick Molinoz | 2,539 | 6.94 | −1.25 |
| | REC | Loup Bommier | 1,736 | 4.75 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,219 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,574 | 54.55 | −0.22 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Hubert Brigand | 19,332 | 60.81 | +12.10 |
| | RN | Jean-Marc Ponelle | 12,459 | 39.19 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,791 | 51.19 | +3.58 |
| | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM |
* Porte ran as a dissident Horizons member, without the support of the party or the Ensemble alliance.

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Yolaine de Courson | REM | 9,521 | 25.86 | 14,414 | 51.29 |
| | Charles Barrière | LR | 6,548 | 17.79 | 13,690 | 48.71 |
| | Hubert Brigand | DVD | 6,516 | 17.70 | | |
| | Sylvie Beaulieu | FN | 5,062 | 13.75 | | |
| | Stéphane Guinot | FI | 3,423 | 9.30 | | |
| | Patrick Molinoz | PRG | 3,016 | 8.19 | | |
| | Jean Baloutch | ECO | 914 | 2.48 | | |
| | Danielle Gutierrez | PCF | 515 | 1.40 | | |
| | Didier Coulichet | ECO | 412 | 1.12 | | |
| | Michel Denizot | EXG | 282 | 0.77 | | |
| | Killian Gorin | DIV | 234 | 0.64 | | |
| | Sandra Wagner | DIV | 200 | 0.54 | | |
| | Sébastien Rousset | DLF | 123 | 0.33 | | |
| | Élie Tarterat | DVG | 46 | 0.12 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 36,812 | 100.00 | 28,104 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,812 | 97.79 | 28,104 | 85.92 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 605 | 1.61 | 3,288 | 10.05 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 228 | 0.61 | 1,319 | 4.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,645 | 54.77 | 32,711 | 47.61 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,087 | 45.23 | 35,994 | 52.39 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,732 | | 68,705 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Cote-D'Or's 4th constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | François Sauvadet | NC | 19,180 | 43.51% | 22,891 | 53.03% |
| | Patrick Molinoz | PRG | 15,381 | 34.89% | 20,372 | 47.20% |
| | Gérald Buffy | FN | 5,269 | 11.95% | | |
| | Eric Comparot | FG | 2,143 | 4.86% | | |
| | Salomé François-Wilser | EELV | 698 | 1.58% | | |
| | Isabelle Maire Du Poset | DLR | 409 | 0.93% | | |
| | Roland Essayan | AEI | 257 | 0.58% | | |
| | Michel Denizot | LO | 196 | 0.44% | | |
| | Luc Martin | EXG | 196 | 0.44% | | |
| | Laura Sabatier | MPF | 194 | 0.44% | | |
| | Edouard Gnininvi | SP | 162 | 0.37% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,085 | 98.57% | 43,163 | 96.77% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 638 | 1.43% | 1,439 | 3.23% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 44,723 | 64.77% | 44,603 | 64.61% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,321 | 35.23% | 24,435 | 35.39% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 69,044 | 100.00% | 69,038 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Côte-d'Or's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NC | François Sauvadet | 22,390 | 52.14 | N/A |
| | PRG | Patrick Molinoz | 11,786 | 27.44 | +1.33 |
| | FN | Annie Lacombe | 1,977 | 4.60 | −7.31 |
| | LCR | Marie Saucourt | 1,235 | 2.88 | +0.60 |
| | LV | Jean-Pierre Duplus | 1,080 | 2.51 | +0.12 |
| | PCF | Jean-Yves Robe | 978 | 2.28 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 3,499 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,049 | 63.36 | −3.58 |
| | NC hold | NC hold | NC hold | NC hold | NC hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Côte-d'Or's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | François Sauvadet | 22,498 | 50.12 | +10.15 |
| | PRG | Patrick Molinoz | 11,721 | 26.11 | N/A |
| | FN | Marie-Claude Leconte | 5,346 | 11.91 | −3.70 |
| | LV | Colette Deforeit | 1,071 | 2.39 | −1.36 |
| | LCR | Thierry Desanti | 1,022 | 2.28 | +1.26 |
| | Others | N/A | 3,234 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,827 | 66.94 | −3.60 |
| | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Côte-d'Or's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PR (UDF) | François Sauvadet | 18,013 | 39.97 | |
| | PS | Michel Neugnot | 11,859 | 26.32 | |
| | FN | Jean-Pierre Pellan | 7,034 | 15.61 | |
| | PCF | Robert Fourgeux | 2,854 | 6.33 | |
| | LV | Bruno Diano | 1,689 | 3.75 | |
| | LO | Christian Marchet | 1,258 | 2.79 | |
| | DIV | Angelo Diano | 1,027 | 2.28 | |
| | MEI | Odette Quinquer | 871 | 1.93 | |
| | LCR | Thierry Desanti | 458 | 1.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,335 | 70.54 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PR (UDF) | François Sauvadet | 25,049 | 53.60 | |
| | PS | Michel Neugnot | 21,686 | 46.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,528 | 73.81 | |
| | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold |