# Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.

## Description

The 1st constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is based around the town of Mâcon in the south of Saône-et-Loire.
At the 2012 election Thomas Thévenoud of the Socialist Party defeated the long term incumbent conservative Gérard Voisin who had held the seat since 1993. Since 2017, the seat has been held by Benjamin Dirx of the centrist LREM party.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean-Pierre Worms | PS |
| | 1993 | Gérard Voisin | UDF |
| | 1997 | Gérard Voisin | DL |
| | 2002 | Gérard Voisin | UMP |
| | 2007 | Gérard Voisin | UMP |
| | 2012 | Thomas Thévenoud | PS |
| | 2017 | Benjamin Dirx | LREM |
| | 2022 | Benjamin Dirx | LREM |
| | 2024 | Benjamin Dirx | RE |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Rachel Drevet | RN | | 17,602 | 34.65 | +15.54 | 19,636 | 39.44 | new |
| | Benjamin Dirx | RE | Ensemble | 15,546 | 30.60 | -5.47 | 30,145 | 60.56 | +3.31 |
| | Jean-Luc Delpeuch | LE | NFP | 14,017 | 27.59 | +0.02 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Jean-Philippe Belville | LR | UDC | 2,368 | 4.66 | | | | |
| | Jean-Armand Roy | DLF | | 836 | 1.65 | -0.42 | | | |
| | Christophe Springaux | LO | | 429 | 0.84 | -0.31 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 50,798 | 100.00 | | 49,781 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 50,798 | 97.36 | -0.49 | 49,781 | 94.98 | +2.92 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 934 | 1.79 | +0.24 | 2,051 | 3.91 | -1.88 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 444 | 0.85 | +0.25 | 579 | 1.10 | -1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,176 | 69.33 | +19.79 | 52,411 | 69.63 | +22.95 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,084 | 30.67 | -19.79 | 22,862 | 30.37 | -22.95 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 75,260 | | | 75,273 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD | RE HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Benjamin Dirx | 13,041 | 36.07 | -1.80 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Patrick Monin | 9,965 | 27.57 | +8.22 |
| | RN | Aurélien Dutremble | 6,909 | 19.11 | +9.35 |
| | LR (UDC) | Christophe Juvanon | 2,615 | 7.23 | −14.92 |
| | REC | Myriam Bize | 1,694 | 4.69 | N/A |
| | DLF (RPR) | Armand Roy | 747 | 2.07 | 0.22 |
| | Others | N/A | 1,179 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,150 | 49.54 | +0.63 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Benjamin Dirx | 18,349 | 57.25 | -0.04 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Patrick Monin | 13,702 | 42.75 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,051 | 46.68 | +7.84 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Benjamin Dirx | 13,499 | 37.87 | N/A |
| | LR | Jean-Patrick Courtois | 7,898 | 22.15 | −0.03 |
| | FN | Nicola Caboche | 3,480 | 9.76 | −2.10 |
| | LFI | Patricia Baci | 3,418 | 9.59 | N/A |
| | PS | Catherine N'Diaye | 2,022 | 5.67 | −30.65 |
| | EELV | Claire Mallard | 1,458 | 4.09 | −0.54 |
| | DVD | Gérard Voisin | 1,271 | 3.57 | N/A |
| | DLF | Armand Roy | 816 | 2.29 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,788 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,650 | 48.91 | −9.29 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM | Benjamin Dirx | 16,219 | 57.29 | N/A |
| | LR | Jean-Patrick Courtois | 12,090 | 42.71 | −3.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,309 | 38.84 | −16.05 |
| | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Thomas Thevenoud | 15,316 | 36.32 | +9.30 |
| | UMP | Gérard Voisin | 9,354 | 22.18 | −25.45 |
| | DVD | Christine Robin | 6,902 | 16.37 | N/A |
| | FN | Evlyne Jurain | 5,000 | 11.86 | +7.90 |
| | EELV | Nicole Eschmann | 1,951 | 4.63 | +2.05 |
| | FG | Jacquy Lievre | 1,910 | 4.53 | +2.23 |
| | MoDem | Sophie Micollet | 994 | 2.36 | −8.54 |
| | Others | N/A | 737 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,164 | 58.20 | −1.40 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Thomas Thevenoud | 21,525 | 54.13 | +9.68 |
| | UMP | Gérard Voisin | 18,244 | 45.87 | −9.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,769 | 54.89 | −3.80 |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Gérard Voisin | 18,819 | 47.63 | −3.04 |
| | PS | Nicole Eschmann | 10,676 | 27.02 | N/A |
| | MoDem | Christophe Juvanon | 4,308 | 10.90 | N/A |
| | FN | Christophe Besset | 1,566 | 3.96 | −6.30 |
| | LCR | Jean-François Jezequel | 1,066 | 2.70 | +0.51 |
| | LV | Jean-Michel Peyraud | 1,020 | 2.58 | −7.10 |
| | PCF | Olivier Taviot | 907 | 2.30 | −1.15 |
| | Others | N/A | 1,152 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,195 | 59.60 | −3.68 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Gérard Voisin | 21,380 | 55.55 | N/A |
| | PS | Nicole Eschmann | 17,106 | 44.45 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,577 | 58.69 | N/A |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Gérard Voisin | 19,824 | 50.67 | N/A |
| | EXG | Yves Pagnotte | 6,807 | 17.40 | N/A |
| | FN | Maurice Martin | 4,014 | 10.26 | −3.44 |
| | LV | Laurent Develay | 3,788 | 9.68 | N/A |
| | PCF | Chantal Bathias | 1,351 | 3.45 | −3.57 |
| | LCR | Jean-François Jezequel | 858 | 2.19 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,479 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,033 | 63.28 | −2.72 |
| | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Saône-et-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PR (UDF) | Gérard Voisin | 14,529 | 38.99 | |
| | PS | Michel Rognard | 9,133 | 24.51 | |
| | FN | Maurice Martin | 5,105 | 13.70 | |
| | PCF | Chantal Bathias | 2,615 | 7.02 | |
| | DVE | Jean-Pierre Bonnin | 2,224 | 5.97 | |
| | GE | Nathalie Denne | 1,384 | 3.71 | |
| | LO | René Boudier | 918 | 2.46 | |
| | DVG | Jérôme Caltran | 742 | 1.99 | |
| | DVG | Françoise Mitterrand | 614 | 1.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,855 | 66.00 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PR (UDF) | Gérard Voisin | 22,588 | 56.44 | |
| | PS | Michel Rognard | 17,431 | 43.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,920 | 71.09 | |
| | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Saône-et-Loire". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2022.