# Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Haute-Saône is a French legislative constituency in the Haute-Saône département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.

## Description

The 2nd constituency of Haute-Saône is centered on the small towns of Héricourt and Lure it covers the eastern portion of the department. The borders of the constituency created for the 2012 election match those of the old 1st Constituency which existed between 1958 and 1986 after which Haute-Saône had three constituencies before reverting to two in 2012.
From 1981 until 2002 the seat was held Jean-Pierre Michel first elected as a Socialist before he joined Jean-Pierre Chevènement's breakaway Citizen's Movement in 1993. The conservative UMP took the seat at the 2002 election before quickly losing it to the Socialists in 2007.
The Socialist Jean-Michel Villaumé was narrowly re-elected with a majority of just 246 at the 2012 election suggesting the seat can be classified as marginal.
In 2017, Christophe Lejeune won the seat for President Emmanuel Macron's centrist LREM party, but lost re-election to Emeric Salmon of the far-right RN party.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Alfred Clerget | UNR |
| | 1967 | Jacques Maroselli | DVG |
| | 1968 | Jean-Jacques Beucler | DVD |
| | 1973 | Jean-Jacques Beucler | DVD |
| | 1978 | Jean-Jacques Beucler | UDF |
| | 1981 | Jean-Pierre Michel | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean-Pierre Michel | PS |
| | 1993 | Jean-Pierre Michel | MDC |
| | 1997 | Jean-Pierre Michel | MDC |
| | 2002 | Maryvonne Briot | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jean-Michel Villaumé | PS |
| | 2012 | Jean-Michel Villaumé | PS |
| | 2017 | Christophe Lejeune | LREM |
| | 2022 | Emeric Salmon | RN |
| | 2024 | Emeric Salmon | RN |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Emeric Salmon | RN | | 30,315 | 50.11 | +17.13 | | | |
| | Eric Houlley | PS | NFP | 13,632 | 22.53 | +1.74 | | | |
| | Fabrice Barassi Kamochnikoff | RE | Ensemble | 8,354 | 13.81 | -11.88 | | | |
| | Loïc Laborie | LR | UDC | 6,600 | 10.91 | new | | | |
| | Isabelle Apro | LO | | 1,018 | 1.68 | -0.37 | | | |
| | Christophe Devillers | REC | | 579 | 0.96 | -3.69 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 60,498 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 60,498 | 96.36 | -0.48 | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,201 | 1.91 | -0.05 | | | |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 1,082 | 1.72 | +0.52 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,781 | 70.24 | +19.44 | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,597 | 29.76 | -19.44 | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 89,378 | | | | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Emeric Salmon | 14,574 | 32.98 | +13.00 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Christophe Lejeune | 11,353 | 25.69 | -6.65 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Patrice Guerain | 9,188 | 20.79 | +3.66 |
| | UDI (UDC) | Corinne Coudereau | 4,338 | 9.82 | −5.54 |
| | REC | Maurice Monnier | 2,053 | 4.64 | N/A |
| | LMR | Ludovic Buri | 1,110 | 2.51 | N/A |
| | LO | Isabelle Apro | 904 | 2.05 | +1.48 |
| | PA | Sophie Rochon | 666 | 1.51 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,186 | 50.80 | +0.20 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Emeric Salmon | 22,244 | 54.38 | +12.38 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Christophe Lejeune | 18,662 | 45.62 | −12.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,906 | 50.32 | +7.86 |
| | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Christophe Lejeune | 14,848 | 32.34 | N/A |
| | FN | Maurice Monnier | 9,174 | 19.98 | +2.21 |
| | LR | Isabelle Gehin | 7,051 | 15.36 | −18.21 |
| | LFI | Isabelle Haismann-Febvay | 5,454 | 11.88 | N/A |
| | DIV | Claude Marconot | 3,367 | 7.33 | N/A |
| | EELV | Marie-Claire Thomas | 1,477 | 3.22 | +0.77 |
| | Far right | Christophe Devillers | 1,121 | 2.44 | N/A |
| | PCF | Quentin Hafekost | 934 | 2.03 | −2.46 |
| | Others | N/A | 2,489 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,915 | 50.60 | −11.53 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM | Christophe Lejeune | 22,343 | 58.00 | N/A |
| | FN | Maurice Monnier | 16,181 | 42.00 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,524 | 42.46 | −18.58 |
| | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jean-Michel Villaumé | 20,227 | 35.40 | |
| | UMP | Michel Raison | 19,181 | 33.57 | |
| | FN | Jean Receveur | 10,150 | 17.77 | |
| | FG | Gilles Lazar | 2,563 | 4.49 | |
| | EELV | Marie-Claire Thomas | 1,399 | 2.45 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,613 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,133 | 62.13 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-Michel Villaumé | 28,185 | 50.22 | |
| | UMP | Michel Raison | 27,939 | 49.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,124 | 61.04 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Maryvonne Briot | 14,598 | 37.70 | |
| | PS | Jean-Michel Villaume | 12,442 | 32.13 | |
| | FN | Claude Thiebaut | 3,510 | 9.07 | |
| | MoDem | Stephen Thueillon | 1,742 | 4.50 | |
| | EXG | Gilles Lazar | 1,333 | 3.44 | |
| | LV | Danielle Bourgon | 1,255 | 3.24 | |
| | MPF | Bernard Contois | 844 | 2.18 | |
| | PCF | Olivier Del Rizzo | 799 | 2.06 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,197 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,945 | 62.30 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-Michel Villaume | 20,795 | 51.61 | |
| | UMP | Maryvonne Briot | 19,498 | 48.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,056 | 65.60 | |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVG | Jean-Pierre Michel | 12,999 | 33.26 | |
| | UMP | Maryvonne Briot | 12,124 | 31.03 | |
| | FN | Claude Thiebaut | 7,650 | 19.58 | |
| | PCF | Gilles Lazar | 2,041 | 5.22 | |
| | LO | Noël Hennequin | 848 | 2.17 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,416 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,488 | 66.11 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Maryvonne Briot | 19,044 | 51.09 | |
| | DVG | Jean-Pierre Michel | 18,234 | 48.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,781 | 64.96 | |
| | UMP gain from MDC | UMP gain from MDC | UMP gain from MDC | UMP gain from MDC | UMP gain from MDC |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Haute-Saône's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDC | Jean-Pierre Michel | 13,702 | 35.37 | |
| | PRV | Gilles Roy | 8,750 | 22.59 | |
| | FN | Jean-Marc Brissaud | 7,662 | 19.78 | |
| | PCF | Gilles Lazar | 3,809 | 9.83 | |
| | MEI | Denis Robert | 1,854 | 4.79 | |
| | LO | Noël Hennequin | 1,598 | 4.12 | |
| | LDI | Claude Brocard | 1,366 | 3.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,606 | 72.54 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | MDC | Jean-Pierre Michel | 21,843 | 51.99 | |
| | PRV | Gilles Roy | 13,577 | 32.32 | |
| | FN | Jean-Marc Brissaud | 6,591 | 15.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,263 | 77.18 | |
| | MDC hold | MDC hold | MDC hold | MDC hold | MDC hold |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2002". French Interior Ministry. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Haute-Saône". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2022.