# Nièvre's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Nièvre is a French legislative constituency in the Nièvre département in France.

## Description

Following the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, the 2nd constituency of the Nièvre covers the largely rural east and centre of the department. Before this, the constituency was based in the north-west of the department.
Until 2017, the constituency returned Socialists at every election since 1988 with the exception of the 1993 election. It was won by ENA graduate Christian Paul in 2012 who previously had represented Nièvre's 3rd constituency, which was combined with parts of the 2nd to form a new 2nd constituency in the 2010 redistricting.
It includes Chateau-Chinon, for many years the electoral base of President François Mitterrand.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jacques Huyghues des Etages | PS |
| | 1993 | Didier Béguin | UDF |
| | 1997 | Gaëtan Gorce | PS |
| | 2002 | Gaëtan Gorce | PS |
| | 2007 | Gaëtan Gorce | PS |
| | 2012 | Christian Paul | PS |
| | 2017 | Patrice Perrot | LREM |
| | 2022 | Patrice Perrot | LREM |
| | 2024 | Julien Guibert | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Nièvre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DIV | Aurore Munoz | 801 | 1.53 | N/A |
| | LR | Marc-Alexandre Vincent | 2,757 | 5.26 | −5.58 |
| | LO | Dominique Dupuis | 839 | 1.60 | − 0.77 |
| | PS | Christian Paul | 13,788 | 26.32 | N/A |
| | RN | Julien Guibert | 23,481 | 44.83 | +16.96 |
| | RE (Ensemble) | Sandra Germain | 10,708 | 20.44 | −6.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,383 | 96.55 | +43.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,765 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Julien Guibert | 27,522 | 54.82 | +9.99 |
| | PS | Christian Paul | 22,686 | 45.18 | +18.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,208 | 91.12 | −5.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,765 | | |
| | RN gain from RE | RN gain from RE | RN gain from RE | RN gain from RE | RN gain from RE |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nièvre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Julien Guibert | 11,438 | 27.87 | +12.69 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Patrice Perrot | 11,010 | 26.83 | -6.98 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Marie Anne Guillemain | 10,004 | 24.38 | -9.49 |
| | LR (UDC) | Christophe Deniaux | 4,450 | 10.84 | +1.93 |
| | REC | Marie Joelle Guillaume | 1,659 | 4.04 | N/A |
| | LO | Dominique Dupuis | 972 | 2.37 | +1.65 |
| | DLF (RPR) | Pascal Lepetit | 880 | 2.14 | +0.30 |
| | PA | Heloïse Megy | 625 | 1.52 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,038 | 53.00 | −0.33 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Patrice Perrot | 15,577 | 36.59 | -18.03 |
| | RN | Julien Guibert | 15,472 | 36.34 | N/A |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Marie Anne Guillemain | 11,527 | 27.07 | −18.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,576 | 55.08 | +7.10 |
| | 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 | % |
| | Patrice Perrot | REM | 14,441 | 33.81 | 18,883 | 54.62 |
| | Christian Paul | PS | 7,812 | 18.29 | 15,686 | 45.38 |
| | Harold Blanot | FN | 6,485 | 15.18 | | |
| | Marie-Anne Guillemain | FI | 4,342 | 10.17 | | |
| | Annie Legrain | LR | 3,804 | 8.91 | | |
| | Monique Choquel | PCF | 1,523 | 3.57 | | |
| | Fabienne Cardot | DVD | 1,199 | 2.81 | | |
| | Patrick Vanhersecke | DLF | 808 | 1.89 | | |
| | Gilbert Champagne | ECO | 787 | 1.84 | | |
| | Jean de Rohan-Chabot | DIV | 412 | 0.96 | | |
| | Bernard Gagnepain | ECO | 397 | 0.93 | | |
| | Henri Massol | EXD | 396 | 0.93 | | |
| | Dominique Dupuis | EXG | 309 | 0.72 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 42,715 | 100.00 | 34,569 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,715 | 97.23 | 34,569 | 87.46 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 785 | 1.79 | 2,968 | 7.51 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 432 | 0.98 | 1,988 | 5.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,932 | 53.33 | 39,525 | 47.98 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,447 | 46.67 | 42,850 | 52.02 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 82,379 | | 82,375 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nièvre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Christian Paul | 25,465 | 49.54 | +9.45 |
| | UMP | Michèle Boucomont | 11,092 | 21.58 | −11.67 |
| | FN | Marcel Stephan | 7,183 | 13.97 | +9.57 |
| | FG | Monique Choquel | 3,450 | 6.71 | +0.70 |
| | EELV | Anais Hubert | 1,427 | 2.78 | ±0.00 |
| | Others | N/A | 2,783 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,400 | 59.30 | −2.27 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Christian Paul | 31,471 | 65.55 | +7.84 |
| | UMP | Michèle Boucomont | 16,538 | 34.45 | −7.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,009 | 55.40 | −7.17 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nièvre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Gaëtan Gorce | 14,670 | 40.09 | +5.25 |
| | UMP | Annie Legrain | 12,168 | 33.25 | +6.51 |
| | PCF | Monique Choquel | 2,198 | 6.01 | −3.01 |
| | FN | Claude Le Bris | 1,609 | 4.40 | −7.67 |
| | MoDem | Isabelle Bonnicel | 1,540 | 4.21 | N/A |
| | LV | Wilfrid Sejeau | 1,016 | 2.78 | +0.12 |
| | LCR | Thierry Guintrand | 763 | 2.09 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,630 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,304 | 61.57 | −2.65 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Gaëtan Gorce | 21,219 | 57.71 | +1.68 |
| | UMP | Annie Legrain | 15,551 | 42.29 | −1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,928 | 62.57 | +1.65 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nièvre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Gaëtan Gorce | 13,040 | 34.84 | +6.90 |
| | UMP | Monique Cousin | 10,010 | 26.74 | N/A |
| | FN | Annick Brunaud | 4,519 | 12.07 | −0.42 |
| | PCF | Liliane Depresle | 3,377 | 9.02 | −13.56 |
| | DIV | Marc Poussière | 1,085 | 2.90 | N/A |
| | LV | Jean-François Notebaert | 994 | 2.66 | −0.26 |
| | CPNT | Marie-Josèphe Charpentier | 835 | 2.23 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 3,571 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,428 | 64.22 | −6.94 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Gaëtan Gorce | 19,365 | 56.03 | −4.11 |
| | UMP | Monique Cousin | 15,195 | 43.97 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,452 | 60.92 | −13.06 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Nièvre's 2nd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Gaëtan Gorce | 11,094 | 27.94 | |
| | PPDF (UDF) | Didier Béguin | 9,892 | 24.92 | |
| | PCF | André Périnaud | 8,965 | 22.58 | |
| | FN | Robert Bouter | 4,959 | 12.49 | |
| | LV | Jean-Luc Dreumont | 1,161 | 2.92 | |
| | LDI | Martine Mazoyer | 1,042 | 2.62 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,589 | - | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,806 | 71.16 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Gaëtan Gorce | 24,409 | 60.14 | |
| | PPDF (UDF) | Didier Béguin | 16,177 | 39.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,457 | 73.98 | |
| | PS gain from PPDF | PS gain from PPDF | PS gain from PPDF | PS gain from PPDF | PS gain from PPDF |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
* ↑ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans la Nièvre". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2022.