# Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency

The 4th constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine is a French legislative constituency in the Ille-et-Vilaine 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.

## Description

Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th Constituency covers the south west of the department and includes one of its subprefectures, Redon.
The constituency was first established in 1958. During the legislative election of that year, Isidore Renouard, the general councillor for the canton of Redon and mayor of the small town of Langon, was elected. He faced a Henri Dorgères, an agrarian politician with a pro Vichy past elected in 1956 as a Poujadist. Renouard, a centre-right politician, joined the Valéry Giscard d'Estaing-led Independent Republicans in 1962. Reelected in 1962, 1967, 1968 and 1973, he died in 1975 in a car crash. His substitute, Édouard Simon, took his position until the 1978 elections.
In 1978, Alain Madelin is elected. He is reelected in 1981 and in 1985, becomes the general delegate of the Republican Party, the political successor to the Independent Republicans within the UDF. The constituency is abolished in 1986 but Madelin is reelected as deputy and becomes a minister under PM Jacques Chirac. The constituency is then reinstated and recontested in 1988, with few changes. Madelin is reelected that year, against the same opponent as in 1981, the socialist Pierre Bourges, Redon mayor. One of his deputies, Jean-René Marsac, is unsuccessful in 1993 and Madelin is soundly reelected. Under prime minister Édouard Balladur, he is appointed Minister of Business and Economic Development. He is replaced as deputy by Jean-Gilles Berthommier, mayor of Saint-Erblon. Several changes occur in 1995 following the presidential election and the victory of Jacques Chirac. Madelin remains a minister, however promoted in May, to minister for Economics and Finance. In June, he is elected mayor of Redon. However, Madelin soon resigns from government in August and goes back to his deputy position in October. Madelin is reelected in 1997 with a reduced margin but becomes the president of the Republican Party. Over the 1997 summer, he rebrands it Liberal Democracy. Madelin is the presidential election candidate for his party in 2002. He only gets 3,91 % of the vote. He is reelected as deputy in 2002, on a thin margin.
In 2007, Madelin retires from politics. Loïc Aubin, the UMP candidate and mayor of Saint-Thurial, is defeated by Jean-René Marsac, Madelin's socialist opponent in 1993. The constituency is slightly reshaped in 2010 and Marsac is widely reelected in 2012.
In 2017, Gaël Le Bohec, an engineer, is the En Marche ! candidate and succeeds Marsac who was retiring, with more than 60% of the vote against the La France insoumise candidate. Le Bohec does not run again in 2022 and Mathilde Hignet is elected during a close contest. Hignet is a La France insoumise supporter and a farmworker from Val d'Anast.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Isidore Renouard | Entente Démocratique |
| | 1962 | Isidore Renouard | RI |
| | 1967 | Isidore Renouard | RI |
| | 1968 | Isidore Renouard | RI |
| | 1973 | Isidore Renouard | RI |
| | 1978 | Alain Madelin | UDF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Alain Madelin | UDF |
| | 1993 | Alain Madelin | UDF |
| | 1997 | Alain Madelin | DL |
| | 2002 | Alain Madelin | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jean-René Marsac | PS |
| | 2012 | Jean-René Marsac | PS |
| | 2017 | Gaël Le Bohec | LREM |
| | 2022 | Mathilde Hignet | LFI |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Jacques François | RN | | 22,275 | 32.30 | +14.81 | 26,671 | 42.43 | |
| | Mathilde Hignet | LFI | NFP | 22,139 | 32.10 | +0.51 | 36,195 | 57.57 | +7.21 |
| | Anne Patault | REN | Ensemble | 16,595 | 24.06 | -5.72 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Jeremy Gilbert | LR | UDC | 6,103 | 8.85 | +0.97 | | | |
| | Sophie Hubert | DLF | | 985 | 1.43 | -0.12 | | | |
| | Sandra Chirazi | LO | | 868 | 1.26 | +0.24 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 68,965 | 100.00 | | | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 68,965 | 97.23 | -0.10 | 62,866 | 89.50 | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,420 | 2.00 | +0.16 | 5,563 | 7.92 | |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 543 | 0.77 | -0.06 | 1,814 | 2.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,928 | 72.61 | +22.06 | 70,243 | 71.89 | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,760 | 27.39 | -22.06 | 27,468 | 28.11 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 97,688 | | | 97,711 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Mathilde Hignet | 15,371 | 32.61 | +2.69 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Anne Patault | 14,035 | 29.78 | -12.24 |
| | RN | Gabriel Orain | 8,245 | 17.49 | +6.57 |
| | LR (UDC) | Jacques Francois | 3,715 | 7.88 | −2.61 |
| | REC | Mireille Bleivas | 1,265 | 2.68 | N/A |
| | DVG | Gil Desmoulin | 1,158 | 2.46 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 3,343 | 7.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,132 | 50.55 | −1.68 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Mathilde Hignet | 22,856 | 50.36 | +12.11 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Anne Patault | 22,528 | 49.64 | −12.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,384 | 50.92 | +7.01 |
| | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Gaël Le Bohec | REM | 19,421 | 42.02 | 22,667 | 61.75 |
| | Marc Martin | FI | 6,314 | 13.66 | 14,041 | 38.25 |
| | Franck Pichot | PS | 5,646 | 12.22 | | |
| | Christian Lechevalier | FN | 5,049 | 10.92 | | |
| | Jean-Marc Carreau | LR | 4,847 | 10.49 | | |
| | Sarah Trichet-Allaire | ECO | 1,869 | 4.04 | | |
| | Philippe Bonnin | DVG | 932 | 2.02 | | |
| | Nelly Rosais | DLF | 700 | 1.51 | | |
| | Jocelyne Devriendt | ECO | 506 | 1.09 | | |
| | Sandra Chirazi | EXG | 420 | 0.91 | | |
| | Maud Callac | DIV | 278 | 0.60 | | |
| | Élisabeth Drouin | EXD | 238 | 0.51 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 46,220 | 100.00 | 36,708 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,220 | 97.92 | 36,708 | 92.50 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 713 | 1.51 | 2,020 | 5.09 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 270 | 0.57 | 956 | 2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,203 | 52.23 | 39,684 | 43.91 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 43,180 | 47.77 | 50,699 | 56.09 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 90,383 | | 90,383 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Ille-Et-Vilaine's 4th constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean-René Marsac | PS | 23,128 | 47.69% | 28,092 | 62.30% |
| | Dominique Julaud | AC | 11,627 | 23.97% | 16,996 | 37.70% |
| | Christian Ressort | FN | 6,394 | 13.18% | | |
| | Michèle Gillet | FG | 2,450 | 5.05% | | |
| | Eloïse Cordier | Breizhistance–UDB–EELV | 2,161 | 4.46% | | |
| | Véronique Wester-Ouisse | DLR | 1,905 | 3.93% | | |
| | Gwennola Ermel | NPA | 447 | 0.92% | | |
| | Sandra Chirazi | LO | 388 | 0.80% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,500 | 97.51% | 45,088 | 96.73% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 1,239 | 2.49% | 1,522 | 3.27% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 49,739 | 58.45% | 46,610 | 54.78% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,353 | 41.55% | 38,479 | 45.22% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,092 | 100.00% | 85,089 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Loic Aubin | 25,357 | 38.16 | +5.38 |
| | PS | Jean-René Marsac | 21,062 | 31.70 | +3.34 |
| | MoDem | Philippe Cantin | 7,326 | 11.02 | N/A |
| | LV | Christian Delacroix | 2,905 | 4.37 | +0.32 |
| | LCR | Gwennola Ermel | 1,965 | 2.96 | N/A |
| | FN | Claude Jouault | 1,861 | 2.80 | −3.85 |
| | Others | N/A | 5,974 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,794 | 61.84 | −3.88 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-René Marsac | 34,983 | 52.92 | +3.54 |
| | UMP | Loic Aubin | 31,117 | 47.08 | −3.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,621 | 61.69 | +0.30 |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Alain Madelin | 20,792 | 32.78 | N/A |
| | PS | Monique Pussat-Marsac | 17,991 | 28.36 | +3.74 |
| | DVD | Olivier Berthommier | 10,556 | 16.64 | N/A |
| | FN | Christian Ressort | 4,219 | 6.65 | −0.36 |
| | LV | Michel Laclercq | 2,572 | 4.05 | −0.22 |
| | REG | Emile Granville | 1,376 | 2.17 | −0.16 |
| | LO | Danielle Stenger | 1,355 | 2.14 | −1.60 |
| | Others | N/A | 4,567 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,986 | 65.72 | −3.99 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Alain Madelin | 29,567 | 50.62 | N/A |
| | PS | Monique Pussat-Marsac | 28,842 | 49.38 | +4.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,702 | 61.39 | −9.19 |
| | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PR (UDF) | Alain Madelin | 27,281 | 46.80 | -11.79 |
| | PS | Simone Bourges | 14,355 | 24.62 | +9.38 |
| | FN | Hubert Langlois | 4,084 | 7.01 | −0.52 |
| | PCF | Jean-Louis Frostin | 2,999 | 5.14 | −0.13 |
| | LV | Jean Hervé | 2,490 | 4.27 | N/A |
| | LO | Danielle Stenger | 2,180 | 3.74 | N/A |
| | REG | Emile Granville | 1,359 | 2.33 | N/A |
| | GE | Paul Renaud | 1,285 | 2.20 | −7.21 |
| | Others | N/A | 2,265 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,073 | 69.71 | −1.78 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PR (UDF) | Alain Madelin | 32,659 | 55.15 | N/A |
| | PS | Simone Bourges | 26,564 | 44.85 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,824 | 70.58 | N/A |
| | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold |

### 1993

Legislative Election 1993: Ille-et-Vilaine's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Alain Madelin | 33,538 | 58.59 | |
| | PS | Jean-René Marsac | 8,722 | 15.24 | |
| | GE | Philippe Violanti | 5,388 | 9.41 | |
| | FN | Thierry Benoist | 4,310 | 7.53 | |
| | PCF | Andre Cheriaux | 3,015 | 5.27 | |
| | DIV | Thierry Strube | 1,856 | 3.24 | |
| | DIV | Philippe Corbin | 415 | 0.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,239 | 71.49 | |
| | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold |

## Sources

* ↑ "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.
* INSEE's slip of this constituency: "Tableaux et Analyses de la quatrième circonscrition d'Ille-et-Vilaine" (PDF) (in French).
* List of Ille-et-Vilaine's deputies from 1789: "Tous les députés du département d'Ille-et-Vilaine depuis 1789" (in French). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
* Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.