# Haute-Loire's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Haute-Loire is a French legislative constituency in Haute-Loire.

## Historic representation

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1988 | Jacques Barrot | UDF |
| 1993 | Jacques Barrot | UDF |
| 1995 | Serge Monnier | UDF |
| 1997 | Jacques Barrot | UDF |
| 2002 | Jacques Barrot | UMP |
| 2004 | Laurent Wauquiez | UMP |
| 2007 | Laurent Wauquiez | UMP |
| 2007 | Jean-Pierre Marcon | UMP | Substitute for Laurent Wauquiez, replaced him when Wauquiez was appointed Government spokesperson |
| 2012 | Laurent Wauquiez | UMP |
| 2017 | Isabelle Valentin | LR |
| 2022 | Isabelle Valentin | LR |
| 2024 | Laurent Wauquiez | 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 | % | +/– |
| | Laurent Wauquiez | LR | | 27,013 | 36.80 | -8.46 | 42,828 | 61.61 | -8.16 |
| | Alexandre Heuzey | RN | | 25,091 | 34.18 | +19.95 | 26,684 | 38.39 | new |
| | Celline Gacon | LÉ | NFP | 13,694 | 18.66 | -0.30 | WITHDREW | WITHDREW | WITHDREW |
| | Cécile Marcelle-Gallien | MoDEM | ENS | 6,932 | 9.44 | -4.80 | | | |
| | Electre Dracos | LO | | 668 | 0.91 | -0.08 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 73,398 | 100.00 | | 69,512 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 73,398 | 98.04 | -0.28 | 69,512 | 93.94 | -0.92 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,020 | 1.36 | +0.14 | 3,408 | 4.61 | +1.02 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 448 | 0.60 | +0.14 | 1,075 | 1.45 | -0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,866 | 72.89 | +20.44 | 73,995 | 72.04 | +24.05 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,850 | 27.11 | -20.44 | 28,721 | 27.96 | -24.05 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 102,716 | | | 102,716 | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior, Le Monde ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Haute-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Isabelle Valentin | 23,714 | 45.26 | +4.37 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Celline Gacon | 9,933 | 18.96 | +4.63 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Cécile Gallien | 7,459 | 14.24 | −16.83 |
| | RN | Suzanne Fourets | 7,458 | 14.23 | +4.82 |
| | REC | Emmanuelle Poumeau De Lafforest | 1,368 | 2.61 | N/A |
| | DVE | Dominique Samard | 1,283 | 2.45 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,380 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,395 | 52.45 | −2.52 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Isabelle Valentin | 32,478 | 70.22 | +11.50 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Celline Gacon | 13,773 | 29.78 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,251 | 47.99 | −2.77 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Isabelle Valentin | LR | 21,615 | 40.89 | 26,705 | 58.72 |
| | Cécile Gallien | REM | 16,423 | 31.07 | 18,772 | 41.28 |
| | Fabien Albertini | FN | 4,974 | 9.41 | | |
| | Martine Dejean | FI | 4,721 | 8.93 | | |
| | Fabrice Farison | PS | 1,453 | 2.75 | | |
| | Anne Badian-Lhermet | ECO | 1,402 | 2.65 | | |
| | Yves Prat | DVG | 940 | 1.78 | | |
| | Philippe Cochet | ECO | 471 | 0.89 | | |
| | Gabriel Cardaire | DLF | 421 | 0.80 | | |
| | Pierre Michallet | EXG | 259 | 0.49 | | |
| | Michaël Masclet | DIV | 178 | 0.34 | | |
| | Hélène Denis | DIV | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 52,857 | 100.00 | 45,477 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 52,857 | 98.33 | 45,477 | 93.46 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 620 | 1.15 | 2,217 | 4.56 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 275 | 0.51 | 963 | 1.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,752 | 54.97 | 48,657 | 49.76 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 44,035 | 45.03 | 49,133 | 50.24 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 97,787 | | 97,790 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Haute-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Laurent Wauquiez | UMP | 30,916 | 49.74% | 36,651 | 63.95% |
| | Guy Vocanson | PS | 14,569 | 23.44% | 20,662 | 36.05% |
| | Pierre Cheynet | FN | 7,257 | 11.68% | | |
| | Gustave Alirol | EELV–RPS–POC | 3,895 | 6.27% | | |
| | Yves Prat | FG | 2,943 | 4.73% | | |
| | Anne-Audrey Perrin-Patural | MoDem | 542 | 0.87% | | |
| | Edouard Ducray | PP | 380 | 0.61% | | |
| | Lucien Seytre | LT | 336 | 0.54% | | |
| | Max Chambon | POI | 297 | 0.48% | | |
| | Philippe Roche | SE | 280 | 0.45% | | |
| | Christophe Mezzasoma | AEI | 274 | 0.44% | | |
| | Philippe Cochet | MEI | 262 | 0.42% | | |
| | Claudette Balleydier | LO | 205 | 0.33% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 62,156 | 98.62% | 57,313 | 97.32% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 871 | 1.38% | 1,579 | 2.68% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 63,027 | 65.79% | 58,892 | 61.48% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,776 | 34.21% | 36,905 | 38.52% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 95,803 | 100.00% | 95,797 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Haute-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Laurent Wauquiez | 34,563 | 58.13 | |
| | PS | Renée Vaggiani | 12,074 | 20.31 | |
| | MoDem | Cécile Gallien | 4,176 | 7.02 | |
| | FN | Pierre Cheynet | 2,661 | 4.48 | |
| | EXG | Martine Dejean | 1,432 | 2.41 | |
| | EXG | Sabrina Del Monte | 1,333 | 2.24 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,214 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,583 | 65.05 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Haute-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jacques Barrot | 28,387 | 49.25 | |
| | LV | Jean-Jacques Orfeuvre | 13,488 | 23.40 | |
| | FN | Jean-Luc Guillard | 7,797 | 13.53 | |
| | LCR | Claude Ganne | 1,455 | 2.52 | |
| | REG | Gustave Alirol | 1,206 | 2.09 | |
| | CPNT | Michel Dubouchet | 1,152 | 2.00 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,157 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,642 | 67.74 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jacques Barrot | 31,258 | 63.09 | |
| | LV | Jean-Jacques Orfeuvre | 18,290 | 36.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,548 | 59.50 | |
| | UMP gain from FD | UMP gain from FD | UMP gain from FD | UMP gain from FD | UMP gain from FD |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Haute-Loire's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | FD (UDF) | Jacques Barrot | 21,631 | 39.57 | |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Thivel | 13,239 | 24.22 | |
| | FN | Thierry Odier | 9,576 | 17.52 | |
| | PCF | Bernard Bouet | 3,180 | 5.82 | |
| | LV | Michèle Faure | 3,052 | 5.58 | |
| | LDI | Bruno Favre | 2,161 | 3.95 | |
| | MEI | Annick Hugon | 1,330 | 2.43 | |
| | DIV | Alain Friedel | 498 | 0.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,667 | 73.20 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | FD (UDF) | Jacques Barrot | 30,219 | 54.71 | |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Thivel | 25,013 | 45.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,232 | 74.37 | |
| | FD hold | FD hold | FD hold | FD hold | FD hold |