# Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Charente-Maritime (French: Première circonscription de la Charente-Maritime) is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
Since 2012, the constituency has been represented by Olivier Falorni, first as a Miscellaneous Left deputy and then as a deputy for the Radical Party of the Left. The constituency covers the city of La Rochelle and the Île de Ré.

## Description

The constituency is made up of 11 pre-2015 cantons: those of Ars-en-Ré, La Rochelle-1, La Rochelle-2, La Rochelle-3, La Rochelle-4, La Rochelle-5, La Rochelle-6, La Rochelle-7, La Rochelle-8, La Rochelle-9, and Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 1st constituency had a total population of 130,679.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Alain de Lacoste-Lareymondie | CNIP |
| | 1962 | André Salardaine | UNR |
| | 1967 | André Salardaine | UDR |
| | 1968 | Philippe Dechartre | UDR |
| | 1973 | Michel Crépeau | PRG |
| | 1978 | Michel Crépeau | PRG |
| | 1981 | Michel Crépeau | PRG |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Michel Crépeau | MRG |
| | 1993 | Jean-Louis Léonard | RPR |
| | 1997 | Michel Crépeau | PRG |
| | 2002 | Maxime Bono | PS |
| | 2007 | Maxime Bono | PS |
| | 2012 | Olivier Falorni | PRG |
| | 2017 | Olivier Falorni | PRG |
| | 2022 | Olivier Falorni | PRG |
| | 2024 | Olivier Falorni | PRG |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Olivier Falorni | PRG | ENS | 34,824 | 45.64 | +22.65 | 54,353 | 74.71 | |
| | Jean-Marc Soubeste | LÉ | NFP | 22,618 | 29.64 | +6.25 | WITHDREW | WITHDREW | WITHDREW |
| | Emma Chauveau | RN | | 17,278 | 22.65 | +13.11 | 18,396 | 25.29 | |
| | Nicolas Francois | REC | | 975 | 1.28 | -2.56 | | | |
| | Antoine Colin | LO | | 430 | 0.56 | -0.02 | | | |
| | Philippe Pere | DIV | | 170 | 0.22 | +0.16 | | | |
| | Yasmina Samri | DIV | | 2 | 0.00 | N/A | | | |
| | Françoise Ramel | DIV | | 0 | 0.00 | N/A | | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 76,297 | 98.15 | -0.88 | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,055 | 1.36 | +0.69 | | | |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 383 | 0.49 | +0.19 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,735 | 69.48 | +19.16 | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,147 | 30.52 | -19.16 | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 111,882 | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior, Le Monde ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PRG hold | PRG hold | PRG hold | PRG hold | PRG hold | PRG hold | PRG hold |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PRG | Olivier Falorni | 15,976 | 29.02 | N/A |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Jean-Marc Soubeste | 12,875 | 23.39 | +7.20 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Martine Madelaine | 12,656 | 22.99 | −4.00 |
| | RN | Emma Chauveau | 5,253 | 9.54 | +2.51 |
| | DVG | Marie Nedellec | 4,061 | 7.38 | N/A |
| | REC | Nicolas Francois | 2,114 | 3.84 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,117 | 3.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,052 | 50.32 | −0.84 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PRG | Olivier Falorni | 34,576 | 66.11 | N/A |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Jean-Marc Soubeste | 17,721 | 33.89 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,297 | 49.38 | +5.96 |
| | PRG gain from DVG | PRG gain from DVG | PRG gain from DVG | PRG gain from DVG | PRG gain from DVG |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Olivier Falorni | PRG | 19,086 | 36.54 | 28,765 | 69.02 |
| | Otilia Ferreira | MoDem | 14,095 | 26.99 | 12,913 | 30.98 |
| | Cédric Ruffié | FI | 5,703 | 10.92 | | |
| | Bruno Leal | LR | 5,134 | 9.83 | | |
| | Jean-Marc de Lacoste-Lareymondie | FN | 3,671 | 7.03 | | |
| | Jean-Marc Soubeste | ECO | 2,040 | 3.91 | | |
| | Brahim Jlalji | PCF | 712 | 1.36 | | |
| | Hanitra Ratrimo | DIV | 540 | 1.03 | | |
| | Patrick Viot | ECO | 523 | 1.00 | | |
| | Antoine Colin | EXG | 290 | 0.56 | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Ernst | DIV | 221 | 0.42 | | |
| | Waël Gribaa | DIV | 215 | 0.41 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 52,230 | 100.00 | 41,678 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 52,230 | 98.93 | 41,678 | 93.00 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 390 | 0.74 | 2,173 | 4.85 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 173 | 0.33 | 962 | 2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,793 | 51.16 | 44,813 | 43.42 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 50,404 | 48.84 | 58,384 | 56.58 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 103,197 | | 103,197 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 1st Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Olivier Falorni | Radical Party of the Left | PRG | 17,155 | 28.91% | 38,545 | 62.98% |
| | Ségolène Royal | Socialist Party | PS | 19,005 | 32.03% | 22,661 | 37.02% |
| | Sally Chadjaa | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 11,554 | 19.47% | | |
| | Marie-Françoise de Lacoste Lareymondie | Front National | FN | 4,036 | 6.80% | | |
| | Brigitte Desveaux | Europe Ecology – The Greens | EELV | 2,186 | 3.68% | | |
| | Esther Memain | Left Front | FG | 2,019 | 3.40% | | |
| | François Drageon | Radical Party | PRV | 1,117 | 1.88% | | |
| | Arnaud Jaulin | Centrist | CEN | 1,061 | 1.79% | | |
| | Michèle Coindeau | Ecologist | ECO | 531 | 0.89% | | |
| | France Prenat | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 256 | 0.43% | | |
| | Antoine Colin | Far Left | EXG | 197 | 0.33% | | |
| | Michel le Creff | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 137 | 0.23% | | |
| | Rodolphe Huguet | Other | AUT | 62 | 0.10% | | |
| | Alain Ignacimouttou | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 18 | 0.03% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 59,334 | 100% | 61,206 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 98,753 | | 98,754 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 570 | 0.58% | 2,041 | 2.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,904 | 60.66% | 63,247 | 64.05% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,849 | 39.34% | 35,507 | 35.95% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | DVG GAIN FROM PS | DVG GAIN FROM PS |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charante Maritime’s 1st Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Maxime Bono | Socialist Party | PS | 23,928 | 40.77% | 32,345 | 55.05% |
| | Dominique Morvant | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 21,099 | 35.95% | 26,409 | 44.95% |
| | Elisabeth Delorme-Blaizot | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 3,479 | 5.93% | | |
| | Richard Douard | Majorité Presidentielle | Maj Pres | 1,719 | 2.93% | | |
| | Gaëlle Mangin | The Greens | VEC | 1,658 | 2.83% | | |
| | Jean-Marc de Lacoste Lareymondie | Front National | FN | 1,422 | 2.42% | | |
| | Esther Memain | Communist | PCF | 1,349 | 2.30% | | |
| | Patrick Vallee | Far Left | EXG | 1,043 | 1.78% | | |
| | Serge Lavaud | Movement for France | MPF | 772 | 1.32% | | |
| | Jean-Noël Debroise | Ecologist | ECO | 743 | 1.27% | | |
| | Michelle Richard | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | CPNT | 617 | 1.05% | | |
| | Claire Melchiori | Independent | DIV | 375 | 0.64% | | |
| | Antoine Colin | Far Left | EXG | 308 | 0.52% | | |
| | Jacques Dumerc | Far Left | EXG | 174 | 0.30% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 58,686 | 100% | 58,754 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 95,906 | | 96,463 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 555 | 0.94% | 3,109 | 5.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,241 | 61.77% | 61,863 | 64.13% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 36,665 | 38.23% | 34,600 | 35.87% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Maxime Bono | 21,138 | 37.12 | |
| | UMP | Catherine Normandin | 15,731 | 27.63 | |
| | UDF | Philippe Chastenet | 5,131 | 9.01 | |
| | FN | Yolande Bak | 3,612 | 6.34 | |
| | PRG | Gilles Gautronneau | 3,070 | 5.39 | |
| | PCF | Esther Queneudec-Memain | 1,482 | 2.60 | |
| | LV | Alain Bucherie | 1,403 | 2.46 | |
| | DL | Christian Dessens | 1,289 | 2.26 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,083 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,675 | 65.88 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Maxime Bono | 28,725 | 53.02 | |
| | UMP | Catherine Normandin | 25,457 | 46.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,514 | 63.41 | |
| | PS gain from PRG | PS gain from PRG | PS gain from PRG | PS gain from PRG | PS gain from PRG |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PRG | Michel Crépeau | 21,870 | 42.81 | |
| | UDF | Françoise Clerc | 13,602 | 26.62 | |
| | FN | Jean-François Galvaire | 5,225 | 10.23 | |
| | PCF | Esther Queneudec-Memain | 4,233 | 8.29 | |
| | LV | Alain Mouzeau | 2,155 | 4.22 | |
| | MPF | Eric Revel | 1,898 | 3.72 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,105 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,005 | 66.30 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PRG | Michel Crépeau | 31,495 | 59.57 | |
| | UDF | Françoise Clerc | 21,377 | 40.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,127 | 68.95 | |
| | PRG gain from RPR | PRG gain from RPR | PRG gain from RPR | PRG gain from RPR | PRG gain from RPR |