# Ariège's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Ariège is a French legislative constituency, covering the south of the Ariège département.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Jean Durroux | SFIO |
| | 1962 | Gilbert Faure | SFIO |
| | 1967 | Gilbert Faure | FGDS |
| | 1968 | Gilbert Faure | FGDS |
| | 1973 | Gilbert Faure | PS |
| | 1978 | Gilbert Faure | PS |
| | 1981 | Augustin Bonrepaux | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Augustin Bonrepaux | PS |
| | 1993 | Augustin Bonrepaux | PS |
| | 1997 | Augustin Bonrepaux | PS |
| | 2002 | Augustin Bonrepaux | PS |
| | 2007 | Frédérique Massat | PS |
| | 2012 | Frédérique Massat | PS |
| | 2017 | Bénédicte Taurine | LFI |
| | 2022 | Bénédicte Taurine | LFI |
| | 2023 | Martine Froger | PS |
| | 2024 | Martine Froger | PS |

## Elections
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Ariège's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Martine Froger* | 19,245 | 50.74 | +19.56 |
| | RN | Jean-Marc Garnier | 15,049 | 39.67 | +14.89 |
| | LO | Gisèle Lapeyre | 2,756 | 7.27 | +5.31 |
| | REC | Pascal Mascetti | 881 | 2.32 | −0.45 |
| | Others | Blank votes | 1,930 | 4.73 | |
| | Others | Invalid votes | 969 | 2.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,830 | 71.11 | +31.51 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |
* PS dissident running without the endorsement of the NFP.

### 2023 by-election

The 2022 election was annulled in January, 2023 by the Constitutional Council, due to an error in the count procedures. The by-election takes place on 26 March and (if a second round is required) 2 April 2023.
2023 by-election: Ariège's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Bénédicte Taurine | 6,778 | 31.18 | -1.94 |
| | PS | Martine Froger* | 5,742 | 26.42 | +8.35 |
| | RN | Jean-Marc Garnier | 5,387 | 24.78 | +4.84 |
| | RE (Ensemble) | Anne-Sophie Tribout | 2,323 | 10.69 | −9.27 |
| | REC | François-Xavier Jossinet | 602 | 2.77 | −0.86 |
| | Independent | Robert Claraco | 478 | 2.20 | N/A |
| | LO | Gisèle Lapeyre | 425 | 1.96 | +0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,647 | 39.60 | −16.82 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Martine Froger* | 11,758 | 60.19 | N/A |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Bénédicte Taurine | 7,776 | 39.81 | −15.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,691 | 37.87 | −15.15 |
| | PS gain from LFI | PS gain from LFI | PS gain from LFI | PS gain from LFI | PS gain from LFI |
* PS dissident, not supported by NUPES

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Ariège's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Bénédicte Taurine | 10,347 | 33.12 | -7.97 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Anne-Sophie Tribout | 6,237 | 19.96 | -11.39 |
| | RN | Jean-Marc Garnier | 6,229 | 19.94 | +7.97 |
| | DVG | Martine Froger | 5,646 | 18.07 | N/A |
| | REC | François-Xavier Jossinet | 1,134 | 3.63 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,647 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,424 | 56.42 | +1.31 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Bénédicte Taurine | 14,746 | 55.31 | +5.03 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Anne-Sophie Tribout | 11,917 | 44.69 | −5.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,663 | 53.02 | +2.58 |
| | LFI hold | LFI hold | LFI hold | LFI hold | LFI hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jérôme Azema | REM | 9,478 | 31.35 | 12,633 | 49.72 |
| | Bénédicte Taurine | FI | 6,125 | 20.26 | 12,776 | 50.28 |
| | Martine Esteban | PS | 4,093 | 13.54 | | |
| | Laurence Lefort | FN | 3,618 | 11.97 | | |
| | Éric Donzé | DIV | 2,197 | 7.27 | | |
| | Marie-Noëlle Samarcq | LR | 1,616 | 5.34 | | |
| | Florence Cortès | ECO | 1,275 | 4.22 | | |
| | José Navarro | PCF | 929 | 3.07 | | |
| | Jean-François Astier | ECO | 416 | 1.38 | | |
| | Robin Cassan | DIV | 258 | 0.85 | | |
| | Gisèle Lapeyre | EXG | 231 | 0.76 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 30,236 | 100.00 | 25,409 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,236 | 96.71 | 25,409 | 88.80 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 699 | 2.24 | 2,041 | 7.13 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 329 | 1.05 | 1,163 | 4.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,264 | 55.11 | 28,613 | 50.44 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 25,471 | 44.89 | 28,118 | 49.56 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 56,735 | | 56,731 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Won in the first round.
Legislative Election 2012: Ariège's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PS | Frédérique Massat | 17,791 | 51.69 |
| | UMP | Nicole Gerona | 5,449 | 15.83 |
| | FN | Jacques Warnke | 3,765 | 10.94 |
| | FG | Michel Larive | 3,744 | 10.88 |
| | LV | Pascale Aoura | 1,907 | 5.54 |
| | Center | Joël Rausa | 622 | 1.81 |
| | Far left | Céline Bara | 544 | 1.58 |
| | DVE | Solange Fontaneau | 211 | 0.61 |
| | Far left | Janine Lasserre | 205 | 0.60 |
| | Far left | Gisèle Lapeyre | 182 | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,176 | 62.08 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | Swing | |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative in Ariège’s 1st Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Frédérique Massat | Socialist Party | PS | 15,823 | 44.66% | 22,236 | 65.91% |
| | Jacqueline Rouge | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 8,614 | 24.31% | 11,500 | 34.09% |
| | Lyliane Cassan | Communist | COM | 2,419 | 6.83% | | |
| | Patrick Pont | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 2,311 | 6.52% | | |
| | Denis Seel | Far Left | EXG | 1,274 | 3.60% | | |
| | Marc Saracino | The Greens | VEC | 1,174 | 3.31% | | |
| | Jean-Luc Fernandez | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | CPNT | 1,098 | 3.10% | | |
| | Josette Zammit | National Front | FN | 948 | 2.68% | | |
| | José Serrano | Movement for France | MPF | 752 | 2.12% | | |
| | Sylvie Grizon | Divers | DIV | 446 | 1.26% | | |
| | Didier Soulet | Far Left | EXG | 243 | 0.69% | | |
| | Thierry Cuviller | Far Right | EXD | 168 | 0.47% | | |
| | Véronique Bucaille | Majorité Présidentielle | | 163 | 0.46% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 35,433 | 100% | 33,736 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 56,045 | | 56,037 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,061 | 2.91% | 1,797 | 5.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,494 | 65.12% | 35,533 | 63.41% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 19,551 | 34.88% | 20,504 | 36.59% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Ariège's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Augustin Bonrepaux | 15,373 | 43.27 | |
| | UMP | Yves Maris | 5,502 | 15.49 | |
| | FN | Georges Mesplié | 3,085 | 8.68 | |
| | CPNT | Andre Metge | 2,548 | 7.17 | |
| | PCF | Lyliane Cassan | 2,269 | 6.39 | |
| | LV | Bernard Voegeli | 1,458 | 4.10 | |
| | DVG | Jacques Carol | 1,431 | 4.03 | |
| | LCR | Michele Cassan | 1,018 | 2.87 | |
| | MPF | Jean Darnaud | 987 | 2.78 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,856 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,794 | 68.05 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Augustin Bonrepaux | 20,496 | 66.57 | |
| | UMP | Yves Maris | 10,294 | 33.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,598 | 62.14 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Ariège's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Augustin Bonrepaux | 15,729 | 44.48 | |
| | RPR | Henri de Tappie | 6,621 | 18.72 | |
| | PCF | Lyliane Cassan | 4,323 | 12.22 | |
| | FN | Georges Mesplié | 3,523 | 9.96 | |
| | LV | Françoise Matricon | 1,710 | 4.84 | |
| | LO | Didier Soulet | 928 | 2.62 | |
| | MPF | Jean Darnaud | 806 | 2.28 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,725 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,405 | 71.38 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Augustin Bonrepaux | 24,185 | 69.90 | |
| | RPR | Henri de Tappie | 10,412 | 30.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,415 | 71.42 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

## Sources

* ↑ "Législatives : le Conseil constitutionnel annule l'élection de Bénédicte Taurine en Ariège". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans l'Ariège". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2007".