# Manche's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Manche is a French legislative constituency in the Manche 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.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Gabriel de Carville | CNIP |
| | 1962 | Constant Lepourry | UNR |
| | 1967 | Raymond Guilbert | DVD |
| | 1968 | Raymond Guilbert | UDR |
| | 1973 | Jean-Marie Daillet | CD |
| | 1978 | Jean-Marie Daillet | UDF |
| | 1981 | Jean-Marie Daillet | UDF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean-Marie Daillet | UDF |
| | 1993 | Jean-Claude Lemoine | RPR |
| | 1997 | Jean-Claude Lemoine | RPR |
| | 2002 | Jean-Claude Lemoine | UMP |
| | 2007 | Philippe Gosselin | UMP |
| | 2012 | Philippe Gosselin | UMP |
| | 2017 | Philippe Gosselin | LR |
| | 2022 | Philippe Gosselin | LR |
Manche's 1st constituency has existed since 1958 and has always comprised the central-eastern part of the department, centered on Saint-Lô, Manche prefecture. The seat for this constituency has always been filled by centre-right or right-wing politicians.
For its first election in 1958, the victorious candidate is Gabriel de Carville, a former military and general councillor for the canton of Marigny. A member of the right-wing National Centre of Independents and Peasants, he is however defeated in the first round in 1962 by another right-wing candidate, Constant Lepourry, a member of the Union for the New Republic, supporting Charles de Gaulle. In 1967, Lepourry, in turn, is also defeated when running for reelection. Raymond Guilbert, another De Gaulle supporter, defeats him and is reelected in 1968.
In 1973, Jean-Marie Daillet, who was a candidate during both 1967 and 1968 elections, wins the constituency's seat. He is a member of the Democratic Centre. Daillet is a vocal critic of the Veil Act on the decriminalization of abortion, when it is debated in 1975. Daillet joins the UDF in 1978. He is widely reelected in 1978 and, in the first round, in 1981. The constituency is briefly abolished in 1986 but is reinstated with its boundaries unchanged for the 1988 election. Daillet is reelected for what would be his last term.
The 1993 legislative election is a national victory for the right-wing parties. In Manche's 1st constituency where Daillet is retiring, the top two candidates are both right-wing. From Daillet's party, the UDF candidate is Georges de La Loyère, from Montreuil-sur-Lozon, and Jean-Claude Lemoine, from the RPR. Lemoine, who is also a vice-president of the general council, is elected. He is widely reelected in 1997 and 2002. He does not run in 2007, and would pass away a few months after the election.
Philippe Gosselin, the former Lemoine substitute and mayor of Remilly-sur-Lozon, is the main right-wing candidate for the UMP in 2007. He is elected with a healthy margin. 2012 marks the best score for a left-wing candidate in the whole history of the constituency. Christine Le Coz, the socialist general councillor for the canton of Saint-Lô-East, reaches almost 47.5 % of the vote during the second round. It is however not enough to prevent Gosselin from being reelected. Gosselin is one of the main parliamentary opponents to the Law 2013-404 opening marriage to same-sex couples in France. In 2017, Gosselin is reelected with a similar margin to that of 2012, against the En Marche ! candidate. However, Gosselin gets his fourth mandate in 2022 on a wide margin, exceeding 68% of the vote, opposed to a green candidate, supported by the left-wing NUPES alliance.

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Manche's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DVC (Ensemble) | Michaël Masson | 4,723 | 8.04 | N/A |
| | LÉ–EELV (NFP) | Guillaume Hédouin | 250 | 0.43 | −19.01 |
| | LO | Olivia Lewi | 578 | 0.98 | N/A |
| | LR | Philippe Gosselin | 22,513 | 38.30 | −1.18 |
| | RN | Franck Simon | 19,333 | 32.89 | 16.32 |
| | DIV | Jacques Poisson | 171 | 0.29 | N/A |
| | REC | Laurent Besagny | 418 | 0.71 | −1.29 |
| | DVE | Baptiste Rajaut | 250 | 0.43 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58 778 | 97.91 | +48.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,727 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Philippe Gosselin | 36,531 | 63.45 | +25.15 |
| | RN | Franck Simon | 21,046 | 36.55 | +3.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,577 | 96.26 | −1.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,729 | | |
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### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Manche's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Philippe Gosselin | 16,786 | 39.48 | +8.66 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Guillaume Hedouin | 8,265 | 19.44 | +0.31 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Laurent Pien | 7,421 | 17.46 | −17.89 |
| | RN | Franck Simon | 7,045 | 16.57 | +4.90 |
| | REC | Victor Jan De Lagillardaie | 850 | 2.00 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,148 | 5.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,515 | 49.44 | −3.37 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Philippe Gosselin | 27,166 | 68.78 | +16.28 |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Guillaume Hedouin | 12,331 | 31.22 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,497 | 47.37 | +0.03 |
| | 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 | % |
| | Benoîte Nouet | REM | 15,936 | 35.35 | 18,131 | 47.50 |
| | Philippe Gosselin | LR | 13,894 | 30.82 | 20,043 | 52.50 |
| | Franck Simon | FN | 5,258 | 11.67 | | |
| | Aurélien Marion | FI | 3,753 | 8.33 | | |
| | Clémence Maulat | PS | 2,421 | 5.37 | | |
| | Jérôme Virlouvet | ECO | 1,714 | 3.80 | | |
| | Corinne Vautier | PCF | 733 | 1.63 | | |
| | Lionel Carau | EXD | 554 | 1.23 | | |
| | Olivia Lewi | EXG | 304 | 0.67 | | |
| | David Guillaume | DIV | 300 | 0.67 | | |
| | Philippe Reto | DVG | 208 | 0.46 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 45,075 | 100.00 | 38,174 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,075 | 98.18 | 38,174 | 92.76 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 631 | 1.37 | 2,206 | 5.36 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 205 | 0.45 | 773 | 1.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,911 | 52.81 | 41,153 | 47.34 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,023 | 47.19 | 45,776 | 52.66 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 86,934 | | 86,929 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Manche's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Philippe Gosselin | 21,377 | 41.73 | |
| | PS | Christine Le Coz | 19,282 | 37.64 | |
| | FN | Denis Feret | 4,674 | 9.12 | |
| | FG | Isabelle Le Cann | 1,725 | 3.37 | |
| | Far right | Fernand Le Rachinel | 1,665 | 3.25 | |
| | EELV | Jérôme Virlouvet | 1,344 | 2.62 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,158 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,225 | 59.22 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Philippe Gosselin | 27,049 | 52.53 | |
| | PS | Christine Le Coz | 24,440 | 47.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,489 | 59.52 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Manche 1st - 2nd round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UMP | Philippe Gosselin | 25,346 | 57.71 |
| | PS | Jean-Karl Deschamps | 18,571 | 42.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,173 | 60.66 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | Swing | |

## Sources and References

* ↑ "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 Manche". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* ↑ "Manche - 1ère circonscription : Résultats des élections législatives 2017". LExpress.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* French Interior Ministry results website: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).