# Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French: Sixième circonscription des Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French legislative constituency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques 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

The 6th constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques lies in the south-west of the department and borders both the Atlantic Ocean and Spain. It sits within the French Basque Country. It includes the coastal resort of Biarritz, the border town of Hendaye, and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, which is famed for its beaches.

## History

The MP from 2017 to 2024 was Vincent Bru of the presidential majority.

## Assembly members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Michèle Alliot-Marie | RPR |
| 1993 | Daniel Poulou | UDF |
| 1995 | Michèle Alliot-Marie | RPR |
| 1997 | Michèle Alliot-Marie | RPR |
| 2002 | Michèle Alliot-Marie | UMP |
| 2007 | Michèle Alliot-Marie | UMP |
| 2012 | Sylviane Alaux | PS |
| 2017 | Vincent Bru | MoDem |
| 2022 | Vincent Bru | MoDem |
| 2024 | Peio Dufau | Euskal Herria Bai |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Peio Dufau | EH Bai | NFP | 21,650 | 29.42 | 36.28 | 36.28 |
| | Christian Devèze | MoDEM | Ensemble | 19,806 | 26.92 | 26,403 | 35.33 |
| | Victor Lastécouères | LR | UXD | 18,610 | 25.29 | 21,222 | 28.39 |
| | Emmanuelle Brisson | | LR | 8,546 | 11.61 | | |
| | Jean Tellechea | Ind | | 3,712 | 5.04 | | |
| | Frédéric Barrez | LO | | 844 | 1.15 | | |
| | Eva Pernet | Ind | DVC | 248 | 0.34 | | |
| | Corinne Berthelot | Ind | | 161 | 0.22 | | |
| | Michel Lamarque | Ind | | 1 | 0.00 | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 73,578 | 97.42 | 74,742 | 97.15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,390 | 1.84 | 1,634 | 2.12 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 562 | 0.74 | 556 | 0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,530 | 70.84 | 76,932 | 72.15 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,087 | 29.16 | 29,689 | 27.85 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 106,617 | | 106,621 | |
| Source: ||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | EH BAI GAIN OVER MoDEM | EH BAI GAIN OVER MoDEM | EH BAI GAIN OVER MoDEM | EH BAI GAIN OVER MoDEM |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Vincent Bru | 15,023 | 28.51 | -10.43 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Tom Dubois-Robin | 10,302 | 19.55 | -2.00 |
| | REG | Peio Dufau | 7,667 | 14.55 | N/A |
| | RN | Monique Becker | 5,209 | 9.89 | +3.48 |
| | DVD | Bertrand Soubelet | 3,088 | 5.86 | N/A |
| | LR (UDC) | Fabrice Sébastien Bach | 2,618 | 4.97 | −12.03 |
| | LREM | Philippe Jouvet* | 2,579 | 4.89 | N/A |
| | REC | Christiane Neel | 2,191 | 4.16 | N/A |
| | R! | Marielle Goitschel | 1,681 | 3.19 | N/A |
| | DVE | Kevin Briolais | 1,453 | 2.76 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 884 | 1.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,695 | 50.92 | −2.07 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Vincent Bru | 27,994 | 60.21 | -2.30 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Tom Dubois-Robin | 18,497 | 39.79 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,491 | 48.61 | +5.49 |
| | MoDem hold | MoDem hold | MoDem hold | MoDem hold | MoDem hold |
* LREM dissident without the support of the Ensemble alliance.

### 2017

Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques' 6th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Vincent Bru | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 20,087 | 38.94 | 22,872 | 62.51 |
| | Maider Arosteguy | The Republicans | LR | 7,882 | 15.28 | 13,715 | 37.49 |
| | Peio Etcheverry-Ainchart | Regionalist | REG | 6,191 | 12.00 | | |
| | Christine Labrousse | La France Insoumise | FI | 4,804 | 9.31 | | |
| | Sylviane Alaux | Socialist Party | PS | 3,848 | 7.46 | | |
| | Sylviane Lopez | National Front | FN | 3,309 | 6.41 | | |
| | Sophie Bussière | Ecologist | ECO | 1,824 | 3.54 | | |
| | Jean Tellechea | Regionalist | REG | 1,161 | 2.25 | | |
| | Stéphane Alvarez | Union of Democrats and Independents | UDI | 886 | 1.72 | | |
| | Dominique Mélé | Communist Party | PCF | 638 | 1.24 | | |
| | Thomas Burc | Independent | DIV | 382 | 0.74 | | |
| | Jacqueline Uhart | Far Left | EXG | 328 | 0.64 | | |
| | Gabriel Grosjean | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 244 | 0.47 | | |
| | François Amigorena | Independent | DIV | 3 | 0.01 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 51,587 | 100% | 36,587 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 99,403 | | 99,395 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,084 | 2.06% | 6,282 | 14.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,671 | 52.99% | 42,859 | 43.12% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 46,732 | 47.01% | 56,536 | 56.88% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | MoDEM GAIN FROM PS | MoDEM GAIN FROM PS |

### 2012

Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques' 6th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Michèle Alliot-Marie | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 19,517 | 35.37 | 25,908 | 48.38 |
| | Sylviane Alaux | Socialist Party | PS | 17,412 | 31.55 | 27,648 | 51.62 |
| | Peio Etcheverry-Ainchart | Regionalist | REG | 5,400 | 9.78 | | |
| | Frank Jalleau-Longueville | National Front | FN | 3,495 | 6.33 | | |
| | Marie Contraires | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 2,124 | 3.85 | | |
| | Yvette Debarbieux | Left Front | FG | 2,104 | 3.81 | | |
| | Philippe Etcheverry | Europe Ecology - The Greens | EELV | 1,793 | 3.25 | | |
| | Jean Tellechea | Regionalist | REG | 989 | 1.79 | | |
| | Michel Lamarque | Other | AUT | 980 | 1.78 | | |
| | Jean-François Zunzarren | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 522 | 0.95 | | |
| | Christophe Lepretre | Ecologist | ECO | 356 | 0.65 | | |
| | Sylvie Laplace | Far Left | EXG | 297 | 0.54 | | |
| | Michèle Noulibos | Far Left | EXG | 173 | 0.31 | | |
| | Sophie Hautenauve | Other | AUT | 25 | 0.05 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55,187 | 100% | 53,556 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 94,887 | | 94,877 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 797 | 0.84% | 2,444 | 2.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,984 | 59.00% | 56,000 | 59.02% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,903 | 41.00% | 38,877 | 40.98% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS GAIN FROM UMP | PS GAIN FROM UMP |

### 2007

Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques' 6th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Michèle Alliot-Marie | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 27,436 | 48.88 | 30,460 | 58.37 |
| | Sylviane Alaux | Socialist Party | PS | 11,567 | 20.61 | 21,726 | 41.63 |
| | Roland Machenaud | UDF-Democratic Movement | UDF-MoDem | 5,367 | 9.56 | | |
| | Beñat Elizondo | Regionalist | REG | 5,104 | 9.09 | | |
| | Christine Labrousse | Far Left | EXG | 1,172 | 2.09 | | |
| | Henri Chevrat | National Front | FN | 1,167 | 2.08 | | |
| | Marie Felices | The Greens | LV | 1,146 | 2.04 | | |
| | Pierre Batby | Communist Party | PCF | 1,123 | 2.00 | | |
| | Michel Aguilera | Ecologist | ECO | 714 | 1.27 | | |
| | Pascale Pierret | Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions | CPNT | 704 | 1.25 | | |
| | Jacqueline Desoutter | Independent | DIV | 348 | 0.62 | | |
| | Michèle Noulibos | Far Left | EXG | 282 | 0.50 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 56,130 | 100% | 52,186 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 91,679 | | 91,778 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 738 | 1.30% | 2,102 | 3.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,868 | 62.03% | 54,288 | 59.15% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,811 | 37.97% | 37,490 | 40.85% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2002

Results of the 9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques' 6th Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Michèle Alliot-Marie | Union for a Presidential Majority | UMP | 25,940 | 49.00 | 29,409 | 60.89 |
| | Sylviane Alaux | Socialist Party | PS | 12,096 | 22.85 | 18,890 | 39.11 |
| | Helyett Ginoux | National Front | FN | 3,040 | 5.74 | | |
| | J. Pierre Dirassar | Regionalist | REG | 2,987 | 5.64 | | |
| | Serge Lonca | The Greens | LV | 2,223 | 4.20 | | |
| | A. Marie Boudon | Communist Party | PCF | 1,407 | 2.66 | | |
| | Pascale Pierret | Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions | CPNT | 1,230 | 2.32 | | |
| | Inaki Ibarloza | Regionalist | REG | 981 | 1.85 | | |
| | Didier Tastet | Far Right | EXD | 861 | 1.63 | | |
| | Daniel Couret | Revolutionary Communist League | LCR | 697 | 1.32 | | |
| | Michele Noublibos | Workers' Struggle | LO | 444 | 0.84 | | |
| | J. Max Caule | Movement for France | MPF | 419 | 0.79 | | |
| | Cecile Bremont | National Republican Movement | MNR | 332 | 0.63 | | |
| | Sebastien Larriviere | Independent | DIV | 286 | 0.54 | | |
| | Francois Belin | Regionalist | REG | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52,943 | 100% | 48,299 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,397 | | 85,398 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,506 | 2.77% | 2,617 | 5.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,449 | 63.76% | 50,916 | 59.62% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 30,948 | 36.24% | 34,482 | 40.38% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP GAIN FROM RPR | UMP GAIN FROM RPR |