# Loire-Atlantique's 8th constituency

The 8th constituency of Loire-Atlantique is a French legislative constituency in the Loire-Atlantique 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.

## Geography

The constituency is based around Saint-Nazaire.

## Historic representation

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Claude Évin | PS |
| 1993 | Étienne Garnier | RPR |
| 1997 | Claude Évin | PS |
| 2002 | Claude Évin | PS |
| 2007 | Marie-Odile Bouillé | PS |
| 2012 | Marie-Odile Bouillé | PS |
| 2017 | Audrey Dufeu-Schubert | LREM |
| 2022 | Matthias Tavel | LFI |
| 2024 | Matthias Tavel | LFI |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Matthias Tavel | LFI | NFP | 18,317 | 30.99 | -1.05 | 32,922 | 61.68 | |
| | Gauthier Bouchet | RN | | 17,065 | 28.87 | +13.50 | 20,454 | 38.32 | new |
| | Audrey Dufeu | REN | Ensemble | 11,991 | 20.28 | -6.77 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Xavier Perrin | PS | diss. | 8,327 | 14.09 | +1.75 | | | |
| | Florence Beuvelet | LR | UDC | 2,525 | 4.27 | -0.26 | | | |
| | Eddy Le Beller | LO | | 890 | 1.51 | -0.04 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 59,115 | 100.00 | | 53,376 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 59,115 | 97.79 | -0.55 | 53,376 | 88.94 | -4.87 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 945 | 1.56 | +0.37 | 5,002 | 8.33 | +4.05 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 392 | 0.65 | +0.18 | 1,634 | 2.72 | +0.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,452 | 66.32 | +19.01 | 60,012 | 65.83 | +18.94 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 30,695 | 33.68 | -19.01 | 31,157 | 34.17 | -18.94 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 91,147 | | | 91,169 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD | LFI HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Loire-Atlantique's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Matthias Tavel | 13,432 | 32.04 | -4.50 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Audrey Dufeu | 11,341 | 27.05 | -11.39 |
| | RN | Gauthier Bouchet | 6,443 | 15.37 | +6.36 |
| | PS | Xavier Perrin* | 5,174 | 12.34 | N/A |
| | LR (UDC) | Andréa Porcher | 1,901 | 4.53 | −3.48 |
| | REC | Frédérica Duvillier | 1,059 | 2.53 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,578 | 6.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,928 | 47.31 | −2.98 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Matthias Tavel | 21,596 | 54.45 | +11.15 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Audrey Dufeu | 18,063 | 45.55 | −11.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,659 | 46.89 | +4.05 |
| | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM | LFI gain from LREM |
* PS dissident

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Audrey Dufeu-Schubert | REM | 16,285 | 38.44 | 19,344 | 56.70 |
| | Lionel Debraye | FI | 6,768 | 15.98 | 14,773 | 43.30 |
| | Laurianne Deniaud | PS | 5,978 | 14.11 | | |
| | Gauthier Bouchet | FN | 3,816 | 9.01 | | |
| | Florence Beuvelet | LR | 3,394 | 8.01 | | |
| | Fabrice Bazin | ECO | 1,692 | 3.99 | | |
| | Yvon Renévot | PCF | 1,042 | 2.46 | | |
| | Armelle Guénolé | DLF | 581 | 1.37 | | |
| | Hervé Carro | REG | 520 | 1.23 | | |
| | Stéphanie Chagnon | DIV | 500 | 1.18 | | |
| | Dennis Octor | PRG | 486 | 1.15 | | |
| | Eddy Le Beller | EXG | 436 | 1.03 | | |
| | Pierre-Christophe Rousseau | DIV | 309 | 0.73 | | |
| | Philippe Moreau | REG | 305 | 0.72 | | |
| | Tony Moulis | DIV | 252 | 0.59 | | |
| | Catherine Tarrius | DVD | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 42,364 | 100.00 | 34,117 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,364 | 98.40 | 34,117 | 93.04 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 501 | 1.16 | 1,743 | 4.75 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 186 | 0.43 | 809 | 2.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,051 | 50.29 | 36,669 | 42.84 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,550 | 49.71 | 48,934 | 57.16 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,601 | | 85,603 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Loire-Atlantique's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marie-Odile Bouille | 23,475 | 51.70 | |
| | UMP | Maryvonne Le Liboux | 7,671 | 16.89 | |
| | FN | Jean-Claude Blanchard | 4,593 | 10.12 | |
| | FG | Yvon Renevot | 3,695 | 8.14 | |
| | EELV | Pascale Hameau | 2,762 | 6.08 | |
| | MoDem | Xavier Bruckert | 1,088 | 2.40 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,121 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,405 | 55.98 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Loire-Atlantique's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Marie-Odile Bouille | 17,896 | 39.07 | |
| | UMP | Jean-François Arthur | 13,160 | 28.73 | |
| | MoDem | Kevin Izorce | 3,760 | 8.21 | |
| | LV | Arlette Mousseau | 2,483 | 5.42 | |
| | PCF | Christian Saulnier | 2,140 | 4.67 | |
| | Far left | Philippe Creneguy | 1,545 | 3.37 | |
| | FN | Bernard Morin | 1,156 | 2.52 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,665 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,550 | 58.84 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Marie-Odile Bouille | 28,471 | 64.30 | |
| | UMP | Jean-François Arthur | 15,806 | 35.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,496 | 57.51 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Loire-Atlantique's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Claude Evin | 18,391 | 41.49 | |
| | UMP | Joel Gicquiaud | 8,964 | 20.22 | |
| | UDF | Danielle Richard | 3,653 | 8.24 | |
| | FN | Bernard Morin | 2,920 | 6.59 | |
| | PCF | Jean Rene Teillant | 2,648 | 5.97 | |
| | LV | Bernard Garnier | 2,308 | 5.21 | |
| | CPNT | Thierry Moyon | 1,188 | 2.68 | |
| | LCR | Christophe Gilbert | 1,058 | 2.39 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,199 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,223 | 62.59 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Claude Evin | 25,090 | 63.67 | |
| | UMP | Joel Gicquiaud | 14,317 | 36.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,263 | 57.11 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Loire-Atlantique's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Claude Evin | 13,699 | 30.55 | |
| | MRC | Joël Batteux* | 10,146 | 22.63 | |
| | RPR | Etienne Garnier | 9,145 | 20.39 | |
| | FN | Eric de la Brosse | 4,020 | 8.97 | |
| | LO | Marie-France Belin | 2,002 | 4.46 | |
| | Far left | Bernard Garnier | 1,293 | 2.88 | |
| | GE | Marie-Martine Lips | 1,229 | 2.74 | |
| | MEI | Jean-Roland Lassalle | 904 | 2.02 | |
| | DVD | Gilles Régnier | 896 | 2.00 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,506 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,110 | 63.63 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Claude Evin | 21,077 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,359 | 41.01 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |
* Withdrew before the 2nd round