# Corrèze's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of the Corrèze is one of two French legislative constituencies in the Corrèze department (Limousin). There were three constituencies in the department until the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies.
Following that redistricting, it consists of the following (pre-2015) cantons : Argentat, Bort-les-Orgues, Bugeat, Corrèze, Donzenac, Égletons, Eygurande, Lapleau, Meymac, Neuvic, La Roche-Canillac, Seilhac, Sornac, Treignac, Tulle-Campagne-Nord, Tulle-Campagne-Sud, Tulle-Urbain-Nord, Tulle-Urbain-Sud, Ussel-Est, Ussel-Ouest, Uzerche, Vigeois.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Jean Montalat | SFIO |
| | 1962 | Jean Montalat | SFIO |
| | 1967 | Jean Montalat | FGDS |
| | 1968 | Jean Montalat | FGDS |
| | 1973 | Pierre Pranchère | PCF |
| | 1978 | Jean-Pierre Bechter | RPR |
| | 1981 | Jean Combasteil | PCF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | François Hollande | PS |
| | 1993 | Raymond-Max Aubert | RPR |
| | 1997 | François Hollande | PS |
| | 2002 | François Hollande | PS |
| | 2007 | François Hollande | PS |
| | 2012 | Sophie Dessus | PS |
| | 2016 | Alain Ballay | PS |
| | 2017 | Christophe Jerretie | LREM |
| | 2020 | Christophe Jerretie | MoDem |
| | 2022 | Francis Dubois | LR |
| | 2024 | François Hollande | PS |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | François Hollande | PS | NFP | 24,720 | 37.63 | +12.23 | 28,751 | 43.10 | -3.10 |
| | Maïtey Pouget | RN | | 20,298 | 30.89 | +15.76 | 21,141 | 31.69 | new |
| | Francis Dubois | LR | UDC | 18,816 | 28.64 | -8.02 | 16,821 | 25.21 | -28.59 |
| | Marie-Thérèse Coinaud | LO | | 1,303 | 1.98 | +0.91 | | | |
| | Gilles Oguinena | REC | | 563 | 0.86 | -2.21 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 65,700 | 100.00 | | 66,713 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 65,700 | 95.91 | -0.99 | 66,713 | 96.71 | +5.75 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,563 | 2.28 | +0.34 | 1,317 | 1.91 | -3.42 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 1,242 | 1.81 | +0.65 | 951 | 1.38 | -2.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,505 | 74.67 | +16.33 | 68,981 | 75.18 | +18.09 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,242 | 25.33 | -16.33 | 22,772 | 24.82 | -18.09 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 91,747 | | | 91,753 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | PS GAIN FROM LR | PS GAIN FROM LR | PS GAIN FROM LR | PS GAIN FROM LR | PS GAIN FROM LR | PS GAIN FROM LR |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Corrèze's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Sandrine Deveaud | 13,271 | 25.40 | -13.92 |
| | LR (UDC) | Francis Dubois | 10,772 | 20.62 | +5.43 |
| | MoDem (Ensemble) | Christophe Jerretie | 10,095 | 19.32 | −13.19 |
| | RN | Maitey Pouget | 7,905 | 15.13 | +6.07 |
| | PS | Annick Taysse* | 5,201 | 9.96 | N/A |
| | LMR | Amélie Rebiere | 1,661 | 3.18 | N/A |
| | REC | Gilles Oguinena | 1,603 | 3.07 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,737 | 3.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,245 | 58.34 | −1.75 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Francis Dubois | 25,825 | 53.80 | N/A |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Sandrine Deveaud | 22,173 | 46.20 | −0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,998 | 57.09 | +3.94 |
| | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM |
* PS dissident

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Christophe Jerretie | REM | 17,534 | 32.51 | 22,509 | 53.43 |
| | Bernard Combes | PS | 9,666 | 17.92 | 19,619 | 46.57 |
| | Françoise Béziat | LR | 8,194 | 15.19 | | |
| | Jean-Marc Vareille | FI | 6,240 | 11.57 | | |
| | Agnès Tarraso | FN | 4,884 | 9.06 | | |
| | Jean Mouzat | PCF | 4,203 | 7.79 | | |
| | Mumine Ozsoy | ECO | 1,100 | 2.04 | | |
| | Antoine Behr | DLF | 853 | 1.58 | | |
| | Alain Cruzel | ECO | 572 | 1.06 | | |
| | Marie-Thérèse Coinaud | EXG | 321 | 0.60 | | |
| | Anne-Pascale Chabot | DIV | 311 | 0.58 | | |
| | Alex-William Fernandez | DIV | 58 | 0.11 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 53,936 | 100.00 | 42,128 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 53,936 | 96.88 | 42,128 | 85.56 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,115 | 2.00 | 4,201 | 8.53 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 621 | 1.12 | 2,908 | 5.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,672 | 60.09 | 49,237 | 53.15 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 36,976 | 39.91 | 43,406 | 46.85 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 92,648 | | 92,643 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Sophie Dessus was elected deputy. She died in office on 3 March 2016, and was replaced by her substitute Alain Ballay the following day.
2012 legislative election: Corrèze's 1st constituency - 1st round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PS | Sophie Dessus | 33,247 | 51.45 |
| | UMP | Michel Paillasou | 17,875 | 27.66 |
| | FG | Christian Audouin | 6,695 | 10.36 |
| | FN | Nicole Daccord | 4,501 | 6.96 |
| | EELV | Eve Aldridge | 963 | 1.49 |
| | NC | Michele Mounier | 588 | 0.91 |
| | DVE | Alain Cruzel | 338 | 0.52 |
| | EXG | Marie-Thérèse Coinaud | 265 | 0.41 |
| | DVE | Didier Poyer | 155 | 0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,881 | 65.69 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | Swing | |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Corrèze's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | François Hollande | 20,879 | 44.38 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decaie | 16,219 | 34.48 | |
| | PCF | Dominique Grador | 3,315 | 7.05 | |
| | MoDem | Michel Lagrave | 2,245 | 4.77 | |
| | Others | N/A | | 4,387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,126 | 72.96 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | François Hollande | 28,470 | 60.25 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decaie | 18,784 | 39.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,881 | 74.12 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Corrèze's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decaie | 20,360 | 40.87 | |
| | PS | François Hollande | 19,684 | 39.51 | |
| | PCF | Dominique Grador | 3,560 | 7.15 | |
| | FN | Bernard Pinato | 1,814 | 3.64 | |
| | CPNT | Pierre Vinatier | 1,413 | 2.84 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,991 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,090 | 78.02 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | François Hollande | 26,661 | 52.92 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Pierre Decaie | 23,717 | 47.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,956 | 79.36 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Corrèze's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Raymond-Max Aubert | 17,985 | 38.27 | |
| | PS | François Hollande | 16,639 | 35.40 | |
| | PCF | Dominique Grador | 8,556 | 18.20 | |
| | FN | Claude Dambrin | 2,781 | 5.92 | |
| | MRC | Jean Chatenet | 1,039 | 2.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,324 | 77.90 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | François Hollande | 27,472 | 54.52 | |
| | RPR | Raymond-Max Aubert | 22,913 | 45.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,221 | 82.44 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |

## Sources

* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Corrèze". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
* ↑ "Le nouveau député de Corrèze Alain Ballay est un miraculé de la politique". La Montagne (in French). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
* Notes and portraits of the French MPs under the Fifth Republic, French National Assembly
* 2007 results in the Corrèze's 1st constituency, Minister of the Interior
* Constituencies of the Corrèze, Atlaspol website