# Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituency

The 6th 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.

## Historic representation

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Xavier Hunault | UDF |
| 1993 | Michel Hunault | RPR |
| 1997 | Michel Hunault | RPR |
| 2002 | Michel Hunault | UMP |
| 2004 | Michel Hunault | UDF |
| 2007 | Michel Hunault | NC |
| 2012 | Yves Daniel | PS |
| 2017 | Yves Daniel | LREM |
| 2022 | Jean-Claude Raux | EELV |
| 2024 | Jean-Claude Raux | EELV |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Jean-Claude Raux | LE | NFP | 26,919 | 34.16 | +1.39 | 32,186 | 40.06 | -12.83 |
| | Julio Pichon | RN | | 25,886 | 32.85 | +15.64 | 27,738 | 34.53 | new |
| | Alain Hunault | DVD | | 22,993 | 29.18 | new | 20,413 | 25.41 | new |
| | Fannie Lejau | DIV | | 1,671 | 2.12 | new | | | |
| | Marie-Paule Catheline | LO | | 1,325 | 1.68 | +0.32 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 78,794 | 100.00 | | 80,337 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 78,794 | 96.69 | -0.50 | 80,337 | 97.35 | +4.89 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,919 | 2.35 | +0.32 | 1,628 | 1.97 | -3.13 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 778 | 0.95 | +0.17 | 555 | 0.67 | -1.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,491 | 69.48 | +21.15 | 82,520 | 70.33 | +22.71 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 35,797 | 30.52 | -21.15 | 34,806 | 29.67 | -22.71 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 117,288 | | | 117,326 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LE HOLD | LE HOLD | LE HOLD | LE HOLD | LE HOLD | LE HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Jean-Claude Raux | 17,755 | 32.77 | +12.80 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Jordan Esnault | 13,649 | 25.19 | -14.74 |
| | RN | Teddy Bougot | 9,324 | 17.21 | +7.21 |
| | LR (UDC) | Francois Guyot | 5,179 | 9.56 | −12.04 |
| | LREM | François-Xavier Le Hecho* | 2,108 | 3.89 | N/A |
| | REC | Sandra Bureau | 1,912 | 3.53 | N/A |
| | LMR | Catherine Laille | 1,624 | 3.00 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,637 | 4.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,188 | 48.33 | −5.20 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | EELV (NUPÉS) | Jean-Claude Raux | 26,874 | 52.89 | N/A |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Jordan Esnault | 23,939 | 47.11 | −14.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,813 | 47.62 | +3.72 |
| | EELV gain from LREM | EELV gain from LREM | EELV gain from LREM | EELV gain from LREM | EELV gain from LREM |
* LREM dissident

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Yves Daniel | REM | 22,921 | 39.93 | 26,420 | 61.79 |
| | Alain Hunault | LR | 12,400 | 21.60 | 16,338 | 38.21 |
| | Brigitte Maillet | FI | 8,156 | 14.21 | | |
| | Brigitte Nedelec | FN | 5,743 | 10.00 | | |
| | Gérard Poisson | PS | 3,308 | 5.76 | | |
| | Sandra Bureau | DVD | 1,445 | 2.52 | | |
| | Jacky Flippot | REG | 748 | 1.30 | | |
| | Bruno Chevalier | DVG | 655 | 1.14 | | |
| | Antoine Lépine | DVD | 609 | 1.06 | | |
| | Anne Cadorel-Quétier | REG | 562 | 0.98 | | |
| | Marie-Louise Dupas | EXG | 551 | 0.96 | | |
| | Florence Thomas | DIV | 309 | 0.54 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 57,407 | 100.00 | 42,758 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 57,407 | 97.28 | 42,758 | 88.36 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,111 | 1.88 | 3,990 | 8.24 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 495 | 0.84 | 1,645 | 3.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,013 | 53.53 | 48,393 | 43.90 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 51,220 | 46.47 | 61,836 | 56.10 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 110,233 | | 110,229 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Yves Daniel | PS | 22,252 | 34.78% | 32,922 | 52.69% |
| | Michel Hunault | NC | 20,777 | 32.48% | 29,559 | 47.31% |
| | Xavier Renaud | FN | 6,578 | 10.28% | | |
| | Yves Aubry | EELV | 3,414 | 5.34% | | |
| | Nathalie Poirier | PCD | 3,340 | 5.22% | | |
| | Laurent David | FG | 3,245 | 5.07% | | |
| | Bruno Chevalier | MRC | 1,211 | 1.89% | | |
| | Hervé Madouas | MoDem | 981 | 1.53% | | |
| | Jonathan Guillaume | Breizhistance | 703 | 1.10% | | |
| | Pascal Le Pautremat | DLR | 608 | 0.95% | | |
| | Anne Lavielle | MEI | 532 | 0.83% | | |
| | Christophe Helou | LO | 333 | 0.52% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,974 | 97.85% | 62,481 | 96.67% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 1,403 | 2.15% | 2,150 | 3.33% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 65,377 | 61.15% | 64,631 | 60.46% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,544 | 38.85% | 42,276 | 39.54% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 106,921 | 100.00% | 106,907 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NC | Michel Hunault | 23,569 | 48.49 | |
| | PS | Pascal Bioret | 14,505 | 29.84 | |
| | MoDem | Donatienne Menager | 1,894 | 3.90 | |
| | LV | Isabelle Verdon | 1,834 | 3.77 | |
| | Far left | Nadine Bouchard | 1,115 | 2.29 | |
| | FN | Jean-Claude Kerhir | 1,027 | 2.11 | |
| | CPNT | Fabrice Sanchez | 1,020 | 2.10 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,642 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,732 | 64.39 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | NC | Michel Hunault | 25,086 | 53.86 | |
| | PS | Pascal Bioret | 21,490 | 46.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,651 | 61.70 | |
| | NC gain from UMP | NC gain from UMP | NC gain from UMP | NC gain from UMP | NC gain from UMP |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Michel Hunault | 23,536 | 50.49 | |
| | PS | Geneviève Chignac | 12,708 | 27.26 | |
| | FN | Guillaume Vouzellaud | 3,285 | 7.05 | |
| | CPNT | Fabrice Sanchez | 1,546 | 3.32 | |
| | LV | Marie-Elisabeth Allaire | 1,187 | 2.55 | |
| | LCR | Erwan Moinier | 1,083 | 2.32 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,267 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,714 | 67.17 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Loire-Atlantique's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Michel Hunault | 19,727 | 43.85 | |
| | PS | Geneviève Chignac | 12,706 | 28.24 | |
| | FN | Jean-Jacques Chevalier | 4,693 | 10.43 | |
| | PCF | Yves Blais | 2,767 | 6.15 | |
| | LV | Anne-Marie Moulinier | 2,604 | 5.79 | |
| | DVD | Jacqueline Moncelet | 1,754 | 3.90 | |
| | Others | N/A | 737 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,114 | 71.50 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPR | Michel Hunault | 24,865 | 54.53 | |
| | PS | Geneviève Chignac | 20,737 | 45.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,297 | 71.77 | |
| | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold |

## References and Sources

* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans la Loire-Atlantique". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.