# Loire's 4th constituency

The 4th constituency of the Loire (French: Quatrième circonscription de la Loire) is a French legislative constituency in the Loire département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.

## Description

The 4th constituency of the Loire lies to the south of Saint-Etienne in the south of the department.
The seat has generally favoured candidates from the centre-right however in both 1988 and 1997 the voters opted for a Communist Party deputy. Since 2002 the seat has reliably conservative although incumbent Dino Cinieri held on by only 99 votes in 2017.

## Assembly members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Théo Vial-Massat | PCF |
| 1993 | Daniel Mandon | UDF |
| 1997 | Bernard Outin | PCF |
| 2002 | Dino Cinieri | UMP |
| 2007 | Dino Cinieri | UMP |
| 2012 | Dino Cinieri | UMP |
| 2017 | Dino Cinieri | LR |
| 2022 | Dino Cinieri | LR |
| 2024 | Sylvie Bonnet | LR |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Gerbert Rambaud | RN | | 28,753 | 40.80 | +19.18 | 30,903 | 44.58 | new |
| | Sylvie Bonnet | LR | UDC | 21,649 | 30.72 | +4.91 | 38,420 | 55.42 | -6.19 |
| | Bernard Paemelaere | LFI | NFP | 18,700 | 26.54 | +2.98 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Nora Ibbari | LO | | 1,368 | 1.94 | +0.86 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 70,470 | 100.00 | | 69,323 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 70,470 | 97.28 | -0.98 | 69,323 | 95.56 | +1.20 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,513 | 2.09 | +0.80 | 2,493 | 3.44 | -0.75 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 458 | 0.63 | +0.18 | 731 | 1.01 | -0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,441 | 69.33 | +21.53 | 72,547 | 69.40 | +23.34 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 32,052 | 30.67 | -21.53 | 31,982 | 30.60 | -23.34 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 104,493 | | | 104,529 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Loire's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Dino Cinieri | 12,601 | 25.81 | +2.90 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Bernard Paemelaere | 11,501 | 23.56 | +0.40 |
| | RN | Anthony Gibert | 10,555 | 21.62 | +7.53 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Shannon Seban | 8,224 | 16.84 | −13.60 |
| | REC | Jean-Baptiste Rouquerol | 1,930 | 3.95 | N/A |
| | DVE | Pascal Thomas | 1,177 | 2.41 | +2.41 |
| | PRG | Sana Belmouden | 975 | 2.00 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,863 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,826 | 47.80 | −1.30 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Dino Cinieri | 27,847 | 61.61 | +11.48 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Bernard Paemelaere | 17,352 | 38.39 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,199 | 46.06 | +4.09 |
| | 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 | % |
| | David Kauffer | REM | 14,880 | 30.44 | 18,940 | 49.87 |
| | Dino Cinieri | LR | 11,199 | 22.91 | 19,039 | 50.13 |
| | Raphaëlle Jeanson | FN | 7,835 | 16.03 | | |
| | Léo Chavas | FI | 5,206 | 10.65 | | |
| | Christophe Faverjon | PCF | 5,108 | 10.45 | | |
| | Olivier Joly | DVD | 2,431 | 4.97 | | |
| | Gérard Guillaumin | ECO | 1,005 | 2.06 | | |
| | Patrick Mignon | DLF | 638 | 1.31 | | |
| | Françoise Leclet | EXG | 386 | 0.79 | | |
| | Jean-Christophe Debens | DIV | 193 | 0.39 | | |
| | Pascal Thomas | ECO | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| | François Shematsi | EXD | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 48,881 | 100.00 | 37,979 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,881 | 98.47 | 37,979 | 89.51 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 556 | 1.12 | 3,306 | 7.79 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 203 | 0.41 | 1,145 | 2.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,640 | 49.10 | 42,430 | 41.97 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 51,460 | 50.90 | 58,678 | 58.03 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 101,100 | | 101,108 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Loire's 4th constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Dino Cinieri | UMP | 19,227 | 33.08% | 24,528 | 41.96% |
| | Léla Bencharif | EELV | 12,979 | 22.33% | 23,195 | 39.68% |
| | Robert Heyraud | FN | 12,405 | 21.35% | 10,731 | 18.36% |
| | Christophe Faverjon | FG | 9,982 | 17.18% | | |
| | Jean-Claude Reymond | PRG | 1,566 | 2.69% | | |
| | Jacques Berlioz | DLR | 1,001 | 1.72% | | |
| | Odile Cote | LO | 430 | 0.74% | | |
| | Pascal-Simon Thomas-Bonnard | AEI | 406 | 0.70% | | |
| | Thierry Peyron | | 117 | 0.20% | | |
| | Michèle Perez | MoDem dissident | 2 | 0.00% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 58,115 | 98.56% | 58,454 | 98.18% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 847 | 1.44% | 1,081 | 1.82% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 58,962 | 59.48% | 59,535 | 60.07% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 40,161 | 40.52% | 39,574 | 39.93% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 99,123 | 100.00% | 99,109 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Loire's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Dino Cinieri | 16,183 | 41.06 | +15.40 |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Chartron | 8,007 | 20.31 | N/A |
| | PCF | Marc Faure | 5,102 | 12.94 | −19.02 |
| | MoDem | Michèle Perez | 3,686 | 9.35 | N/A |
| | FN | Robert Heyraud | 2,517 | 6.39 | −9.74 |
| | LV | Anne de Beaumont | 1,237 | 3.14 | N/A |
| | LCR | Laurent Mondon | 1,050 | 2.66 | +0.32 |
| | Others | N/A | 1,633 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,026 | 57.86 | −5.30 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Dino Cinieri | 19,903 | 51.64 | +1.35 |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Chartron | 18,641 | 48.36 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,725 | 57.43 | −0.12 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Loire's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | Bernard Outin | 13,263 | 31.96 | +10.72 |
| | UMP | Dino Cinieri | 10,649 | 25.66 | N/A |
| | DVD | Jean-François Barnier | 6,876 | 16.57 | N/A |
| | FN | Anne-Marie Seyve | 6,696 | 16.13 | −8.25 |
| | LCR | Laurent Monon | 972 | 2.34 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 3,049 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,319 | 63.16 | −2.60 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Dino Cinieri | 18,493 | 50.29 | N/A |
| | PCF | Bernard Outin | 18,277 | 49.71 | +7.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,560 | 57.55 | −13.35 |
| | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF | UMP gain from PCF |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Loire's 4th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | FD | Daniel Mandon | 12,017 | 28.03 | |
| | FN | Frédéric Granjon | 10,451 | 24.38 | |
| | PCF | Bernard Outin | 9,107 | 21.24 | |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Chartron | 7,232 | 16.87 | |
| | LV | Jean-Philippe Bayon | 1,939 | 4.52 | |
| | LDI | Richard Raffin | 1,269 | 2.96 | |
| | MEI | Driss Torchi | 796 | 1.86 | |
| | DVD | Louis Boyer | 56 | 0.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,066 | 65.76 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Bernard Outin | 19,990 | 42.29 | |
| | FD | Daniel Mandon | 18,541 | 39.40 | |
| | FN | Frédéric Granjon | 8,618 | 18.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,588 | 70.90 | |
| | PCF gain from FD | PCF gain from FD | PCF gain from FD | PCF gain from FD | PCF gain from FD |