# Loire's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of the Loire (French: Sixième 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 6th constituency of the Loire covers the central parts of the department to the north of Saint-Etienne
Long serving conservative deputy Pascal Clément stepped down at the 2012 election, his successor, Paul Salen was defeated in 2017 in the second round run off by Julien Borowczyk of En Marche!.

## Assembly Members

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1958 | Georges Bidault | DVD |
| 1962 | Paul Rivière | DVD |
| 1967 | Paul Rivière | UDR |
| 1968 | Paul Rivière | UDR |
| 1973 | Paul Rivière | UDR |
| 1978 | Pascal Clément | UDF |
| 1981 | Pascal Clément | UDF |
| 1986 | Proportional representation by department | Proportional representation by department | Proportional representation by department |
| 1988 | Pascal Clément | UDF |
| 1993 | Jacques Cyprès | UDF | substitute for Pascal Clément, replaced Clément while he was minister for relations with parliament |
| 1995 | Pascal Clément | UDF |
| 1997 | Pascal Clément | UDF |
| 2002 | Pascal Clément | UMP |
| 2005 | Liliane Vaginay | UMP | substitute for Pascal Clément, replaced Clément while he was Minister of Justice |
| 2007 | Pascal Clément | UMP |
| 2012 | Paul Salen | UMP |
| 2017 | Julien Borowczyk | LREM |
| 2022 | Jean-Pierre Taite | LR |
| 2024 | Jean-Pierre Taite | 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 | % | +/– |
| | Grégorie Granger | RN | | 31,016 | 39.71 | +18.83 | 34,627 | 44.83 | new |
| | Jean-Pierre Taite | LR | UDC | 21,724 | 27.81 | +2.45 | 42,621 | 55.17 | -0.57 |
| | Marie-Paule Olive | LFI | NFP | 13,472 | 17.25 | -1.74 | | | |
| | Alexandre Silva | REN | Ensemble | 9,721 | 12.45 | -13.98 | | | |
| | Yves Petoit | LO | | 720 | 0.92 | -0.15 | | | |
| | Norbert Trichard | EXG | | 502 | 0.64 | new | | | |
| | Sandra Haury | ECO | | 480 | 0.61 | new | | | |
| | Yvan Guy-Mercier | REC | | 470 | 0.60 | -3.46 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 78,105 | 100.00 | | 77,248 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 78,105 | 97.35 | -0.64 | 77,248 | 95.72 | +5.39 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,548 | 1.93 | +0.44 | 2,496 | 3.09 | -4.34 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 581 | 0.72 | +0.19 | 957 | 1.19 | -1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,234 | 71.73 | +21.04 | 80,701 | 72.14 | +27.39 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,623 | 28.27 | -21.04 | 31,169 | 27.86 | -27.39 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 111,857 | | | 111,870 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Loire's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Julien Borowczyk | 14,590 | 26.43 | -11.01 |
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Pierre Taite | 14,001 | 25.36 | +2.75 |
| | RN | Grégoire Granger | 11,527 | 20.88 | +3.68 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Marie-Paule Olive | 10,482 | 18.99 | +4.40 |
| | REC | Maylis Perrot | 2,240 | 4.06 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,362 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,202 | 50.69 | +0.67 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Jean-Pierre Taite | 25,050 | 55.74 | +12.61 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Julien Borowczyk | 19,891 | 44.26 | −12.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,941 | 44.74 | +3.00 |
| | LR gain from LREM | LR gain from LREM | Swing | +12.61 | |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Julien Borowczyk | REM | 19,821 | 37.44 | 23,055 | 56.87 |
| | Paul Salen | LR | 11,973 | 22.61 | 17,485 | 43.13 |
| | Sophie Robert | FN | 9,105 | 17.20 | | |
| | Sadia Nadia Seghir | FI | 4,700 | 8.88 | | |
| | Jean Duverger | ECO | 3,024 | 5.71 | | |
| | Nicolas Poirieux | DVD | 1,837 | 3.47 | | |
| | Marie Goncalves | DLF | 1,010 | 1.91 | | |
| | Cécile Maisonnette | EXG | 455 | 0.86 | | |
| | Bernard Chuzeville | ECO | 423 | 0.80 | | |
| | Ludovic Vaginay | DIV | 358 | 0.68 | | |
| | Michel Cuenin | DIV | 238 | 0.45 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 52,944 | 100.00 | 40,540 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 52,944 | 98.36 | 40,540 | 90.26 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 634 | 1.18 | 3,079 | 6.86 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 248 | 0.46 | 1,295 | 2.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,826 | 50.02 | 44,914 | 41.74 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 53,790 | 49.98 | 62,701 | 58.26 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 107,616 | | 107,615 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Loire's 6th constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Paul Salen | UMP | 22,618 | 36.68% | 31,503 | 53.35% |
| | Liliane Faure | PS | 21,891 | 35.50% | 27,549 | 46.65% |
| | Sophie Robert | FN | 12,394 | 20.10% | | |
| | Nicole Bietrix | FG | 2,052 | 3.33% | | |
| | Leïssane Stefanoff | DLR | 697 | 1.13% | | |
| | Laurène Martin | ?? | 609 | 0.99% | | |
| | Bernard Chuzeville | AEI | 480 | 0.78% | | |
| | Guy Ravot | MEI | 322 | 0.52% | | |
| | Cécile Maisonnette | LO | 315 | 0.51% | | |
| | Christian Banliat | | 293 | 0.48% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,671 | 98.46% | 59,052 | 97.09% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 962 | 1.54% | 1,770 | 2.91% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 62,633 | 60.23% | 60,822 | 58.49% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,358 | 39.77% | 43,168 | 41.51% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 103,991 | 100.00% | 103,990 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Loire's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Pascal Clement | 19,231 | 47.23 | |
| | PS | Dominique Fruleux | 7,778 | 19.10 | |
| | MoDem | Nicolas Poirieux | 3,957 | 9.72 | |
| | FN | Sophie Robert | 2,644 | 6.49 | |
| | LV | Jean Duverger | 1,503 | 3.69 | |
| | DIV | Francis Gruzelle | 1,275 | 3.13 | |
| | EXG | Patricia Ospelt | 1,125 | 2.76 | |
| | PCF | Georges Suzan | 1,117 | 2.74 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,086 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,631 | 59.93 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Pascal Clement | 22,401 | 60.51 | |
| | PS | Dominique Fruleux | 14,617 | 39.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,063 | 56.23 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Loire's 6th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Pascal Clément | 20,691 | 50.12 | |
| | PS | Dominique Fruleux | 8,966 | 21.72 | |
| | FN | Cyprien Bertrand-Magat | 5,552 | 13.45 | |
| | PCF | Christine Chevillard | 1,884 | 4.56 | |
| | LV | Jean-Marc Di Battista | 969 | 2.35 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,221 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42.356 | 64.59 | |
| | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR | UMP gain from PR |

### 1997

Legislative Election 2022: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PR (UDF) | Pascal Clément | 16,191 | 39.64 | |
| | PS | Dominique Fruleux | 10,318 | 25.26 | |
| | FN | Jean Suchel | 6,560 | 16.06 | |
| | PCF | Maryse Poyet | 3,342 | 8.18 | |
| | LDI | Sabine Pérouse | 1,735 | 4.25 | |
| | GE | Régis Usson | 1,458 | 3.57 | |
| | LV | Christian Prat | 1,239 | 3.03 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,662 | 70.25 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PR (UDF) | Pascal Clément | 22,991 | 55.36 | |
| | PS | Dominique Fruleux | 18,539 | 44.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,380 | 71.40 | |
| | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold | PR hold |