# Charente's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of Charente is a French legislative constituency in the Charente département.

## Deputies

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Raymond Réthoré | UNR |
| | 1962 | Raymond Réthoré | UNR |
| | 1967 | Raymond Réthoré | UDR |
| | 1968 | Raymond Réthoré | UDR |
| | 1973 | Raymond Réthoré | UDR |
| | 1978 | Jean-Michel Boucheron | PS |
| | 1981 | Jean-Michel Boucheron | PS |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Georges Chavanes | UDF |
| | 1993 | Georges Chavanes | UDF |
| | 1997 | Jean-Claude Viollet | PS |
| | 2002 | Jean-Claude Viollet | PS |
| | 2007 | Jean-Claude Viollet | PS |
| | 2012 | Martine Pinville | PS |
| | 2017 | Thomas Mesnier | LREM |
| | 2021 | Thomas Mesnier | H |
| | 2022 | Thomas Mesnier | H |
| | 2023 | René Pilato | LFI |
| | 2024 | René Pilato | 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 | % | +/– |
| | René Pilato | LFI | NFP | 18,166 | 32.80 | -5.27 | 20,288 | 35.75 | -14.22 |
| | Thomas Mesnier | HOR | ENS | 16,784 | 30.30 | -0.15 | 18,406 | 32.43 | -17.60 |
| | Marion Latus | RN | | 16,761 | 30.26 | +14.21 | 18,061 | 31.82 | new |
| | Alain Boivin | LR | UDC | 2,226 | 4.02 | -1.22 | | | |
| | Olivier Nicolas | LO | | 818 | 1.48 | +0.58 | | | |
| | Doraline Bernard | REC | | 633 | 1.14 | -3.13 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 55,388 | 100.00 | | 56,755 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,388 | 97.21 | -0.85 | 56,755 | 97.40 | +5.00 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,079 | 1.89 | +0.63 | 1,074 | 1.84 | -3.09 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 510 | 0.90 | +0.22 | 439 | 0.75 | -1.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,977 | 67.70 | +18.39 | 58,268 | 69.17 | +20.48 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,181 | 32.30 | -18.39 | 25,970 | 30.83 | -20.48 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 84,158 | | | 84,238 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LFI WIN FROM HOR | LFI WIN FROM HOR | LFI WIN FROM HOR | LFI WIN FROM HOR | LFI WIN FROM HOR | LFI WIN FROM HOR |
As LFI won the 2023 by-election, which was a gain from HOR, this result is stylised as a 'win' as opposed to a 'gain'.

### 2023 by-election

2023 by-election: Charente's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Thomas Mesnier | 8,353 | 35.54 | +5.09 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | René Pilato | 8,311 | 35.36 | +7.83 |
| | RN | Florent Benetreau | 3,485 | 14.83 | −1.22 |
| | LR (UDC) | Alice Clergeau | 1,107 | 4.71 | −0.53 |
| | Independent | Samuel Cazenave | 843 | 3.59 | N/A |
| | REC | Serge Bondon | 500 | 2.13 | −2.14 |
| | DVE | Dominique Souchaud | 480 | 2.04 | −1.01 |
| | LO | Olivier Nicolas | 425 | 1.81 | +0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,146 | 28.76 | −20.55 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | René Pilato | 12,200 | 50.99 | +1.02 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Thomas Mesnier | 11,726 | 49.01 | −1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,362 | 30.21 | −18.48 |
| | LFI gain from HOR | LFI gain from HOR | LFI gain from HOR | LFI gain from HOR | LFI gain from HOR |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Charente's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Thomas Mesnier | 12,336 | 30.45 | -7.55 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | René Pilato | 11,152 | 27.53 | -5.90 |
| | RN | Anna Martinese | 6,503 | 16.05 | +6.68 |
| | PS | Jean-François Dauré | 5,065 | 12.50 | N/A |
| | LR (UDC) | Alice Clergeau | 2,122 | 5.24 | −6.20 |
| | REC | Dominique De Lorgeril | 1,731 | 4.27 | N/A |
| | DVE | Corinne Berthelot | 1,237 | 3.05 | N/A |
| | LO | Olivier Nicolas | 363 | 0.90 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,509 | 49.31 | +1.15 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Thomas Mesnier | 18,854 | 50.03 | -9.92 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | René Pilato | 18,830 | 49.97 | +9.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,684 | 48.69 | +7.06 |
| | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM | HOR gain from LREM |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Thomas Mesnier | REM | 15,228 | 38.00 | 19,360 | 59.95 |
| | Martine Boutin | FI | 5,331 | 13.30 | 12,935 | 40.05 |
| | Martine Pinville | PS | 4,642 | 11.58 | | |
| | Élise Vouvet | LR | 4,586 | 11.44 | | |
| | Geoffray Gourré | FN | 3,756 | 9.37 | | |
| | Djillali Merioua | PCF | 1,822 | 4.55 | | |
| | Odile Achard | ECO | 1,605 | 4.00 | | |
| | Vincent You | DVD | 1,595 | 3.98 | | |
| | Olivier Gallet | EXD | 396 | 0.99 | | |
| | Olivier Nicolas | EXG | 347 | 0.87 | | |
| | Guillaume Serrano | DIV | 258 | 0.64 | | |
| | Aline Blancher Mouquet | DVG | 229 | 0.57 | | |
| | Dominique de Lorgeril | DIV | 206 | 0.51 | | |
| | Clément Séjourné | DVG | 71 | 0.18 | | |
| | Rodolphe Petit-Galland | DVD | 3 | 0.01 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 40,075 | 100.00 | 32,295 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,075 | 97.91 | 32,295 | 91.33 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 575 | 1.40 | 1,902 | 5.38 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 281 | 0.69 | 1,165 | 3.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,931 | 48.16 | 35,362 | 41.63 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 44,065 | 51.84 | 49,573 | 58.37 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 84,996 | | 84,935 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Charente's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PS | Martine Pinville | 23,009 | 50.08 |
| | UMP | Élise Vouvet | 9,964 | 21.69 |
| | FN | Marie-Christine Cardoso | 4,757 | 10.35 |
| | FG | Marie-Hélène Boutet de Monvel | 2,673 | 6.01 |
| | VIA | Vincent You | 2,017 | 4.39 |
| | EELV | Cyril Tardat | 1,708 | 3.72 |
| | Independent | Dominique de Lorgeril | 546 | 1.19 |
| | NPA | Michel Deboeuf | 304 | 0.66 |
| | NC | Catherine Tarrius | 257 | 0.56 |
| | CNIP | Alain Chailloux | 254 | 0.55 |
| | LO | Jean-Pierre Courtois | 200 | 0.44 |
| | AR | Danielle Duclos | 96 | 0.21 |
| | DLF | Jean-Carlo Sitzia-Le Blond | 68 | 0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,619 | 55.30 |
| | PS hold | PS hold | Swing | |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Charente’s 1st Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean-Claude Viollet | Socialist Party | PS | 15,615 | 40.93% | 22,687 | 58.74% |
| | Martine Faury | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 13,309 | 34.89% | 15,935 | 41.26% |
| | Samuel Cazenave | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 3,197 | 8.38% | | |
| | Jean-Yves Le Turdu | The Greens | VEC | 1,145 | 3.00% | | |
| | Yseult Goutierre | Front National | FN | 1,017 | 2.67% | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Bellefaye | Far Left | EXG | 933 | 2.45% | | |
| | Fanny Luteau | Communist | PCF | 716 | 1.88% | | |
| | Danièle Duclaud | Movement for France | MPF | 588 | 1.54% | | |
| | Yann Andrieux | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | CPNT | 506 | 1.33% | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Courtois | Far Left | EXG | 326 | 0.85% | | |
| | Valérie Paour | Ecologist | ECO | 287 | 0.75% | | |
| | Alain Chailloux | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 261 | 0.68% | | |
| | Josette Blanc | Independent | DIV | 249 | 0.65% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 38,149 | 100% | 38,622 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 63,709 | | 63,710 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 895 | 2.29% | 955 | 2.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,044 | 61.28% | 39,577 | 62.12% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 24,665 | 38.72% | 24,133 | 37.88% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Charente's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jean-Claude Viollet | 14,207 | 35.92 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Michel Bolvin | 11,427 | 28.89 | |
| | FN | Alain Leroy | 3,635 | 9.19 | |
| | MPF | Jean-Yves de Prat | 3,505 | 8.86 | |
| | LV | Jean Revereault | 2,019 | 5.10 | |
| | PCF | Maryse Dumeix | 1,064 | 2.69 | |
| | CPNT | Michel Bourgogne | 1,051 | 2.66 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,645 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,472 | 64.64 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-Claude Viollet | 19,246 | 51.05 | |
| | UMP | Jean-Michel Bolvin | 18,454 | 48.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,020 | 62.32 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Charente's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Philippe Mottet | 13,051 | 33.98 | |
| | PS | Jean-Claude Viollet | 11,159 | 29.05 | |
| | FN | Alain Leroy | 4,110 | 10.70 | |
| | PCF | Maryse Dumeix | 2,877 | 7.49 | |
| | MRC | Bernad Desbordes | 1,749 | 4.55 | |
| | LV | Jean Révéreault | 1,717 | 4.47 | |
| | LO | Jean-Pierre Courtois | 1,046 | 2.72 | |
| | MPF | Joël Bouchaud | 981 | 2.55 | |
| | GE | Daniel Grandclément | 865 | 2.25 | |
| | Others | N/A | 858 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,721 | 67.04 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-Claude Viollet | 22,118 | 53.23 | |
| | UDF | Philippe Mottet | 19,433 | 46.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,815 | 72.12 | |
| | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF |