# Cantal's 1st constituency

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

## Deputies

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Yves Coussain | UDF |
| 1993 | Yves Coussain | UDF |
| 1997 | Yves Coussain | UDF |
| 2002 | Yves Coussain | UMP |
| 2007 | Vincent Descœur | UMP |
| 2012 | Alain Calmette | PS |
| 2017 | Vincent Descœur | LR |
| 2022 | Vincent Descœur | LR |
| 2024 | Vincent Descœur | 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 | % | +/– |
| | Vincent Descœur | LR | UDC | 16,615 | 37.66 | -2.67 | 28,330 | 65.89 | -3.13 |
| | Dorothée Gallais | RN | | 13,361 | 30.29 | +19.08 | 14,668 | 34.11 | new |
| | Valérie Rueda | PS | NFP | 9,893 | 22.43 | +3.92 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Denis Sabot | HOR | ENS | 3,377 | 7.66 | -14.59 | | | |
| | Rémy Dauvillier | LO | | 458 | 1.04 | -0.29 | | | |
| | Jean-Jacques Bruxelle | REC | | 410 | 0.93 | -2.14 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 44,114 | 100.00 | | 42,998 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,114 | 97.24 | +0.20 | 42,998 | 95.39 | +6.38 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 744 | 1.64 | -0.40 | 1,384 | 3.07 | -4.58 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 509 | 1.12 | +0.20 | 694 | 1.54 | -1.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,367 | 72.80 | +18.96 | 45,076 | 72.33 | +25.48 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,947 | 27.20 | -18.96 | 17,245 | 27.67 | -25.48 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 62,314 | | | 62,321 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Cantal's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Vincent Descœur | 13,299 | 40.33 | +7.36 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Michel Teyssedou | 7,338 | 22.25 | -14.40 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Michel Maciazek | 6,104 | 18.51 | +1.22 |
| | RN | Dorothée Gallais | 3,695 | 11.21 | +4.74 |
| | DVD | Jean-Pierre Delpont | 1,088 | 3.30 | N/A |
| | REC | Guillaume De Ballincourt | 1,013 | 3.07 | N/A |
| | LO | Rémy Dauvillier | 437 | 1.33 | +0.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,974 | 53.84 | −1.16 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Vincent Descœur | 18,165 | 69.02 | +17.91 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Michel Teyssedou | 8,152 | 30.98 | −17.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,317 | 46.85 | −5.68 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | Swing | +17.91 | |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | François Danemans | REM | 12,411 | 36.65 | 14,829 | 48.89 |
| | Vincent Descœur | LR | 11,165 | 32.97 | 15,501 | 51.11 |
| | Thierry Bonhoure | FI | 3,407 | 10.06 | | |
| | Marie-Claire Nather | FN | 2,191 | 6.47 | | |
| | Stéphane Fréchou | ECO | 1,574 | 4.65 | | |
| | François Vermande | DVD | 1,430 | 4.22 | | |
| | Jean-François Barrier | PCF | 873 | 2.58 | | |
| | Michel Fabre | ECO | 474 | 1.40 | | |
| | Rémy Dauvillier | EXG | 198 | 0.58 | | |
| | Grégory Pautrat | DIV | 143 | 0.42 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 33,866 | 100.00 | 30,330 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,866 | 97.75 | 30,330 | 91.70 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 499 | 1.44 | 1,850 | 5.59 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 280 | 0.81 | 895 | 2.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,645 | 55.00 | 33,075 | 52.53 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,350 | 45.00 | 29,894 | 47.47 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 62,995 | | 62,969 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative election in Cantal’s 1st Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Alain Calmette | Socialist Party | PS | 17,154 | 42.92% | 21,883 | 51.63% |
| | Vincent Descœur | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 16,478 | 41.23% | 20,500 | 48.37% |
| | Philippe Drouault | Front National | FN | 2,164 | 5.41% | | |
| | Thierry Galeau | Left Front | FG | 1,347 | 3.37% | | |
| | Vincent Bessat | Europe Ecology – The Greens | EELV | 1,049 | 2.62% | | |
| | Chantal Mazieres | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 805 | 2.01% | | |
| | Nicole Soulenq-Moissinac | | CEN | 786 | 1.97% | | |
| | Rémy Dauvillier | Far Left | EXG | 179 | 0.45% | | |
| | François Bre | Other | AUT | 2 | 0.01% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39,964 | 100% | 42,383 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 64,438 | | 64,432 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 726 | 1.13% | 1,102 | 1.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,690 | 63.15% | 43,485 | 67.49% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,748 | 36.85% | 20,947 | 32.51% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative election in Cantal’s 1st Constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Vincent Descœur | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 18,035 | 44.45% | 22,584 | 55.96% |
| | Jacques Markarian | Socialist Party | PS | 11,872 | 29.26% | 17,774 | 44.04% |
| | François Vermande | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 4,205 | 10.36% | | |
| | Christiane Missegue | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 1,917 | 4.72% | | |
| | Patrick Perrier | Communist | PCF | 1,439 | 3.55% | | |
| | Vincent Bessat | The Greens | VEC | 1,166 | 2.87% | | |
| | Véronique Bamas | Far Left | EXG | 764 | 1.88% | | |
| | Thierry Krzeminski | Front National | FN | 539 | 1.33% | | |
| | Rémy Dauvillier | Far Left | EXG | 257 | 0.63% | | |
| | Yolande Trouillet | Movement for France | MPF | 217 | 0.53% | | |
| | François Bre | Independent | DIV | 109 | 0.27% | | |
| | Christine Gaymard | Independent | DIV | 53 | 0.13% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40,573 | 100% | 40,358 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 64,765 | | 64,764 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 812 | 1.96% | 1,247 | 3.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,385 | 63.90% | 41,605 | 64.24% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,380 | 36.10% | 23,159 | 35.76% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Cantal's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Yves Coussain | 13,198 | 30.23 | |
| | PS | René Souchon | 12,829 | 29.38 | |
| | DVD | François Vermande | 5,055 | 11.58 | |
| | DVD | Christian Meiniel | 3,295 | 7.55 | |
| | PR | Yvon Bec | 2,715 | 6.22 | |
| | FN | Helene Berodias | 1,671 | 3.83 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Pierre Roume | 1,162 | 2.66 | |
| | LV | Vincent Bessat | 1,031 | 2.36 | |
| | EXD | William Schmid | 907 | 2.08 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,796 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,777 | 69.90 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Yves Coussain | 23,652 | 57.05 | |
| | PS | René Souchon | 17,805 | 42.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,544 | 67.98 | |
| | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Cantal's 1st constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Yves Coussain | 15,433 | 36.94 | |
| | PS | René Souchon | 13,807 | 33.05 | |
| | DVG | Michel Georgelin | 5,089 | 12.18 | |
| | FN | Paul Bardot | 2,430 | 5.82 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Pierre Roume | 2,286 | 5.47 | |
| | RPR | Louis Brugère | 886 | 2.12 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,848 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,439 | 70.35 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDF | Yves Coussain | 23,403 | 50.43 | |
| | PS | René Souchon | 23,006 | 49.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,669 | 77.06 | |
| | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold |