# Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency

The 7th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes is a French legislative constituency currently represented by Éric Pauget of The Republicans (LR). It contains the town and surrounding areas of Antibes.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Pierre Merli | UDF |
| 1993 | Pierre Merli | UDF |
| 1997 | Jean Leonetti | UDF |
| 2002 | Jean Leonetti | UMP |
| 2007 | Jean Leonetti | UMP |
| 2011 | Michel Rossi | UMP |
| 2012 | Jean Leonetti | UMP |
| 2017 | Éric Pauget | LR |
| 2022 | Éric Pauget | LR |
| 2024 | Éric Pauget | LR |
* ↑ Substitute for Jean Leonetti

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Eric Pauget | LR | UDC | 16,389 | 24.88 | 379,555 | 58.73 |
| | Thierry Ferrand | RN | | 23,921 | 36.22 | 26,672 | 41.27 |
| | Aline Abravanel | REN | Ensemble | 11,510 | 17.47 | | |
| | Arthur Meyer-Abbatucci | LFI | NFP | 10,974 | 16.66 | | |
| | Marylin Zbirou | EAC | | 1,651 | 2.51 | | |
| | David Quintela | REC | | 932 | 1.41 | | |
| | Christian Petard | LO | | 264 | 0.40 | | |
| | Enzo Dewasmes | DIV | | 225 | 0.34 | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 65,866 | 98.47 | 64,627 | 97.28 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 761 | 1.14 | 1,534 | 2.31 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 261 | 0.39 | 276 | 0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,888 | 69.47 | 66,437 | 69.00 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,396 | 30.53 | 29,851 | 31.00 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 96,284 | | 96,288 | |
| Source: ||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Eric Pauget | 12,031 | 26.46 | -5.74 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Eric Mele | 10,814 | 23.78 | -8.30 |
| | RN | Tanguy Cornec | 7,675 | 16.88 | +1.73 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Arthur Meyer-Abbatucci | 7,086 | 15.58 | +2.37 |
| | REC | Audrey Marius | 3,472 | 7.64 | N/A |
| | DVE | Marie-José Vallade | 1,146 | 2.52 | +0.76 |
| | GRS (FGR) | Arnaud Delcasse | 950 | 2.09 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,294 | 5.03 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,468 | 47.23 | −1.30 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Eric Pauget | 22,496 | 58.84 | -0.61 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Eric Mele | 15,738 | 41.16 | +0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,234 | 42.26 | −2.67 |
| | LR hold | 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 | % |
| | Éric Pauget | LR | 14,279 | 32.20 | 23,278 | 59.45 |
| | Khaled Ben Abderrahmane | REM | 14,225 | 32.08 | 15,875 | 40.55 |
| | Lionel Tivoli | FN | 6,718 | 15.15 | | |
| | Philippe Carenzo | FI | 3,182 | 7.18 | | |
| | Élisabeth Deborde | ECO | 1,535 | 3.46 | | |
| | Cécile Dumas | PCF | 1,138 | 2.57 | | |
| | Sophie Mori | DLF | 964 | 2.17 | | |
| | Marie-José Vallade | ECO | 780 | 1.76 | | |
| | Stéphane Nedonsel | DVD | 529 | 1.19 | | |
| | Maurice Gillard | ECO | 335 | 0.76 | | |
| | Virginie Pacorel | DIV | 294 | 0.66 | | |
| | Thierry Bitouzé | DVG | 227 | 0.51 | | |
| | Christian Pétard | EXG | 136 | 0.31 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 44,342 | 100.00 | 39,153 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,342 | 98.34 | 39,153 | 93.84 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 635 | 1.41 | 2,088 | 5.00 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 112 | 0.25 | 482 | 1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,089 | 48.53 | 41,723 | 44.93 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 47,816 | 51.47 | 51,131 | 55.07 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 92,905 | | 92,854 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Alpes Maritimes 7th :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UMP | Jean Leonetti | 25,912 | 51.10 |
| | DVG | Eric Martin | 10,769 | 21.24 |
| | FN | Mathilde Viot | 8,567 | 16.89 |
| | FG | Cécile Dumas | 2,344 | 4.62 |
| | DVE | Maurice Gillard | 1,105 | 2.18 |
| | Far left | Philippe Carenzo | 803 | 1.58 |
| | Far right | Jean-Claude Frappa | 588 | 1.16 |
| | DVD | Jean Bruno Tondini | 443 | 0.87 |
| | Far left | Christian Petard | 177 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,314 | 57.20 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | Swing | |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Alpes Maritimes 7th :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UMP | Jean Leonetti | 37,281 | 63.99 |
| | PS | Noria Chaib | 5,619 | 9.64 |
| | MoDem | Edwige Madec-Vercnocke | 4,390 | 7.53 |
| | PCF | Gérard Piel | 3,628 | 6.23 |
| | FN | Isidore Focachon | 3,282 | 5.63 |
| | LV | Philippe Mussi | 1,718 | 2.95 |
| | MEI | Carine Curtet | 702 | 1.10 |
| | Independent | Nicole Kretchmann | 473 | 0.81 |
| | Independent | Maurice Cotte | 285 | 0.43 |
| | MNR | Muguette Llorens | 390 | 0.67 |
| | LO | Christian Pétard | 383 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,043 | 59.87 |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | Swing | |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Alpes-Maritimes's 7the constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jean Leonetti | 29,709 | 53.10 | |
| | FN | Jean-Claude Frappa | 10,796 | 19.30 | |
| | LV | Philippe Mussi | 9,315 | 16.65 | |
| | PCF | Gérard Piel | 3,078 | 5.50 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,053 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,751 | 63.34 | |
| | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF | UMP gain from UDF |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Alpes-Maritimes's 7th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UDF | Jean Leonetti | 20,252 | 38.90 | |
| | FN | Robert Crépin | 12,134 | 23.31 | |
| | PS | Jean-Michel Guichard | 8,486 | 16.30 | |
| | PCF | Gérard Piel | 3,359 | 6.45 | |
| | RPR | Gérard Bourrat* | 3,086 | 5.93 | |
| | LV | Pascal Marquès | 2,104 | 4.04 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,639 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,774 | 64.17 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDF | Jean Leonetti | 35,379 | 72.96 | |
| | FN | Robert Crépin | 13,110 | 27.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,371 | 64.88 | |
| | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold |
*RPR dissident