# Alpes-Maritimes's 8th constituency

The 8th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes is a French legislative constituency currently represented by Alexandra Martin of The Republicans (LR). It contains the town and surrounding areas of Cannes.

## Historic Representation

This constituency has existed since 1986 and elects deputies since 1988. Never in its history, it has elected left-of-centre candidates and, since 1993, no such candidate has even reached the second round of a legislative election.
The first historically elected deputy is Louise Moreau from centre-right UDF. From 1971 to 1995, she is mayor of Mandelieu-la-Napoule, a city bordering Cannes to the west. First elected as deputy in 1978, representing the former 5th constituency, she claims this new seat on a wide margin in 1988 against a socialist candidate. In 1993, she has to face Michel Mouillot, the then mayor of Cannes. The election is close but she is reelected. In 1995, Louise Moreau is defeated during the municipal election in Mandelieu and in 1997, her successor, Henri Leroy, also a right-wing candidate, is a candidate against her. Leroy is eliminated in the first round and Moreau prevails again in the second round, facing a far-right cadndiate from the National Front. Moreau dies in 2001, causing a by-election to replace her.
Then, the newly-elected mayor of Cannes, from the right-wing RPR, Bernard Brochand is elected against the UDF candidate. Brochand is widely reelected in 2002, against a National Front candidate in the second round. In 2007, the Mandelieu mayor, Henri Leroy is once again a candidate and faces Brochand in the second round. Brochand is reelected on a reduced margin. In 2012, he garners almost two thirds of the vote in the second round, opposing him to the National Front, once again. In 2017, he is reelected against an En Marche ! candidate. He is aged 79 upon this election and as such, becomes the most senior member of the Assembly.
In 2022, Brochand retires and Alexandra Martin is the new candidate for his party, The Republicans. Martin is elected with almost 70% of the vote in the second round. She is the female departmental councillor for the canton of Cannes-2.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Louise Moreau | UDF |
| 1993 | Louise Moreau | UDF |
| 1997 | Louise Moreau | UDF |
| 2001 | Bernard Brochand | RPR |
| 2002 | Bernard Brochand | UMP |
| 2007 | Bernard Brochand | UMP |
| 2012 | Bernard Brochand | UMP |
| 2017 | Bernard Brochand | LR |
| 2022 | Alexandra Martin | LR |
| 2024 | Alexandra Martin | LR |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Alexandra Martin | LR | UDC | 15,284 | 28.39 | 28,012 | 52.57 |
| | Dorette Landerer | NR | | 23,010 | 42.74 | 25,279 | 47.43 |
| | Lucia Soudant | LFI | NFP | 7,837 | 14.56 | | |
| | Mike Castro Demaria | REN | Ensemble | 6,508 | 12.09 | | |
| | Anne Itty | DIV | | 950 | 1.76 | | |
| | Marie-José Pereira | LO | | 181 | 0.34 | | |
| | Christophe Neutzler | DVC | | 66 | 0.12 | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 53,836 | 98.47 | 53,290 | 97.89 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 581 | 1.06 | 906 | 1.66 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 257 | 0.47 | 240 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,674 | 64.77 | 54,436 | 64.50 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,740 | 35.23 | 29,965 | 35.50 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 84,414 | | 84,401 | |
| Source: ||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD | LR HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Alpes-Maritimes's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LR (UDC) | Alexandra Martin | 12,144 | 33.40 | +2.97 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Jean-Valéry Desens | 7,080 | 19.47 | -11.74 |
| | RN | Dorette Landerer | 6,766 | 18.61 | −1.91 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Lucia Soudant | 4,506 | 12.39 | +1.27 |
| | REC | Adrien Grosjean | 3,481 | 9.58 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,378 | 6.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,355 | 43.69 | −0.89 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Alexandra Martin | 21,547 | 69.27 | +12.14 |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Jean-Valéry Desens | 9,557 | 30.73 | −12.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,104 | 39.44 | −0.87 |
| | 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 | % |
| | Philippe Buerch | REM | 11,199 | 31.21 | 13,061 | 42.87 |
| | Bernard Brochand | LR | 10,919 | 30.43 | 17,403 | 57.13 |
| | Anne Kessler | FN | 7,363 | 20.52 | | |
| | Maddy Vard | FI | 2,264 | 6.31 | | |
| | Fabien Torres | ECO | 675 | 1.88 | | |
| | Antoine Babu | PS | 664 | 1.85 | | |
| | Daniel Kahn | ECO | 539 | 1.50 | | |
| | Pamela Biatour | DLF | 530 | 1.48 | | |
| | David Bayle | DVD | 414 | 1.15 | | |
| | Christine Schouver | PCF | 388 | 1.08 | | |
| | Virginie Despeghel | ECO | 374 | 1.04 | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Villon | ECO | 228 | 0.64 | | |
| | Denise Grison | DIV | 163 | 0.45 | | |
| | Liliane Pecout | EXG | 119 | 0.33 | | |
| | Anne Lempereur | DIV | 47 | 0.13 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 35,886 | 100.00 | 30,464 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,886 | 98.18 | 30,464 | 92.19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 515 | 1.41 | 2,022 | 6.12 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 149 | 0.41 | 559 | 1.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,550 | 44.58 | 33,045 | 40.31 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 45,439 | 55.42 | 48,942 | 59.69 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,989 | | 81,987 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative in Alpes-Maritimes' 8th Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Bernard Brochand | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 20,350 | 47.78% | 22,951 | 66.13% |
| | Adrien Grosjean | National Front | FN | 10,096 | 23.71% | 11,757 | 33.87% |
| | Elisabeth Deborde | The Greens | VEC | 8,997 | 21.13% | | |
| | Sylvie Rolly | Left Front | FG | 1,344 | 3.16% | | |
| | Serge Gardien | Ecologist | ECO | 711 | 1.67% | | |
| | Marlène Poirier | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 553 | 1.30% | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Villon | Ecologist | ECO | 383 | 0.90% | | |
| | Liliane Pecout | Far Left | EXG | 154 | 0.36% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42,588 | 100% | 34,708 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,580 | | 80,580 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 717 | 1.66% | 3,117 | 8.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,305 | 53.74% | 37,825 | 46.94% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 37,275 | 46.26% | 42,755 | 53.06% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative in Alpes-Maritimes' 8th Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Bernard Brochand | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 17,081 | 42.60% | 18,299 | 54.97% |
| | Henri Leroy | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 11,189 | 27.90% | 14,993 | 45.03% |
| | Apolline Crapiz | Socialist Party | PS | 4,776 | 11.91% | | |
| | Lydia Schenardi | National Front | FN | 2,515 | 6.27% | | |
| | Patrick Lafargue | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 2,287 | 5.70% | | |
| | Sylvie Rolly | Communist | COM | 619 | 1.54% | | |
| | Lionel Nussle | The Greens | VEC | 563 | 1.40% | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Villon | Ecologist | ECO | 465 | 1.16% | | |
| | Henri Vincent-Viry | Far Right | EXD | 202 | 0.50% | | |
| | Henri Cyvoct | Far Left | EXG | 186 | 0.46% | | |
| | Ginette Barbarin | Divers | DIV | 123 | 0.31% | | |
| | Michel Brun | Divers | DIV | 93 | 0.23% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40,099 | 100% | 33,292 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 67,697 | | 67,697 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 526 | 1.29% | 2,690 | 7.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,625 | 60.01% | 35,982 | 53.15% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,072 | 39.99% | 31,715 | 46.85% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | UMP HOLD | UMP HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Alpes-Maritimes's 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Bernard Brochand | 16,260 | 42.93 | |
| | FN | Jean-Pierre Malen | 7,606 | 20.08 | |
| | PS | Appoline Crapiz | 5,495 | 14.51 | |
| | DVD | Gilles Cima | 5,463 | 14.42 | |
| | PCF | Claude Meyffret | 885 | 2.34 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,168 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,341 | 62.87 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Bernard Brochand | 22,605 | 72.17 | |
| | FN | Jean-Pierre Malen | 8,719 | 27.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,726 | 55.30 | |
| | 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 8th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | FN | Albert Peyron | 10,153 | 27.63 | |
| | UDF | Louise Moreau | 9,317 | 25.35 | |
| | DVD | Henry Leroy | 4,433 | 12.06 | |
| | PRG | Jany Mossé | 4,346 | 11.83 | |
| | PCF | Claude Meyffret | 2,255 | 6.14 | |
| | LV | Didier Cherel | 1,881 | 5.12 | |
| | DVD | Paul Vogel | 1,877 | 5.11 | |
| | MPF | Robert Calmettes | 1,008 | 2.74 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,478 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,102 | 64.50 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UDF | Louise Moreau | 23,268 | 64.18 | |
| | FN | Albert Peyron | 12,988 | 35.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,849 | 67.57 | |
| | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold | UDF hold |

## References and sources

* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans les Alpes-Maritimes". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
Results at the Ministry of the Interior (French)