Yvelines' 2nd constituency
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Yvelines' 1st Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
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| Department | Yvelines | ||
| Canton | Chevreuse · Vélizy-Villacoublay · Versailles-Sud (Part) | ||
| Voters | 83,176 | ||
The 2nd constituency of Yvelines is a French legislative constituency in the Yvelines département.
Description
The 2nd constituency of Yvelines includes part of Versailles as well as the areas to its immediate south and west.
Like much of eastern Yvelines, the seat is dominated by the wealthy suburbs to the west of Paris. The seat is staunchly conservative, having voted for the Union for a Popular Movement and its predecessor Rally for the Republic at every election since 1988. Its current deputy Valérie Pécresse served as a minister during the premiership of François Fillon.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Franck Borotra | RPR | |
| 2002 | Valérie Pécresse | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UMP | Valérie Pécresse | 28,687 | 58.67 | ||
| PS | Jacques Lollioz | 20,212 | 41.33 | ||
| Turnout | 49,992 | 60.10 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
