Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French: deuxième circonscription des Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French legislative constituency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.

Assembly Members

François Bayrou, the leader of MoDem, had held the seat from 1988 until his defeat by the Socialist Party's Nathalie Chabanne in 2012.

ElectionMemberParty
1988François BayrouUDF
2007François BayrouMoDem
2012Nathalie ChabannePS
2017Jean-Paul MatteiMoDem

Election results

2002
 Results of the 9 June and 16 June 2002 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques 2nd Constituency[1]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
François Bayrou Union for French Democracy UDF 20,425 41.79 25,106 55.58
Georges Labazee Socialist Party PS 15,353 31.41 20,062 44.42
Jean Saint-Josse Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions CPNT 4,611 9.43
Marie-France Llucia-Latour National Front FN 3,223 6.59
Nicole Juyoux The Greens LV 1,463 2.99
Yves Péré Communist Party PCF 1,310 2.68
Christiane Alias Revolutionary Communist League LCR 641 1.31
Colette Ducousso Movement for France MPF 579 1.18
Frédéric Steinbauer Workers’ Struggle LO 315 0.64
Michel Dantin Regionalist REG 277 0.57
Michel Catuhe Other AUT 241 0.49
Henri Daudu National Republican Movement MNR 239 0.49
Ginette Desport Far Right EXD 196 0.40
Didier Calmon Far Left EXG 0.00
Total 48,873 100% 45,168 100%
Registered voters 69,447 69,440
Blank/Void ballots 1,029 2.06% 2,116 4.48%
Turnout 49,902 71.86% 47,284 68.09%
Abstentions 19,545 28.14% 22,156 31.91%
Result UDI HOLD

2007

Although François Bayou kept his seat, he switched from the UDF to his newly founded MoDem.

Any candidate obtaining the votes of at least 12.5% of registered voters could advance to the second round. The candidate of the Union for a Popular Movement, Jean-Pierre Marine, finished second behind Bayrou in the first round, and withdrew from the second, endorsing Bayrou so as not to split the centre-right electorate between two candidates. Third-placed Socialist candidate Marie-Pierre Cabanne was thus Bayrou's only opponent in the final round.[2]

 Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ 2nd Constituency[3]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
François Bayrou Democratic Movement MoDem 18,250 37.25 25,677 61.21
Jean-Pierre Marine Union for a Presidential Majority UMP 12,696 25.92 WITHDREW
Marie-Pierre Cabanne Socialist Party PS 11,423 23.32 16,273 38.79
Frédéric Nihous Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions CPNT 1,173 2.39
Nicole Juyoux The Greens LV 1,155 2.36
Michèle Darricarrere National Front FN 1,120 2.29
Claire Rey Communist Party PCF 939 1.92
Bruno Bajou Revolutionary Communist League LCR 834 1.70
Pierre Arrabie-Aubies Far Left EXG 365 0.75
Roger Falliex Movement for France MPF 336 0.75
Karine Zebda Independent DIV 274 0.56
Alain Pecassou Independent DIV 224 0.46
Frédéric Steinbauer Far Left EXG 161 0.33
Marc Vercoutère Independent DIV 7 0.01
Total 48,987 100% 41,950 100%
Registered voters 74,315 74,311
Blank/Void ballots 639 1.29% 4,674 10.02%
Turnout 49,626 66.78% 46,624 62.74%
Abstentions 24,689 33.22% 27,687 37.26%
Result MoDEM GAIN FROM UDF

2012

The 2012 election in this constituency attracted media interest as long-serving MP, national political figure and three-time presidential candidate François Bayrou appeared to be facing unprecedented difficulty. Until 2002, the mainstream right had not stood a candidate against him, and in 2007 the candidate of the Union for a Popular Movement had withdrawn in his favour in the second round. Following Bayrou's personal endorsement of François Hollande for the second round of the 2012 presidential election, however, the UMP withdrew its earlier promise[4] not to stand a candidate against him. The UMP considered standing Frédéric Nihous, a former presidential candidate for a small hunters' party, as its candidate, but Nihous declined, saying he would support the UMP without being its candidate. Local party member Éric Saubatte was chosen instead.[5] Bayrou also had to contend with a Socialist opponent, despite there having been talk in the Socialist Party of not standing a candidate in his constituency, as a gesture of acknowledgment for his endorsement of Hollande.[2]

Under French electoral law, in legislative elections, a third-placed candidate may advance to the second round if he or she obtains the votes of at least 12.5% of registered voters. This is what happened, as third-placed candidate Éric Saubatte (UMP) was able to take part in a three-way runoff vote.[6]

 Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ 2nd Constituency[7]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Nathalie Chabanne Socialist Party PS 16,761 34.90 20,090 42.78
François Bayrou Democratic Movement MoDem 11,348 23.63 14,169 30.17
Éric Saubatte Union for a Presidential Majority UMP 10,432 21.72 12,700 27.04
Jessica Bernardez National Front FN 4,477 9.32
Denis Labouret Left Front FG 2,516 5.24
Eurydice Bled Europe Ecology - The Greens EELV 1,317 2.74
CANDIDATE Arise the Republic DLR 354 0.74
Marc Vercoutere Ecologist ECO 308 0.64
Didier Perrin National Centre of Independents and Peasants CNIP 199 0.41
Marianne Ligou New Anticapitalist Party NPA 181 0.38
Frédéric Steinbauer Workers’ Struggle LO 127 0.26
Total 48,020 100% 46,959 100%
Registered voters 77,703 77,678
Blank/Void ballots 776 1.59% 1,192 2.48%
Turnout 48,796 62.80% 48,151 61.99%
Abstentions 28,907 37.20% 29,527 38.01%
Result PS GAIN FROM MoDEM

2017
 Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ 2nd Constituency[8]
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Jean-Paul Mattei Democratic Movement MoDem 18,019 41.64 20,584 60.93
Nathalie Chabanne Socialist Party PS 6,244 14.43 13,198 39.07
Eric Saubatte The Republicans LR 6,065 14.02
Thierry Moutou La France Insoumise FI 4,341 10.03
Joseph Damour National Front FN 3,995 9.23
Héléna Timmer-Blanchard Ecologist ECO 1,434 3.31
Jacques Mauhourat Ecologist ECO 1,407 3.25
Philippe Palengat Miscellaneous Right DVD 529 1.22
Alain Baudorre Miscellaneous Right DVD 526 1.22
Antoine Missier Far Left EXG 293 0.68
Samantha Kerrache Independent DIV 249 0.58
Aurélien Corbillon Independent DIV 172 0.40
Total 43,274 100% 33,782 100%
Registered voters 80,073 80,072
Blank/Void ballots 1,124 2.53% 4,237 11.14%
Turnout 44,398 55.45% 38,019 47.48%
Abstentions 35,675 44.55% 42,053 52.52%
Result MoDEM GAIN FROM PS

References
  1. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives_2002/(path)/legislatives_2002/064/circons02.html
  2. "Là où François Bayrou pourrait perdre son siège de député", Le Monde, 21 May 2012
  3. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives_2007/(path)/legislatives_2007/064/circons02.html
  4. "Législatives : l'UMP protège Bayrou et les villepinistes", Le Figaro, 28 January 2012
  5. "Après la fausse piste Nihous démentie, l'UMP investit un candidat contra Bayrou", Le Monde, 9 May 2012
  6. "Résultats du 1er tour - 10 juin 2012 dans la 19ème circonscription du Nord", Le Monde
  7. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__LG2012/(path)/LG2012/064/06402.html
  8. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017/(path)/legislatives-2017/064/06402.html

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