Tarn's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of the Tarn (French: Deuxième circonscription du Tarn) is a French legislative constituency in the Tarn 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.

2nd constituency of Tarn

French National Assembly constituency
Tarn's 2nd Constituency shown within the Tarn.
Deputy	Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas [1] LREM
Department	Tarn
Cantons	Albi Nord-Est, Albi Nord-Ouest, Albi Ouest, Cadalen, Carmaux Nord, Carmaux Sud, Castelnau-de-Montmiral, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Gaillac, Graulhet, Lisle-sur-Tarn, Monestiés, Pampelonne, Rabastens, Salvagnac, Valderiès, Vaour
Registered voters	106,014 [2]

Description

The 2nd constituency of Tarn lies in the north west of the constituency and includes some of Albi, which it shares with Tarn's 1st constituency.

Until 2017 the constituency historically elected PS deputies, with the sole exception of 1993. At the 2017 election the previously dominant PS came a distant 4th in the first round behind En Marche!, the National Front and La France Insoumise.[3]

Assembly Members

Election		Member	Party
	1988	Charles Pistre	PS
	1993	Paul Quilès	RPR
	1997	Thierry Carcenac	PS
	2007	Jacques Valax	PS
	2012	Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas	LREM

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Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Tarn's 2nd constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LREM	Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas	19,174	34.29
	FN	Doriane Albarao	9,418	16.84
	FI	Thomas Domenech	8,213	14.69
	PS	Claire Fita	7,260	12.98
	LR	Pascal Grandin	3,996	7.15
	EELV	Pascal Pragnere	2,250	4.02
	PCF	Rachid Touzani	1,943	3.47
	DLF	Pascal Thibaut	1,152	2.06
	Others	N/A	2,512
Turnout			55,918	52.74
2nd round result
	LREM	Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas	29,014	66.14
	FN	Doriane Albarao	14,851	33.86
Turnout			43,865	41.38
	LREM gain from PS

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Tarn's 2nd constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Jacques Valax	29,407	46.47
	FN	Marie-Christine Boutonnet	11,041	17.45
	DVD	Henri Del Rey	10,217	16.15
	FG	André Boudes	5,238	8.28
	EELV	Catherine Manuel	2,453	3.88
	AC	Françoise Rodet	1,928	3.05
	Others	N/A	2,994
Turnout			63,278	61.78
2nd round result
	PS	Jacques Valax	38,969	66.69
	FN	Marie-Christine Boutonnet	19,461	33.31
Turnout			58,430	57.05
	PS hold

References

1. "577 Députés - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
2. "Les résultats aux élections législatives de 2017 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
3. "Tarn - 2e circonscription : Liste des résultats - Elections législatives 2017 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.