Var's 5th constituency

The 5th constituency of the Var (French: Cinquième circonscription du Var) is a French legislative constituency in the Var 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.

5th constituency of Var
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
Var's 5th Constituency shown within the Var
Deputy
DepartmentVar
CantonsFréjus, Le Muy, Saint-Raphaël
Registered voters96,236[1]

Description

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The 4th constituency of the Var lies in the east of the department around the historic town of Fréjus and the neighbouring town of Saint-Raphaël.

The constituency has traditionally supported centre right candidates, however in the 2017 election the mainstream conservative The Republicans candidate came third in the first round behind both the Emmanuel Macron backed MoDems and the far right National Front.[2]

Assembly Members

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Election Member Party
1988 François Léotard UDF
1993
1997
2002 Georges Ginesta UMP
2007
2012
2017 Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer MoDem
2022 Julie Lechanteux RN

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Election results

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2024

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Legislative Election 2024: Var's 5th constituency[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LR Danièle Lombard 5,304 7.92 1.53
MoDem (Ensemble) Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 14,890 22.23 −5.05
LO Rémi Kranzer 342 0.51 n/a
ÉAC Hélène Charlotte de Busschère 2,058 3.07 0.07
LFI (NFP) Aurelien Lacour 8,450 12.62 0.53
REC Vincent Thiery 1,429 2.13 −8.62
RN Julie Lechanteux 34,496 51.51 15.41
Turnout 66,969 98.04 52.67
Registered electors 102,351
RN hold

2022

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Legislative Election 2022: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RN Julie Lechanteux 16,350 36.10 10.55
MoDem (Ensemble) Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 12,355 27.28 -1.30
LFI (NUPÉS) Robert Caraguel 5,477 12.09 1.18
REC Baptiste Laroche 4,868 10.75 N/A
LR (UDC) Jean-Marc Maurin 2,894 6.39 −13.04
DVE Charles Malot 1,359 3.00 N/A
Others N/A 1,991 4.40 N/A
Turnout 45,294 45.37 −0.13
2nd round result
RN Julie Lechanteux 24,342 55.98 9.22
MoDem (Ensemble) Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 19,142 44.02 −9.22
Turnout 43,484 44.89 5.73
RN gain from MoDem

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2017

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Legislative Election 2017: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MoDem Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 12,513 28.58
FN Gilles Longo 11,188 25.55
LR Guillaume Decard 8,509 19.43
LFI Catherine Aubry 2,736 6.25
DVD Jonathan Dery 1,758 4.01
DIV Luc Laine 1,405 3.21
DVG Jean-Pierre Meynet 1,227 2.80
EELV Jacky Giral 880 2.01
Others N/A 3,573
Turnout 43,789 45.50
2nd round result
MoDem Philippe Michel-Kleisbauer 20,061 53.24
FN Gilles Longo 17,622 46.76
Turnout 37,683 39.16
MoDem gain from LR

2012

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Legislative Election 2012: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Georges Ginesta 21,209 40.87
FN David Rachline 13,261 25.56
PS Martine Bouvard 10,938 21.08
MoDem Philippe Michel 3,362 6.48
FG Marie-Dominique Fievre 1,494 2.88
Others N/A 1,624
Turnout 51,888 57.00
2nd round result
UMP Georges Ginesta 24,955 59.64
FN David Rachline 16,888 40.36
Turnout 41,843 45.97
UMP hold

2007

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Legislative Election 2007: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Georges Ginesta 35,906 57.17
PS Elsa Di Meo 10,391 16.55
MoDem Philippe Michel 5,228 8.32
FN Sylvain Ferrua 4,955 7.89
Others N/A 6,323
Turnout 63,710 58.87
UMP hold

2002

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Legislative Election 2002: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Georges Ginesta 26,694 46.90
FN Evelyne Pierron 12,891 22.65
LV Philippe Jan 9,294 16.33
PCF Bernard Barbagelata 1,721 3.02
CPNT Marie-Helene Ruiz 1,236 2.17
Others N/A 5,086
Turnout 58,187 61.12
2nd round result
UMP Georges Ginesta 32,442 70.58
FN Evelyne Pierron 13,520 29.42
Turnout 51,305 53.90
UMP hold

1997

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Legislative Election 1997: Var's 5th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDF François Léotard 18,533 35.21
FN Jean-Pierre Risgalla 14,095 26.78
PS Monique Prot 10,313 19.59
PCF Bernard Barbagelata 3,183 6.05
GE Bruno Spetz 2,742 5.21
DVD Philippe Martinez de Campos 2,168 4.12
Others N/A 1,599
Turnout 54,702 63.92
2nd round result
UDF François Léotard 30,200 62.71
FN Jean-Pierre Risgalla 17,956 37.29
Turnout 56,066 65.51
UDF hold

References

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  1. ^ "Les résultats aux élections législatives de 2017 – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  2. ^ "Var – 5e circonscription : Liste des résultats – Elections législatives 2017 – Assemblée nationale".
  3. ^ "577 Députés – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr.
  4. ^ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans le Var". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2022.