The 8th constituency of Loire-Atlantique is a French legislative
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
in the
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...
''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.
Geography
The constituency is based around
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; Gallo: ''Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer'') is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean ...
.
Historic representation
Election results
2022
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2017
2012
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2007
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2002
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1997
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* Withdrew before the 2nd round
References
Sources
* Official results of French elections from 1998:
{{Constituencies in Loire-Atlantique
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