The 10th constituency of the Yvelines 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
Yvelines ''département''.
Description
Yvelines' 10th constituency covers the largely rural southern territory of the department and is its largest seat.
The seat has elected conservatives at every legislative election since its creation in 1988. However, in 2010 the seat was won in a by-election
Anny Poursinoff of the
EELV. The seat returned to its historic pattern in 2012 when it elected the man she defeated in that by-election
Jean-Frédéric Poisson of the
PCD.
Historic Representation
Election results
2022
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2017
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2012
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2010 by-election
MP
Christine Boutin
Christine Boutin (, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party (France), Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, fro ...
's resignation in 2009 precipitated a by-election, which was won by UMP candidate
Jean-Frédéric Poisson with a lead of just five votes over Greens candidate
Anny Poursinoff. An appeal and recount led the
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to first declare Poisson had won by just one vote, and then ultimately to order a fresh by-election which was held on the 4th and 10 July 2010. Poisson and Poursinoff again advanced to the second round, and Poursinoff was elected with a clear lead of 1,005 votes.
Official results of the 2010 by-election
Ministry of the Interior
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2007
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2002
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1997
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Sources
* Official results of French elections from 1998:
References
{{French National Assembly constituencies
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