The 4th constituency of the
Manche (French: ''Quatrième circonscription de la Manche'') 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 Manche ''
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.
Description
The 4th Constituency of the
Manche largely consists of the city of
Cherbourg
Cherbourg (; , , ), nrf, Chèrbourg, ) is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 Feb ...
and the most northerly parts of the
Cotentin Peninsula.
The seat was changed substantially as a result of the
2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, which removed one constituency from
Manche.
Manche's 5th constituency
Manche's 5th constituency (French: ''Cinquième circonscription de la Manche'') was a French legislative Constituency (France), constituency in the Manche ''Departments of France, département'' which existed from 1958 until 2012.
It was abolish ...
was abolished, and merged with the 4th constituency. This change resulted in
Cherbourg
Cherbourg (; , , ), nrf, Chèrbourg, ) is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 Feb ...
being included in the seat and therefore radically changed its demographic make up.
Prior to the boundary changes the seat was reliably conservative, however subsequent elections have resulted in both
PS and
Independent gains.
Despite being elected as an independent and defeating the official
En Marche! candidate
Sonia Krimi
Sonia Krimi (Arabic: سنية كريمي ; born 20 December 1982 in Tunis) is a French–Tunisian politician of La République en Marche ! (LREM) who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the 4th cons ...
subsequently joined their parliamentary group.
Anna Pic
Anna Pic (born 4 June 1978) is a French politician from the Socialist Party (NUPES) who has been the member of the National Assembly for Manche's 4th constituency since 2022.
In 2023, Pic publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's ...
from
NUPES
The New Ecological and Social People's Union (french: Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale, link=no, NUPES) is a left-wing alliance of political parties in France. Formed on May Day 2022, the alliance includes La France Insoumise (LFI) ...
defeated Krimi in 2022.
Assembly Members
Election results
2022
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2017
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2012
Won by
Bernard Cazeneuve in the first round.
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References
{{Constituencies in Manche
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