The 5th constituency of Paris (
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: ''Cinquième circonscription de Paris'') is a French legislative
constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in the
department of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one member of the
National Assembly
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using the
two-round system
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. Its boundaries were heavily redrawn in
1988
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and
2012
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. From 1958 until 1988 it was located on the
Rive Gauche
The Rive Gauche (; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Dr ...
; since then it has been located on the
Rive Droite
The Rive Droite (; Right Bank) is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here, the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two parts. When facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, whereas the sout ...
. In the
2017 legislative election,
Benjamin Griveaux
Benjamin-Blaise Griveaux (; born 29 December 1977) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Government Spokesman from 2017 to 2019 under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe. From 2017 until 2021, he also served as a ...
of
La République En Marche!
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(LREM) won a majority of the vote. Upon his appointment to the executive branch in 2017, he left his mandate to his
substitute Élise Fajgeles
Élise Fajgeles (born 6 July 1970) is a French politician who served as the member of the National Assembly (France), National Assembly for the Paris's 5th constituency, 5th constituency of Paris from 2017 to 2019. A member of La République En ...
, before regaining it in 2019.
Deputies
Election results
2024
2022
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2012
2007
Elections between 1988 and 2007 were based on the 1988 boundaries.
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2002
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1997
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References
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