8th constituency of Alpes Maritimes
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
Constituency in department
Alpes Maritimes in France
Deputy
Alexandra Martin
LR
DepartmentAlpes Maritimes
CantonsAntibes-Biot, Antibes-Centre, Bar-sur-Loup, Vallauris-Antibes Ouest

The 8th constituency of Alpes-Maritimes is a French legislative constituency currently represented by Alexandra Martin of The Republicans (LR). It contains the town and surrounding areas of Cannes.

Historic Representation

This constituency has existed since 1986 and elects deputies since 1988. Never in its history, it has elected left-of-centre candidates and, since 1993, no such candidate has even reached the second round of a legislative election.

The first historically elected deputy is Louise Moreau from centre-right UDF. From 1971 to 1995, she is mayor of Mandelieu-la-Napoule, a city bordering Cannes to the west. First elected as deputy in 1978, representing the former 5th constituency, she claims this new seat on a wide margin in 1988 against a socialist candidate. In 1993, she has to face Michel Mouillot, the then mayor of Cannes. The election is close but she is reelected. In 1995, Louise Moreau is defeated during the municipal election in Mandelieu and in 1997, her successor, Henri Leroy, also a right-wing candidate, is a candidate against her. Leroy is eliminated in the first round and Moreau prevails again in the second round, facing a far-right cadndiate from the National Front. Moreau dies in 2001, causing a by-election to replace her.

Then, the newly-elected mayor of Cannes, from the right-wing RPR, Bernard Brochand is elected against the UDF candidate. Brochand is widely reelected in 2002, against a National Front candidate in the second round. In 2007, the Mandelieu mayor, Henri Leroy is once again a candidate and faces Brochand in the second round. Brochand is reelected on a reduced margin. In 2012, he garners almost two thirds of the vote in the second round, opposing him to the National Front, once again. In 2017, he is reelected against an En Marche ! candidate. He is aged 79 upon this election and as such, becomes the most senior member of the Assembly.

In 2022, Brochand retires and Alexandra Martin is the new candidate for his party, The Republicans. Martin is elected with almost 70% of the vote in the second round. She is the female departmental councillor for the canton of Cannes-2.

ElectionMemberParty
1988 Louise Moreau UDF
1993
1997
2001 Bernard Brochand RPR
2002 UMP
2007
2012
2017 LR
2022 Alexandra Martin

Election results

2022

Legislative Election 2022: Alpes-Maritimes's 8th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LR (UDC) Alexandra Martin 12,144 33.40 +2.97
Horizons (Ensemble) Jean-Valéry Desens 7,080 19.47 -11.74
RN Dorette Landerer 6,766 18.61 -1.91
LFI (NUPÉS) Lucia Soudant 4,506 12.39 +1.27
REC Adrien Grosjean 3,481 9.58 N/A
Others N/A 2,378 6.55
Turnout 36,355 43.69 -0.89
2nd round result
LR (UDC) Alexandra Martin 21,547 69.27 +12.14
Horizons (Ensemble) Jean-Valéry Desens 9,557 30.73 -12.14
Turnout 31,104 39.44 -0.87
LR hold

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2017

Candidate Label First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Philippe Buerch REM 11,199 31.21 13,061 42.87
Bernard Brochand LR 10,919 30.43 17,403 57.13
Anne Kessler FN 7,363 20.52
Maddy Vard FI 2,264 6.31
Fabien Torres ECO 675 1.88
Antoine Babu PS 664 1.85
Daniel Kahn ECO 539 1.50
Pamela Biatour DLF 530 1.48
David Bayle DVD 414 1.15
Christine Schouver PCF 388 1.08
Virginie Despeghel ECO 374 1.04
Jean-Pierre Villon ECO 228 0.64
Denise Grison DIV 163 0.45
Liliane Pecout EXG 119 0.33
Anne Lempereur DIV 47 0.13
Votes 35,886 100.00 30,464 100.00
Valid votes 35,886 98.18 30,464 92.19
Blank votes 515 1.41 2,022 6.12
Null votes 149 0.41 559 1.69
Turnout 36,550 44.58 33,045 40.31
Abstentions 45,439 55.42 48,942 59.69
Registered voters 81,989 81,987
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative in Alpes-Maritimes' 8th Constituency election results
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes  % Votes  %
Bernard Brochand Union for a Popular Movement UMP 20,350 47.78% 22,951 66.13%
Adrien Grosjean National Front FN 10,096 23.71% 11,757 33.87%
Elisabeth Deborde The Greens VEC 8,997 21.13%
Sylvie Rolly Left Front FG 1,344 3.16%
Serge Gardien Ecologist ECO 711 1.67%
Marlène Poirier Miscellaneous Right DVD 553 1.30%
Jean-Pierre Villon Ecologist ECO 383 0.90%
Liliane Pecout Far Left EXG 154 0.36%
Total 42,588 100% 34,708 100%
Registered voters 80,580 80,580
Blank/Void ballots 717 1.66% 3,117 8.24%
Turnout 43,305 53.74% 37,825 46.94%
Abstentions 37,275 46.26% 42,755 53.06%
Result UMP HOLD

2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative in Alpes-Maritimes' 8th Constituency election results
Candidate Party 1st round 2nd round
Votes  % Votes  %
Bernard Brochand Union for a Popular Movement UMP 17,081 42.60% 18,299 54.97%
Henri Leroy Miscellaneous Right DVD 11,189 27.90% 14,993 45.03%
Apolline Crapiz Socialist Party PS 4,776 11.91%
Lydia Schenardi National Front FN 2,515 6.27%
Patrick Lafargue Democratic Movement MoDem 2,287 5.70%
Sylvie Rolly Communist COM 619 1.54%
Lionel Nussle The Greens VEC 563 1.40%
Jean-Pierre Villon Ecologist ECO 465 1.16%
Henri Vincent-Viry Far Right EXD 202 0.50%
Henri Cyvoct Far Left EXG 186 0.46%
Ginette Barbarin Divers DIV 123 0.31%
Michel Brun Divers DIV 93 0.23%
Total 40,099 100% 33,292 100%
Registered voters 67,697 67,697
Blank/Void ballots 526 1.29% 2,690 7.48%
Turnout 40,625 60.01% 35,982 53.15%
Abstentions 27,072 39.99% 31,715 46.85%
Result UMP HOLD

2002

Legislative Election 2002: Alpes-Maritimes's 8th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Bernard Brochand 16,260 42.93
FN Jean-Pierre Malen 7,606 20.08
PS Appoline Crapiz 5,495 14.51
DVD Gilles Cima 5,463 14.42
PCF Claude Meyffret 885 2.34
Others N/A 2,168
Turnout 38,341 62.87
2nd round result
UMP Bernard Brochand 22,605 72.17
FN Jean-Pierre Malen 8,719 27.83
Turnout 33,726 55.30
UMP gain from UDF

1997

Legislative Election 1997: Alpes-Maritimes's 8th constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FN Albert Peyron 10,153 27.63
UDF Louise Moreau 9,317 25.35
DVD Henry Leroy 4,433 12.06
PRG Jany Mossé 4,346 11.83
PCF Claude Meyffret 2,255 6.14
LV Didier Cherel 1,881 5.12
DVD Paul Vogel 1,877 5.11
MPF Robert Calmettes 1,008 2.74
Others N/A 1,478
Turnout 38,102 64.50
2nd round result
UDF Louise Moreau 23,268 64.18
FN Albert Peyron 12,988 35.82
Turnout 39,849 67.57
UDF hold

References and sources

  1. ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans les Alpes-Maritimes". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2022.

Results at the Ministry of the Interior (French)

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