Ain's 1st constituency

Ain's 1st constituency is one of five French legislative constituencies in the department of Ain. It is currently represented by Xavier Breton of The Republicans (LR).

Ain's 1st constituency
Constituency for the National Assembly
Boundary of Ain's 1st constituency in Ain
Location of Ain within France
Department	Ain
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Population	115,683 (2013)[1]
Electorate	82,673 (2017)[2]
Current constituency
Deputy	Xavier Breton
Political party	LR
Parliamentary group	LR

Historic representation

Legislature	Start of mandate	End of mandate	Deputy	Party
1st	9 December 1958	9 October 1962	Amédée Mercier [fr]		SFIO
2nd	6 December 1962	2 April 1967	Paul Barberot [fr]		MRP
3rd	3 April 1967	30 May 1968	Paul Barberot [fr]		CD
4th	11 July 1968	1 April 1973	Paul Barberot [fr]		CD
5th	2 April 1973	2 April 1978	Paul Barberot [fr]		CDP
6th	3 April 1978	22 May 1981	Jacques Boyon		RPR
7th	2 July 1981	1 April 1986	Louis Robin [fr]		PS
8th	2 April 1986	14 May 1988	Proportional representation
9th	23 June 1988	1 April 1993	Jacques Boyon		RPR
10th	2 April 1993	21 April 1997	Jacques Boyon		RPR
11th	12 June 1997	18 June 2002	André Godin		PS
12th	19 June 2002	19 June 2007	Jean-Michel Bertrand		UMP
13th	20 June 2007	19 June 2012	Xavier Breton		UMP
14th	20 June 2012	20 June 2017	Xavier Breton		UMP
15th	21 June 2017	21 June 2022	Xavier Breton		LR
16th	22 June 2022	9 June 2024[a]	Xavier Breton		LR
17th	8 July 2024	ongoing	Xavier Breton		LR

Notes:

1. Mandate cut short due to the parliamentary dissolution by Emmanuel Macron.

Elections

2024

Candidate		Party	Alliance	First round			Second round
				Votes	%	+/–	Votes	%	+/–
	Xavier Breton	LR		14,495	23.96	-1.39	33,889	56.48
	Christophe Maître	RN		23,819	39.37	+17.91	26,116	43.52
	Sébastien Gueraud	PS	NFP	14,188	23.45	-0.42	WITHDREW
	Vincent Guillermin	RE	ENS	7,063	11.68	-7.62
	Éric Lahy	LO		419	0.69	-0.25
	Michael Mendes	DLF		314	0.52	-1.01
	Cyril Vincent	DIV		197	0.33	N/A
Valid votes				60,495	97.84	-0.46	60,005	96.30
Blank votes				929	1.50	+0.35	1,797	2.88
Null votes				406	0.66	+0.11	509	0.82
Turnout				61,830	71.20	+21.85	62,311	71.74
Abstentions				25,013	28.80	-21.85
Registered voters				86,843
Source: Ministry of the Interior,[3] Le Monde[4][5]
Result							LR HOLD

2022

Candidate		Party	Alliance	First round		Second round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Xavier Breton	LR	UDC	10,599	25.35	24,407	63.22
	Sébastien Guéraud	PS	NUPES	9,982	23.87	14,202	36.78
	Brigitte Piroux Giannotti	RN		8,971	21.46
	Vincent Guillermin	Agir	Ensemble	8,071	19.30
	Julien Bellon	REC		1,995	4.77
		PA		1,161	2.78
	Michael Mendes	DLF	DSV	641	1.53
	Éric Lahy	LO		391	0.94
Valid votes				41,811	98.30	38,611	94.76
Blank votes				490	1.15	1,590	3.90
Null votes				234	0.55	547	1.34
Turnout				42,535	49.35	40,748	47.27
Abstentions				43,652	50.65	45,446	52.73
Registered voters				86,187		86,194
Source:
Result				LR HOLD

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Laurent Mallet	MoDem	13,534	33.89	15,114	46.25
	Xavier Breton	LR	10,693	26.78	17,564	53.75
	Jérôme Buisson	FN	6,174	15.46
	Fabrine Martin-Zemlik	FI	3,874	9.70
	Florence Blatrix-Contat	PS	3,687	9.23
	Jacques Fontaine	PCF	656	1.64
	Laurane Raimondo	ECO	562	1.41
	Maude Lépagnot	EXG	293	0.73
	Marie Carlier	DIV	247	0.62
	Gilbert Bonnot	DIV	211	0.53
Votes			39,931	100.00	32,678	100.00
Valid votes			39,931	98.28	32,678	91.46
Blank votes			545	1.34	2,245	6.28
Null votes			155	0.38	805	2.25
Turnout			40,631	49.13	35,728	43.22
Abstentions			42,063	50.87	46,945	56.78
Registered voters			82,694		82,673
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jean-François Debat	PS	18,312	38.92	22,743	48.41
	Xavier Breton	UMP	17,716	37.65	24,233	51.59
	Clément Perrin	FN	7,290	15.49
	Sébastien Boileau	FG	1,520	3.23
	Nadia Allouache	EELV	1,161	2.47
	Grégory Baudouin	DVD	296	0.63
	Muriel Van der Vossen	ECO	226	0.48
	Jacques Fléchon	DVD	220	0.47
	Carole Guénard-Gerbaud	EXG	171	0.36
	Maude Lépagnot	EXG	141	0.30
Votes			47,053	100.00	46,976	100.00
Valid votes			47,053	99.00	46,976	98.07
Blank or null votes			476	1.00	924	1.93
Turnout			47,529	60.11	47,900	60.58
Abstentions			31,537	39.89	31,172	39.42
Registered voters			79,066		79,072
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2007

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Xavier Breton	UMP	24,250	47.24	27,739	53.66
	Jean-François Debat	PS	16,415	31.98	23,953	46.34
	Marc Pariot	UDF–MoDem	2,860	5.57
	Marie-Lucienne Catherin	FN	2,086	4.06
	Monique Duthu	LV	1,411	2.75
	Carole Guénard-Gerbaud	EXG	1,162	2.26
	Jacques Fléchon	MPF	1,078	2.10
	Pierre Aviniere	PCF	789	1.54
	Bernard Favre	ECO	530	1.03
	Odile Huret	DIV	448	0.87
	Éric Lahy	EXG	300	0.58
Votes			51,329	100.00	51,692	100.00
Valid votes			51,329	98.57	51,692	98.09
Blank or null votes			744	1.43	1,009	1.91
Turnout			52,073	60.12	52,701	60.85
Abstentions			34,540	39.88	33,907	39.15
Registered voters			86,613		86,608
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2002

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round→
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jean-Michel Bertrand	UMP	2,397	42.49	26,697	57.40
	André Godin	PS	16,734	33.23	19,817	42.60
	Jean Pierre Cotton	EXG	597	1.19
	Carole Guenard-Gerbaud	RCL	713	1.42
	Herve The Maout	MPF	803	1.59
	Jean Michel Boulme	EXG	191	0.38
	Annick Veillerot	MNR	781	1.55
	Eric Lahy	LO	414	0.82
	Armelled Benanisdon	NF	5,630	11.18
	France Besson	LMR	899	1.79
	Noelle Favier	PCF	737	1.46
	Beatrice Durand	Pôle républicain	555	1.10
	Bernard Favre	LV	627	1.25
	Bovis Olivier	DIV	64	0.13
	Leo Solmont	LV	216	0.43
Votes			50,358	100.00	46,514	100.00
Valid votes			50,358	98.25	46,514	97.13
Blank or null votes			897	1.75	1,375	2.87
Turnout			51,255	6.64	47,889	59.46
Abstentions			29,279	36.36	32,646	40.54
Registered voters			80,534		80,535
Source: Ministry of the Interior