French Guiana's 2nd constituency

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2nd constituency of French Guiana
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Map of National Assembly constituencies in French Guiana
Deputy
DepartmentFrench Guiana
CantonsIracoubo, Kourou, Macouria, Mana, Maripasoula, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Sinnamary
Registered voters101,346

The 2nd constituency of French Guiana is a French legislative constituency in the French Guiana département. Comprising the western two-thirds of the département, the 2nd constituency contains the major communes of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (population: 47,621) and Kourou (population: 24,903).[1]

The constituency is represented by Davy Rimane, a left-wing politician aligned with La France Insoumise, who won the seat in the 2022 legislative election.[2]

Deputies

Election Member Party
1988 Léon Bertrand RPR
1993
1997
2002 UMP
2007 Chantal Berthelot DVG
2012
2017 Lénaïck Adam LREM
2018
2022 Davy Rimane DVG

Election results

2022

Davy Rimane, aligned to La France Insoumise, was elected to the seat in the 2022 French legislative election.[2]

Legislative Election 2022: French Guiana's 2nd constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LREM (Ensemble) Lénaïck Adam 3,754 31.87 -11.23
DVG Davy Rimane 2,131 21.31 −13.81
REG Manuel Victor Jean-Baptiste 1,425 12.10 N/A
DVG Christophe Yanuwana Pierre 1,312 11.14 N/A
LR (UDC) Jean-Philippe Dolor 1,303 11.06 N/A
DVG Gillermo Joje 484 4.11 N/A
RN Virgine Thomas 425 3.61 +1.81
DVG Wender Karam 416 3.53 N/A
DLF (RPR) Jenny Bunch 149 1.27 N/A
Turnout 11,778 26.08 −8.68
2nd round result
DVG Davy Rimane* 8,276 54.12 +4.77
LREM (Ensemble) Lénaïck Adam 7,015 45.88 −4.77
Turnout 15,291 33.58 −8.94
DVG gain from LREM Swing 4.77

* Davy Rimane did not officially stand as an LFI candidate, but is supported by them and intends to sit with the NUPES alliance in the National Assembly.

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2018 by-election

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % +/– Votes % +/–
Lénaïck Adam REMUDI 5,927 43.10 +6.65 8,320 50.65 +0.44
Davy Rimane FI 4,830 35.12 +14.84 8,107 49.35 –0.44
David Riché PSG 1,385 10.07 +10.07
José Makébé DVD 683 4.97 +4.97
Richard Joigny PPG 305 2.22 –3.58
Jean-Philippe Dolor DVG 271 1.97 +1.97
Jérôme Harbourg FN 248 1.80 +1.80
Georges Mignot UPR 104 0.76 –1.02
Mylène Mazia DVG 0 0.00
Votes 13,753 100.00 16,427 100.00
Valid votes 13,753 97.47 +1.57 16,427 97.48 +1.47
Blank votes 183 1.30 –1.35 258 1.53 –0.80
Null votes 174 1.23 –0.22 166 0.67 –0.99
Turnout 14,110 34.76 +8.67 16,851 41.52 +6.42
Abstentions 26,477 65.24 –8.67 23,737 58.48 –6.42
Registered voters 40,587 40,588
Source: Préfecture de la Guyane, Préfecture de la Guyane

2017

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Lénaïck Adam REM 3,595 36.44 6,670 50.21
Davy Rimane REG 2,001 20.28 6,614 49.79
Chantal Berthelot* DVG 1,919 19.45
Jean-Étienne Antoinette DVG 934 9.47
Richard Joigny PPG 571 5.79
Juliana Rimane LR 429 4.35
Paul Persdam FI 241 2.44
Bernard Taddeï UPR 175 1.77
Votes 9,865 100.00 13,284 100.00
Valid votes 9,865 95.90 13,284 96.01
Blank votes 272 2.64 323 2.33
Null votes 150 1.46 229 1.66
Turnout 10,287 26.10 13,836 35.10
Abstentions 29,134 73.90 25,586 64.90
Registered voters 39,421 39,422
Source: Ministry of the Interior, political parties
* Incumbent deputy

2012

Legislative Election 2012: French Guiana 2nd - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DVG Chantal Berthelot 7,081 61.00
UMP Léon Bertrand 4,528 39.00
Turnout 12,078 39.19
DVG hold Swing

2007

Legislative Election 2007: French Guiana 2nd - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DVG Chantal Berthelot 9,012 52.87
UMP Léon Bertrand 8,034 47.13
Turnout 17,901 44.21
DVG hold Swing

2002

Legislative Election 2002: French Guiana 2nd - 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Léon Bertrand 7,169 64.46
DVG Jean-Etienne Antoinette 3,952 35.54
Turnout 11,791 36.52
UMP hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Liste des communes de la 2e circonscription de la Guyane / Élection législative partielle des 04 et 11 mars 2018 / 2018 / Élections politiques / Élections / Politiques publiques / Accueil - Les services de l'État en Guyane". www.guyane.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ a b "Davy Rimane remporte la bataille législative dans la seconde circonscription et en devient le nouveau député". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  3. ^ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Guyane". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-01.

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