Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 — Legislative Election Results

Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 was won by Robert Honde (PRG) at the 1997 legislative election, with 50.4% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 0.8 points over RPR. This page covers every legislative election on record in Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 from 1958 to 1997.

France elects this seat over two rounds: a seat can be won outright in round one with an absolute majority, or go to a runoff between the top qualifiers. Results below show whichever round actually decided the seat. For 1958-1981, the source data reports results by party/political family only, not by individual candidate name; from 1988 onward the source reports named candidates, and this page shows them. See the sourcing note below.

Results by Election

ElectionRoundWinnerVote ShareRunner-upMargin
1958 2 MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) 37.9% SFIO (socialist) (37.1%) 0.8 pts
1962 2 SFIO (socialist) 67.4% UNR-UDT (Gaullist) (32.6%) 34.8 pts
1967 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 59.6% Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (31.7%) 27.9 pts
1968 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 53.3% UDR-RI (joint list) (46.7%) 6.6 pts
1973 2 Parti Socialiste 57.9% UDR-URP (joint list) (42.1%) 15.8 pts
1978 2 Parti communiste (PCF) 50.8% Divers droite (49.2%) 1.7 pts
1981 2 Parti Socialiste 56.6% UDF (43.4%) 13.3 pts
1988 2 Andre Bellon (Parti Socialiste) 51.5% Pierre Delmar (RPR) (48.5%) 3.0 pts
1997 2 Robert Honde (PRG) 50.4% Pierre Delmar (RPR) (49.6%) 0.8 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) margin 0.8 pts 1962: SFIO (socialist) margin 34.8 pts 1967: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 27.9 pts 1968: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 6.6 pts 1973: Parti Socialiste margin 15.8 pts 1978: Parti communiste (PCF) margin 1.7 pts 1981: Parti Socialiste margin 13.3 pts 1988: Parti Socialiste margin 3.0 pts 1997: PRG margin 0.8 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1988 1997

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 in the 1997 legislative election?

Robert Honde (PRG) won the seat of Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 in 1997 with 50.4% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 0.8 points over RPR.

Which parties have won Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 since 1958?

Since 1958, Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 has been won by: FGDS (socialist-radical federation), MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire), PRG, Parti Socialiste, Parti communiste (PCF), SFIO (socialist).

What was the closest result on record in Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2?

The closest result on record for Alpes-De-Haute-Provence, Circonscription 2 was 1958, when MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) beat SFIO (socialist) by just 0.8 percentage points.