Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 — Legislative Election Results
Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 was won by Roland Blum (UDF) at the 1997 legislative election, with 44.2% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 5.6 points over Parti Socialiste. This page covers every legislative election on record in Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 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
| Election | Round | Winner | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 2 | CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) | 62.6% | SFIO (socialist) (22.4%) | 40.3 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 37.6% | CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) (34.4%) | 3.2 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) | 50.6% | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (49.4%) | 1.1 pts |
| 1968 | 2 | UDR-RI (joint list) | 61.4% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (38.6%) | 22.8 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | UDR-URP (joint list) | 55.7% | Parti Socialiste (44.3%) | 11.4 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | RPR | 58.0% | PS-MRG (42.0%) | 16.1 pts |
| 1981 | 2 | RPR | 52.4% | Parti Socialiste (47.6%) | 4.7 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Roland Blum (UDF) | 54.3% | Jules Rocca Serra (Parti Socialiste) (45.7%) | 8.6 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Roland Blum (UDF) | 44.2% | Marie Arlette Carlotti (Parti Socialiste) (38.6%) | 5.6 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 in the 1997 legislative election?
Roland Blum (UDF) won the seat of Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 in 1997 with 44.2% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 5.6 points over Parti Socialiste.
Which parties have won Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 since 1958?
Since 1958, Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 has been won by: CNI (Indépendants et Paysans), FGDS (socialist-radical federation), RPR, UDF, UDR-RI (joint list), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR-UDT (Gaullist).
What was the closest result on record in Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1?
The closest result on record for Bouches-Du-Rhone, Circonscription 1 was 1967, when FGDS (socialist-radical federation) beat Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République by just 1.1 percentage points.