Calvados, Circonscription 4 — Legislative Election Results

Calvados, Circonscription 4 was won by Nicole Ameline (UDF) at the 1997 legislative election, with 55.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 9.9 points over Parti Socialiste. This page covers every legislative election on record in Calvados, Circonscription 4 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 1 (outright) UNR (Gaullist) 63.2% Modérés / Centristes (17.2%) 46.0 pts
1962 1 (outright) UNR-UDT (Gaullist) 60.3% Radicaux socialistes (22.9%) 37.4 pts
1967 1 (outright) Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République 56.6% Centre Démocrate (19.9%) 36.7 pts
1968 1 (outright) UDR (Gaullist) 54.8% Modérés / Centristes (15.5%) 39.2 pts
1973 2 Divers droite 41.4% UDR-URP (joint list) (37.8%) 3.7 pts
1978 1 (outright) UDF 52.8% PS-MRG (18.6%) 34.2 pts
1981 1 (outright) Divers droite 58.7% Parti Socialiste (35.6%) 23.1 pts
1988 1 (outright) Michel D Ornano (UDF) 54.4% Gilbert Hurel (Parti Socialiste) (30.2%) 24.2 pts
1997 2 Nicole Ameline (UDF) 55.0% Marie Rose Koro (Parti Socialiste) (45.0%) 9.9 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: UNR (Gaullist) margin 46.0 pts 1962: UNR-UDT (Gaullist) margin 37.4 pts 1967: Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République margin 36.7 pts 1968: UDR (Gaullist) margin 39.2 pts 1973: Divers droite margin 3.7 pts 1978: UDF margin 34.2 pts 1981: Divers droite margin 23.1 pts 1988: UDF margin 24.2 pts 1997: UDF margin 9.9 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1988 1997

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Calvados, Circonscription 4 in the 1997 legislative election?

Nicole Ameline (UDF) won the seat of Calvados, Circonscription 4 in 1997 with 55.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 9.9 points over Parti Socialiste.

Which parties have won Calvados, Circonscription 4 since 1958?

Since 1958, Calvados, Circonscription 4 has been won by: Divers droite, UDF, UDR (Gaullist), UNR (Gaullist), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.

What was the closest result on record in Calvados, Circonscription 4?

The closest result on record for Calvados, Circonscription 4 was 1973, when Divers droite beat UDR-URP (joint list) by just 3.7 percentage points.