Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 — Legislative Election Results
Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 was won by Didier Quentin (RPR) at the 1997 legislative election, with 55.4% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 10.7 points over Parti Socialiste. This page covers every legislative election on record in Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 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) | 37.5% | UNR (Gaullist) (24.6%) | 12.9 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 69.2% | Parti communiste (PCF) (30.8%) | 38.3 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République | 55.0% | PSU (unified socialist) (45.0%) | 10.0 pts |
| 1968 | 1 (outright) | UDR (Gaullist) | 61.1% | PSU (unified socialist) (24.1%) | 37.0 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | UDR-URP (joint list) | 58.8% | Parti communiste (PCF) (41.2%) | 17.5 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | UDF | 56.9% | Parti communiste (PCF) (43.1%) | 13.7 pts |
| 1981 | 2 | RPR | 51.7% | Parti Socialiste (48.3%) | 3.4 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Jean Noel De Lipkowski (RPR) | 55.0% | Henri Georges Dubois (Parti Socialiste) (45.0%) | 10.0 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Didier Quentin (RPR) | 55.4% | Claude Billot Zeller (Parti Socialiste) (44.6%) | 10.7 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 in the 1997 legislative election?
Didier Quentin (RPR) won the seat of Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 in 1997 with 55.4% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 10.7 points over Parti Socialiste.
Which parties have won Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 since 1958?
Since 1958, Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 has been won by: CNI (Indépendants et Paysans), RPR, UDF, UDR (Gaullist), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.
What was the closest result on record in Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5?
The closest result on record for Charente-Maritime, Circonscription 5 was 1981, when RPR beat Parti Socialiste by just 3.4 percentage points.