Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 — Legislative Election Results

Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 was won by Helene Mignon (PRG) at the 1997 legislative election, with 58.5% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 16.9 points over UDF. This page covers every legislative election on record in Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 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 Radicaux socialistes 50.4% SFIO (socialist) (29.1%) 21.3 pts
1962 2 Radicaux socialistes 47.6% SFIO (socialist) (46.0%) 1.6 pts
1967 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 52.5% Radicaux de droite (47.5%) 5.0 pts
1968 2 FGDS (socialist-radical federation) 55.5% UDR-RI (joint list) (44.5%) 10.9 pts
1973 2 Parti Socialiste 61.1% RI-URP (joint list) (38.9%) 22.1 pts
1978 2 PS-MRG 60.0% RPR (40.0%) 20.0 pts
1981 1 (outright) Parti Socialiste 56.0% RPR (26.9%) 29.0 pts
1988 2 Helene Mignon (Parti Socialiste) 59.4% Serge Didier (UDF) (40.6%) 18.9 pts
1997 2 Helene Mignon (PRG) 58.5% Francoise Veyrinas (De) (UDF) (41.5%) 16.9 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: Radicaux socialistes margin 21.3 pts 1962: Radicaux socialistes margin 1.6 pts 1967: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 5.0 pts 1968: FGDS (socialist-radical federation) margin 10.9 pts 1973: Parti Socialiste margin 22.1 pts 1978: PS-MRG margin 20.0 pts 1981: Parti Socialiste margin 29.0 pts 1988: Parti Socialiste margin 18.9 pts 1997: PRG margin 16.9 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1988 1997

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 in the 1997 legislative election?

Helene Mignon (PRG) won the seat of Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 in 1997 with 58.5% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 16.9 points over UDF.

Which parties have won Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 since 1958?

Since 1958, Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 has been won by: FGDS (socialist-radical federation), PRG, PS-MRG, Parti Socialiste, Radicaux socialistes.

What was the closest result on record in Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6?

The closest result on record for Haute-Garonne, Circonscription 6 was 1962, when Radicaux socialistes beat SFIO (socialist) by just 1.6 percentage points.