Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 — Legislative Election Results
Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 was won by Jean Pierre Michel (Divers gauche) at the 1997 legislative election, with 52.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 19.7 points over UDF. This page covers every legislative election on record in Haute-Saone, 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
| Election | Round | Winner | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1 (outright) | UNR (Gaullist) | 53.4% | Radicaux socialistes (32.3%) | 21.0 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 50.0% | Radicaux socialistes (50.0%) | 0.1 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) | 57.4% | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (42.6%) | 14.8 pts |
| 1968 | 2 | UDR-RI (joint list) | 50.4% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (49.6%) | 0.8 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | CDP-URP (joint list) | 51.3% | Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (48.7%) | 2.6 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | UDF | 51.7% | PS-MRG (48.3%) | 3.4 pts |
| 1981 | 2 | Parti Socialiste | 52.7% | UDF (47.3%) | 5.4 pts |
| 1988 | 1 (outright) | Jean Pierre Michel (Parti Socialiste) | 50.2% | Louis Moschetti (UDF) (30.5%) | 19.6 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Jean Pierre Michel (Divers gauche) | 52.0% | Gilles Roy (UDF) (32.3%) | 19.7 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 in the 1997 legislative election?
Jean Pierre Michel (Divers gauche) won the seat of Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 in 1997 with 52.0% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 19.7 points over UDF.
Which parties have won Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 since 1958?
Since 1958, Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 has been won by: CDP-URP (joint list), Divers gauche, FGDS (socialist-radical federation), Parti Socialiste, UDF, UDR-RI (joint list), UNR (Gaullist), UNR-UDT (Gaullist).
What was the closest result on record in Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2?
The closest result on record for Haute-Saone, Circonscription 2 was 1962, when UNR-UDT (Gaullist) beat Radicaux socialistes by just 0.1 percentage points.