Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 — Legislative Election Results
Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 was won by Daniel Chevallier (Parti Socialiste) at the 1997 legislative election, with 51.3% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 2.5 points over RPR. This page covers every legislative election on record in Hautes-Alpes, 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 | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) | 31.3% | UNR (Gaullist) (24.3%) | 7.0 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire) | 34.9% | Parti communiste (PCF) (23.6%) | 11.3 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) | 55.0% | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (45.0%) | 10.1 pts |
| 1968 | 2 | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) | 50.0% | UDR-RI (joint list) (50.0%) | 0.0 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | CDP-URP (joint list) | 52.2% | Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (47.8%) | 4.4 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | UDF | 53.0% | PS-MRG (47.0%) | 6.0 pts |
| 1981 | 2 | Parti Socialiste | 52.8% | UDF (47.2%) | 5.7 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Daniel Chevallier (Parti Socialiste) | 50.4% | Pierre Bernard Reymond (UDF) (49.6%) | 0.8 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Daniel Chevallier (Parti Socialiste) | 51.3% | Henriette Martinez (RPR) (48.7%) | 2.5 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 in the 1997 legislative election?
Daniel Chevallier (Parti Socialiste) won the seat of Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 in 1997 with 51.3% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 2.5 points over RPR.
Which parties have won Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 since 1958?
Since 1958, Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 has been won by: CDP-URP (joint list), FGDS (socialist-radical federation), MRP (Mouvement Républicain Populaire), Parti Socialiste, UDF.
What was the closest result on record in Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1?
The closest result on record for Hautes-Alpes, Circonscription 1 was 1968, when FGDS (socialist-radical federation) beat UDR-RI (joint list) by just 0.0 percentage points.