Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 — Legislative Election Results
Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 was won by Edmond Herve (Parti Socialiste) at the 1997 legislative election, with 54.9% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 9.8 points over RPR. This page covers every legislative election on record in Ille-Et-Vilaine, 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 | 2 | CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) | 67.5% | SFIO (socialist) (18.9%) | 48.6 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 53.0% | CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) (26.6%) | 26.4 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République | 60.4% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (39.6%) | 20.9 pts |
| 1968 | 1 (outright) | UDR (Gaullist) | 55.4% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (14.8%) | 40.6 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | UDR-URP (joint list) | 56.2% | Parti Socialiste (43.8%) | 12.4 pts |
| 1978 | 2 | RPR | 53.1% | PS-MRG (46.9%) | 6.1 pts |
| 1981 | 2 | Parti Socialiste | 57.0% | RPR (43.0%) | 13.9 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Edmond Herve (Parti Socialiste) | 55.5% | Claude Champaud (RPR) (44.5%) | 11.0 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Edmond Herve (Parti Socialiste) | 54.9% | Yvon Jacob (RPR) (45.1%) | 9.8 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 in the 1997 legislative election?
Edmond Herve (Parti Socialiste) won the seat of Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 in 1997 with 54.9% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 9.8 points over RPR.
Which parties have won Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 since 1958?
Since 1958, Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 has been won by: CNI (Indépendants et Paysans), Parti Socialiste, RPR, UDR (Gaullist), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.
What was the closest result on record in Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2?
The closest result on record for Ille-Et-Vilaine, Circonscription 2 was 1978, when RPR beat PS-MRG by just 6.1 percentage points.