Orne, Circonscription 1 — Legislative Election Results

Orne, Circonscription 1 was won by Yves Deniaud (RPR) at the 1997 legislative election, with 53.2% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 6.4 points over PRG. This page covers every legislative election on record in Orne, 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

ElectionRoundWinnerVote ShareRunner-upMargin
1958 2 UNR (Gaullist) 50.7% CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) (42.3%) 8.4 pts
1962 1 (outright) UNR-UDT (Gaullist) 54.0% Modérés / Centristes (31.3%) 22.6 pts
1967 1 (outright) Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République 50.8% Centre Démocrate (29.9%) 20.9 pts
1968 1 (outright) UDR (Gaullist) 54.6% Centre Progrès et Démocratie Moderne (27.5%) 27.2 pts
1973 2 UDR-URP (joint list) 44.4% Divers réformateurs (31.6%) 12.8 pts
1978 2 RPR 61.8% PS-MRG (38.2%) 23.6 pts
1981 2 RPR 57.5% Parti Socialiste (42.5%) 15.1 pts
1988 1 (outright) Daniel Goulet (RPR) 54.6% Pierre Mauger (Parti Socialiste) (36.3%) 18.4 pts
1997 2 Yves Deniaud (RPR) 53.2% Joaquim Pueyo (PRG) (46.8%) 6.4 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

1958: UNR (Gaullist) margin 8.4 pts 1962: UNR-UDT (Gaullist) margin 22.6 pts 1967: Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République margin 20.9 pts 1968: UDR (Gaullist) margin 27.2 pts 1973: UDR-URP (joint list) margin 12.8 pts 1978: RPR margin 23.6 pts 1981: RPR margin 15.1 pts 1988: RPR margin 18.4 pts 1997: RPR margin 6.4 pts 1958 1962 1967 1968 1973 1978 1981 1988 1997

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Orne, Circonscription 1 in the 1997 legislative election?

Yves Deniaud (RPR) won the seat of Orne, Circonscription 1 in 1997 with 53.2% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 6.4 points over PRG.

Which parties have won Orne, Circonscription 1 since 1958?

Since 1958, Orne, Circonscription 1 has been won by: RPR, UDR (Gaullist), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR (Gaullist), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.

What was the closest result on record in Orne, Circonscription 1?

The closest result on record for Orne, Circonscription 1 was 1997, when Yves Deniaud (RPR) beat PRG by just 6.4 percentage points.