Paris, Circonscription 5 — Legislative Election Results
Paris, Circonscription 5 was won by Tony Dreyfus (PRG) at the 1997 legislative election, with 53.5% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 7.1 points over RPR. This page covers every legislative election on record in Paris, Circonscription 5 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) | 87.1% | Parti communiste (PCF) (12.9%) | 74.1 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 50.2% | CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) (38.3%) | 12.0 pts |
| 1967 | 2 | Centre Démocrate | 50.4% | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République (49.6%) | 0.7 pts |
| 1968 | 2 | UDR-RI (joint list) | 51.0% | Centre Progrès et Démocratie Moderne (49.0%) | 2.0 pts |
| 1973 | 2 | RI-URP (joint list) | 69.0% | Radicaux réformateurs (31.0%) | 38.0 pts |
| 1978 | 1 (outright) | UDF | 65.0% | PS-MRG (13.3%) | 51.6 pts |
| 1981 | 1 (outright) | Divers droite | 69.5% | Parti Socialiste (20.1%) | 49.4 pts |
| 1988 | 2 | Claude Marcus (RPR) | 54.4% | Gilles Martinet (SDC) (45.6%) | 8.8 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Tony Dreyfus (PRG) | 53.5% | Claude Gerard Marcus (RPR) (46.5%) | 7.1 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Paris, Circonscription 5 in the 1997 legislative election?
Tony Dreyfus (PRG) won the seat of Paris, Circonscription 5 in 1997 with 53.5% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 7.1 points over RPR.
Which parties have won Paris, Circonscription 5 since 1958?
Since 1958, Paris, Circonscription 5 has been won by: CNI (Indépendants et Paysans), Centre Démocrate, Divers droite, PRG, RI-URP (joint list), RPR, UDF, UDR-RI (joint list), UNR-UDT (Gaullist).
What was the closest result on record in Paris, Circonscription 5?
The closest result on record for Paris, Circonscription 5 was 1967, when Centre Démocrate beat Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République by just 0.7 percentage points.