Vendee, Circonscription 4 — Legislative Election Results
Vendee, Circonscription 4 was won by Philippe De Villiers (Divers droite) at the 1997 legislative election, with 68.3% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 36.7 points over Écologistes. This page covers every legislative election on record in Vendee, Circonscription 4 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) | CNI (Indépendants et Paysans) | 82.4% | Poujadistes (12.9%) | 69.5 pts |
| 1962 | 2 | UNR-UDT (Gaullist) | 100.0% | — | None |
| 1967 | 1 (outright) | Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République | 62.8% | Centre Démocrate (29.2%) | 33.6 pts |
| 1968 | 1 (outright) | UDR (Gaullist) | 86.5% | FGDS (socialist-radical federation) (8.9%) | 77.5 pts |
| 1973 | 1 (outright) | UDR-URP (joint list) | 75.5% | Parti Socialiste (10.3%) | 65.2 pts |
| 1978 | 1 (outright) | RPR | 62.0% | PS-MRG (14.7%) | 47.2 pts |
| 1981 | 1 (outright) | RPR | 70.7% | Parti Socialiste (23.7%) | 47.0 pts |
| 1988 | 1 (outright) | Philippe De Villiers (UDF) | 74.6% | Claudette Adam (Parti Socialiste) (20.1%) | 54.5 pts |
| 1997 | 2 | Philippe De Villiers (Divers droite) | 68.3% | Philippe Boursier (Écologistes) (31.6%) | 36.7 pts |
Winning Margin Over Time
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Vendee, Circonscription 4 in the 1997 legislative election?
Philippe De Villiers (Divers droite) won the seat of Vendee, Circonscription 4 in 1997 with 68.3% of the vote in the deciding round, a margin of 36.7 points over Écologistes.
Which parties have won Vendee, Circonscription 4 since 1958?
Since 1958, Vendee, Circonscription 4 has been won by: CNI (Indépendants et Paysans), Divers droite, RPR, UDF, UDR (Gaullist), UDR-URP (joint list), UNR-UDT (Gaullist), Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République.
What was the closest result on record in Vendee, Circonscription 4?
The closest result on record for Vendee, Circonscription 4 was 1967, when Union des Démocrates pour la Vème République beat Centre Démocrate by just 33.6 percentage points.