 For example, in the presidential election of 2007, the 7th electoral district voted for Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) by 55.05% against 44.95% for Ségolène Royal (PS) while in the 8th electoral district 55.02% voted for the Socialist candidate.However, the results of the 2012 presidential elections gave the PS wins in both districts with a smaller margin in the 7th (Hollande