title: French Guiana's 2nd constituency
text: # French Guiana's 2nd constituency
  
  The 2nd constituency of French Guiana is a French legislative constituency in the French Guiana département. Comprising the western two-thirds of the département, the 2nd constituency contains the major communes of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (population: 47,621) and Kourou (population: 24,903).
  
  The constituency is represented by Davy Rimane, a left-wing politician aligned with La France Insoumise, who won the seat in the 2022 legislative election.
  
  ## Deputies
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Léon Bertrand | RPR |
  | 1993 | Léon Bertrand | RPR |
  | 1997 | Léon Bertrand | RPR |
  | 2002 | Léon Bertrand | UMP |
  | 2007 | Chantal Berthelot | DVG |
  | 2012 | Chantal Berthelot | DVG |
  | 2017 | Lénaïck Adam | LREM |
  | 2018 | Lénaïck Adam | LREM |
  | 2022 | Davy Rimane | DVG |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Davy Rimane, aligned to La France Insoumise, was elected to the seat in the 2022 French legislative election.
  
  Legislative Election 2022: French Guiana's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Lénaïck Adam | 3,754 | 31.87 | -11.23 |
  | | DVG | Davy Rimane | 2,131 | 21.31 | -13.81 |
  | | Regionalists | Manuel Victor Jean-Baptiste | 1,425 | 12.10 | N/A |
  | | DVG | Christophe Yanuwana Pierre | 1,312 | 11.14 | N/A |
  | | LR (UDC) | Jean-Philippe Dolor | 1,303 | 11.06 | N/A |
  | | DVG | Gillermo Joje | 484 | 4.11 | N/A |
  | | RN | Virgine Thomas | 425 | 3.61 | +1.81 |
  | | DVG | Wender Karam | 416 | 3.53 | N/A |
  | | DLF (RPR) | Jenny Bunch | 149 | 1.27 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,778 | 26.08 | -8.68 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | DVG | Davy Rimane* | 8,276 | 54.12 | +4.77 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Lénaïck Adam | 7,015 | 45.88 | -4.77 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,291 | 33.58 | -8.94 |
  | | DVG gain from LREM | DVG gain from LREM | Swing | 4.77 | |
  
  * Davy Rimane did not officially stand as an LFI candidate, but is supported by them and intends to sit with the NUPES alliance in the National Assembly.
  
  ### 2018 by-election
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
  | | Lénaïck Adam | REM–UDI | 5,927 | 43.10 | +6.65 | 8,320 | 50.65 | +0.44 |
  | | Davy Rimane | FI | 4,830 | 35.12 | +14.84 | 8,107 | 49.35 | –0.44 |
  | | David Riché | PSG | 1,385 | 10.07 | +10.07 | | | |
  | | José Makébé | DVD | 683 | 4.97 | +4.97 | | | |
  | | Richard Joigny | PPG | 305 | 2.22 | –3.58 | | | |
  | | Jean-Philippe Dolor | DVG | 271 | 1.97 | +1.97 | | | |
  | | Jérôme Harbourg | FN | 248 | 1.80 | +1.80 | | | |
  | | Georges Mignot | UPR | 104 | 0.76 | –1.02 | | | |
  | | Mylène Mazia | DVG | 0 | 0.00 | – | | | |
  | Votes | Votes | Votes | 13,753 | 100.00 | – | 16,427 | 100.00 | – |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,753 | 97.47 | +1.57 | 16,427 | 97.48 | +1.47 |
  | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 183 | 1.30 | –1.35 | 258 | 1.53 | –0.80 |
  | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 174 | 1.23 | –0.22 | 166 | 0.67 | –0.99 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,110 | 34.76 | +8.67 | 16,851 | 41.52 | +6.42 |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,477 | 65.24 | –8.67 | 23,737 | 58.48 | –6.42 |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 40,587 | | | 40,588 | | |
  | Source: Préfecture de la Guyane, Préfecture de la Guyane |||||||||
  
  ### 2017
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | | Lénaïck Adam | REM | 3,595 | 36.44 | 6,670 | 50.21 |
  | | Davy Rimane | REG | 2,001 | 20.28 | 6,614 | 49.79 |
  | | Chantal Berthelot* | DVG | 1,919 | 19.45 | | |
  | | Jean-Étienne Antoinette | DVG | 934 | 9.47 | | |
  | | Richard Joigny | PPG | 571 | 5.79 | | |
  | | Juliana Rimane | LR | 429 | 4.35 | | |
  | | Paul Persdam | FI | 241 | 2.44 | | |
  | | Bernard Taddeï | UPR | 175 | 1.77 | | |
  | Votes | Votes | Votes | 9,865 | 100.00 | 13,284 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,865 | 95.90 | 13,284 | 96.01 |
  | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 272 | 2.64 | 323 | 2.33 |
  | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 150 | 1.46 | 229 | 1.66 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,287 | 26.10 | 13,836 | 35.10 |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,134 | 73.90 | 25,586 | 64.90 |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 39,421 | | 39,422 | |
  | Source: Ministry of the Interior, political parties * Incumbent deputy |||||||
  
  ### 2012
  
  Legislative Election 2012: French Guiana 2nd - 2nd round :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DVG | Chantal Berthelot | 7,081 | 61.00 |
  | | UMP | Léon Bertrand | 4,528 | 39.00 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,078 | 39.19 |
  | | DVG hold | DVG hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2007
  
  Legislative Election 2007: French Guiana 2nd - 2nd round :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DVG | Chantal Berthelot | 9,012 | 52.87 |
  | | UMP | Léon Bertrand | 8,034 | 47.13 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,901 | 44.21 |
  | | DVG hold | DVG hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2002
  
  Legislative Election 2002: French Guiana 2nd - 2nd round :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Léon Bertrand | 7,169 | 64.46 |
  | | DVG | Jean-Etienne Antoinette | 3,952 | 35.54 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,791 | 36.52 |
  | | UMP hold | UMP hold | Swing | |
  