title: Vaucluse's 1st constituency
text: # Vaucluse's 1st constituency
  
  The 1st constituency of the Vaucluse (French: Première circonscription de Vaucluse) is a French legislative constituency in the Vaucluse département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
  
  ## Description
  
  The 1st constituency of the Vaucluse covers the city of Avignon.
  
  Between 1988 and 2012, the seat has fluctuated between left and right, before first turning to the centre in 2017, before being won by the far-right in 2022. Only Marie-Josée Roig has succeeded in retaining the seat since 1988.
  
  ## Assembly Members
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Guy Ravier | PS |
  | 1993 | Marie-Josée Roig | RPR |
  | 1997 | Élisabeth Guigou | PS |
  | 2002 | Marie-Josée Roig | UMP |
  | 2007 | Marie-Josée Roig | UMP |
  | 2012 | Michèle Fournier-Armand | PS |
  | 2017 | Jean-François Cesarini | LREM |
  | 2020 | Souad Zitouni | LREM |
  | 2022 | Joris Hébrard | RN |
  | 2023 | Catherine Jaouen | RN |
  
  * ↑ substitute for Jean-François Cesarini, succeeded him on his death.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Legislative Election 2022: Vaucluse's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LFI (NUPÉS) | Farid Faryssy | 9,338 | 30.55 | +2.48 |
  | | RN | Joris Hébrard | 9,160 | 29.97 | +6.96 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Souad Zitouni | 6,985 | 22.85 | -7.24 |
  | | REC | Ophélie Nau | 1,428 | 4.67 | |
  | | LR (UDC) | André Castelli | 1,359 | 4.45 | -5.97 |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,297 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,269 | 42.39 | -0.84 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | RN | Joris Hébrard | 14,735 | 51.16 | +9.26 |
  | | LFI (NUPÉS) | Farid Faryssy | 14,065 | 48.84 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,048 | 43.43 | +3.48 |
  | | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM |
  
  ### 2017
  
  Legislative Election 2017: Vaucluse's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM | Jean-François Cesarini | 9,495 | 30.09 | |
  | | FN | Anne-Sophie Rigault | 7,261 | 23.01 | |
  | | LFI | Amandine Laugier | 4,090 | 12.96 | |
  | | LR | Stéphanie Parry | 3,288 | 10.42 | |
  | | PCF | André Castelli | 2,408 | 7.63 | |
  | | PS | Christine Legrange | 1,354 | 4.29 | |
  | | EELV | Jean Pierre Cervantes | 1,007 | 3.19 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,652 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,555 | 43.23 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | LREM | Jean-François Cesarini | 15,228 | 58.10 | |
  | | FN | Anne-Sophie Rigault | 10,984 | 41.90 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,212 | 35.91 | |
  | | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS |
  
  ### 2012
  
  Legislative Election 2012: Vaucluse's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PS | Michèle Fournier-Armand | 11,107 | 27.45 | |
  | | FN | Thibaut De La Tocnaye | 9,862 | 24.37 | |
  | | UMP | Valérie Wagner | 9,619 | 23.77 | |
  | | FG | André Castelli | 5,990 | 14.80 | |
  | | EELV | Mohamed Zaidat | 1,171 | 2.89 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,719 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,468 | 55.83 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Michèle Fournier-Armand | 18,264 | 45.25 | |
  | | FN | Thibaut De La Tocnaye | 11,309 | 28.02 | |
  | | UMP | Valérie Wagner | 10,787 | 26.73 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,360 | 55.68 | |
  | | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP |
  
  ### 2007
  
  Legislative Election 2007: Vaucluse's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Marie-Josée Roig | 18,720 | 44.69 | |
  | | PS | Michèle Fournier-Armand | 8,858 | 21.15 | |
  | | MoDem | Jeannine Calves | 3,368 | 8.04 | |
  | | FN | Thibaut de la Tocnaye | 3,265 | 7.79 | |
  | | PCF | André Castelli | 2,869 | 6.85 | |
  | | Far left | Abdellatif Dehy | 1,196 | 2.86 | |
  | | LV | Marie-Paule Lolo | 999 | 2.38 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,512 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,580 | 59.51 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Marie-Josée Roig | 22,479 | 56.71 | |
  | | PS | Michèle Fournier-Armand | 17,160 | 43.29 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,677 | 58.25 | |
  | | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |
  
  ### 2002
  
  Legislative Election 2002: Vaucluse's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Marie-Josée Roig | 17,888 | 41.16 | |
  | | PS | Cecile Helle | 11,659 | 26.83 | |
  | | FN | Thibaut de la Tocnaye | 8,389 | 19.30 | |
  | | PCF | Andre Castelli | 1,899 | 4.37 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 3,624 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,251 | 64.79 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Marie-Josée Roig | 22,612 | 58.36 | |
  | | PS | Cecile Helle | 16,135 | 41.64 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,725 | 59.63 | |
  | | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |
  
  ### 1997
  
  Legislative Election 1997: Vaucluse's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | RPR | Marie-Josée Roig | 13,166 | 30.40 | |
  | | PS | Elisabeth Guigou | 12,698 | 29.31 | |
  | | FN | Thibaut de la Tocnaye | 10,349 | 23.89 | |
  | | PCF | Henri Talau | 3,185 | 7.35 | |
  | | GE | Aime Guenoun | 887 | 2.05 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 3,031 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,342 | 68.66 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Elisabeth Guigou | 20,030 | 41.98 | |
  | | RPR | Marie-Josée Roig | 19,739 | 41.37 | |
  | | FN | Thibaut de la Tocnaye | 7,946 | 16.65 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,071 | 74.30 | |
  | | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |
  