title: Var's 1st constituency
text: # Var's 1st constituency
  
  The 1st constituency of the Var (French: Première circonscription du Var) is a French legislative constituency in the Var 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 Var covers the bulk of the naval city of Toulon on the Mediterranean Coast.
  
  This constituency was one of only two in the department to elect a deputy from The Republicans in 2017 despite their total dominance of the department in the 2012 elections. In the 2022 elections, the constituency was the only one in the department not to elect a deputy from the far-right National Rally, instead returning a member from the centrist La République En Marche!.
  
  ## Assembly members
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Daniel Colin | UDF |
  | 1993 | Daniel Colin | UDF |
  | 1997 | Jean-Marie Le Chevallier | FN |
  | 1998 | Odette Casanova | PS |
  | 1998 | Odette Casanova | PS |
  | 2002 | Geneviève Levy | UMP |
  | 2007 | Geneviève Levy | UMP |
  | 2012 | Geneviève Levy | UMP |
  | 2017 | Geneviève Levy | LR |
  | 2022 | Yannick Chenevard | RE |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Legislative Election 2022: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Yannick Chenevard | 10,222 | 31.00 | -0.80 |
  | | RN | Amaury Navarranne | 8,097 | 24.56 | +3.61 |
  | | LFI (NUPÉS) | Eric Habouzit | 6,477 | 19.65 | +6.13 |
  | | REC | Philippe Heno | 3,464 | 10.51 | N/A |
  | | LR (UDC) | Philippe Vitel | 2,190 | 6.64 | -18.87 |
  | | ECO | Marie-Aurore Gianolzo | 932 | 2.83 | N/A |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,587 | 4.81 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,969 | 46.37 | +1.87 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Yannick Chenevard | 15,649 | 53.49 | +8.67 |
  | | RN | Amaury Navarranne | 13,606 | 46.51 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,255 | 43.30 | +8.02 |
  | | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR |
  
  ### 2017
  
  Legislative Election 2017: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM | Elisabeth Chantrieux | 10,592 | 31.80 | |
  | | LR | Geneviève Levy | 8,496 | 25.51 | |
  | | FN | Amaury Navarranne | 7,310 | 21.95 | |
  | | LFI | Luc Leandri | 2,742 | 8.23 | |
  | | EELV | Delphine De Luca | 1,034 | 3.10 | |
  | | DVD | Philippe Sans | 869 | 2.61 | |
  | | PCF | Alain Glemet | 729 | 2.19 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,532 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,304 | 44.50 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | LR | Geneviève Levy | 14,448 | 55.18 | |
  | | LREM | Elisabeth Chantrieux | 11,734 | 44.82 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,182 | 34.98 | |
  | | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |
  
  ### 2012
  
  Legislative Election 2012: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Geneviève Levy | 16,799 | 42.02 | |
  | | PS | Robert Alfonsi | 11,094 | 27.75 | |
  | | FN | Danièle Le Gac | 8,241 | 20.62 | |
  | | FG | Philippe Himber | 1,652 | 4.13 | |
  | | MoDem | Pierre-Jacques Depallens | 909 | 2.27 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,280 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,975 | 54.32 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Geneviève Levy | 23,213 | 62.52 | |
  | | PS | Robert Alfonsi | 13,915 | 37.48 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,128 | 50.45 | |
  | | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |
  
  ### 2007
  
  Legislative Election 2007: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Geneviève Levy | 16,599 | 57.89 | |
  | | DVG | Alain Jaubert | 4,549 | 15.87 | |
  | | FN | Danièle Le Gac | 2,265 | 7.90 | |
  | | MoDem | Bruno Ravaz | 1,967 | 6.86 | |
  | | PCF | Alain Bolla | 1,134 | 3.96 | |
  | | LV | Philippe Chesneau | 647 | 2.26 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,511 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,073 | 56.65 | |
  | | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |
  
  ### 2002
  
  Legislative Election 2002: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Geneviève Levy | 11,725 | 39.82 | |
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | 6,726 | 22.84 | |
  | | FN | Eliane de la Brosse | 5,959 | 20.24 | |
  | | RPF | Jean-Charles Marchiani | 1,592 | 5.41 | |
  | | DVD | Huguette Besset | 1,331 | 4.52 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,109 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,957 | 60.11 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Geneviève Levy | 17,953 | 69.27 | |
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | 7,965 | 30.73 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,369 | 54.92 | |
  | | UMP gain from FN | UMP gain from FN | UMP gain from FN | UMP gain from FN | UMP gain from FN |
  
  ### September 1998 by-election
  
  A by-election was called after the results of the constituency in the previous by-election were also invalidated.
  
  September 1998 by-election: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | FN | Cendrine Le Chevallier | | 39.66 | +0.11 |
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | | 36.69 | +5.00 |
  | | RPR | Mark Bayle | | 21.00 | N/A |
  | | Others | N/A | | 2.65 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | | 51.49 | +1.42 |
  | | FN | Cendrine Le Chevallier | | 48.51 | -1.42 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.31 | |
  | | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |
  
  ### April-May 1998 by-election
  
  A by-election was called after the results of the constituency in the 1997 election were invalidated.
  
  April-May 1998 by-election: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | FN | Cendrine Le Chevallier | | 39.55 | +7.15 |
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | | 31.69 | +5.07 |
  | | UDF | Daniel Colin | | 22.30 | +2.30 |
  | | GE | René Cavanna | | 2.15 | -0.26 |
  | | Others | N/A | | 4.30 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,700 | 44.83 | -20.46 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | | 50.07 | +3.24 |
  | | FN | Cendrine Le Chevallier | | 49.93 | -3.24 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
  | | PS gain from FN | PS gain from FN | PS gain from FN | PS gain from FN | PS gain from FN |
  
  ### 1997
  
  Legislative Election 1997: Var's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | FN | Jean-Marie Le Chevallier | 10,471 | 32.40 | |
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | 8,604 | 26.62 | |
  | | UDF | Daniel Colin | 6,463 | 20.00 | |
  | | RPR | Marc Bayle* | 4,010 | 12.41 | |
  | | GE | René Cavanna | 779 | 2.41 | |
  | | DVD | Jacques Croidieu | 701 | 2.17 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,293 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,291 | 63.51 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | FN | Jean-Marie Le Chevallier | 16,420 | 53.17 | |
  | | PS | Odette Casanova | 14,463 | 46.83 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,226 | 65.29 | |
  | | FN gain from UDF | FN gain from UDF | FN gain from UDF | FN gain from UDF | FN gain from UDF |
  
  * RPR dissident
  