title: Var's 2nd constituency
text: # Var's 2nd constituency
  
  The 2nd constituency of the Var (French: Deuxième 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 2nd constituency of the Var covers parts of northern Toulon as well as its suburb of La Valette-du-Var and the detached town of Solliès-Pont to the north west.
  
  ## Assembly Members
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Louis Colombani | UDF |
  | 1993 | Louis Colombani | UDF |
  | 1997 | Robert Gaïa | PS |
  | 2002 | Philippe Vitel | UMP |
  | 2007 | Philippe Vitel | UMP |
  | 2012 | Philippe Vitel | UMP |
  | 2017 | Cécile Muschotti | LREM |
  | 2022 | Laure Lavalette | RN |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Legislative Election 2022: Var's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | RN | Laure Lavalette | 12,595 | 30.86 | +7.44 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Ange Musso | 11,203 | 27.45 | -6.26 |
  | | LFI (NUPÉS) | Isaline Cornil | 7,311 | 17.91 | +2.23 |
  | | REC | Aline Bertrand | 3,252 | 7.97 | N/A |
  | | LR (UDC) | Julien Argento | 2,566 | 6.29 | -12.95 |
  | | Others | N/A | 3,191 | 9.53 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,818 | 45.01 | +0.92 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | RN | Laure Lavalette | 19,756 | 51.64 | +8.91 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Ange Musso | 18,504 | 48.36 | -8.91 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,260 | 43.96 | +8.60 |
  | | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM |
  
  ### 2017
  
  Legislative Election 2017: Var's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM | Cécile Muschotti | 13,455 | 33.71 | |
  | | FN | Rache Roussel | 9,350 | 23.42 | |
  | | LR | Philippe Vitel | 7,678 | 19.24 | |
  | | LFI | Michel Lagreca | 4,247 | 10.64 | |
  | | EELV | Guy Rebec | 1,146 | 2.87 | |
  | | DLF | Marie-Reine Zimmermann | 905 | 2.27 | |
  | | PCF | Alain Bolla | 867 | 2.17 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,001 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,916 | 44.09 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | LREM | Cécile Muschotti | 18,334 | 57.27 | |
  | | FN | Rache Roussel | 13,678 | 42.73 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,012 | 35.36 | |
  | | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR | LREM gain from LR |
  
  ### 2012
  
  Legislative Election 2012: Var's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Philippe Vitel | 16,934 | 35.28 | |
  | | PS | Mireille Peirano | 14,461 | 30.13 | |
  | | FN | Jean-Yves Waquet | 11,650 | 24.27 | |
  | | FG | Luc Leandri | 2,543 | 5.30 | |
  | | ECO | Olivier Lesage | 999 | 2.08 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,406 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,993 | 54.98 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Philippe Vitel | 19,409 | 40.13 | |
  | | PS | Mireille Peirano | 18,329 | 37.89 | |
  | | FN | Jean-Yves Waquet | 10,633 | 21.98 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,371 | 55.41 | |
  | | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |
  
  ### 2007
  
  Legislative Election 2007: Var's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Philippe Vitel | 16,500 | 53.18 | |
  | | PS | Robert Gaïa | 6,565 | 21.16 | |
  | | FN | Jean-Louis Bouguereau | 2,204 | 7.10 | |
  | | MoDem | Marika Antal-Nguyen | 1,786 | 5.76 | |
  | | LV | Guy Rebec | 851 | 2.74 | |
  | | PCF | André de Ubeda | 808 | 2.60 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,315 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,507 | 55.40 | |
  | | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |
  
  ### 2002
  
  Legislative Election 2002: Var's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Philippe Vitel | 13,003 | 41.14 | |
  | | PS | Robert Gaïa | 9,008 | 28.50 | |
  | | FN | Jean-Claude Lunardelli | 6,437 | 20.37 | |
  | | RPF | Joseph Santini | 650 | 2.06 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,509 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,256 | 60.40 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Philippe Vitel | 17,108 | 61.82 | |
  | | PS | Robert Gaïa | 10,568 | 38.18 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,318 | 54.90 | |
  | | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |
  
  ### 1997
  
  Legislative Election 1997: Var's 2nd constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | FN | Jean-Claude Lunardelli | 10,449 | 30.05 | |
  | | PS | Robert Gaïa | 7,241 | 20.82 | |
  | | UDF | Louis Colombani | 5,907 | 16.99 | |
  | | PCF | Danielle De March | 4,105 | 11.80 | |
  | | UDF | Philippe Goetz* | 3,129 | 9.00 | |
  | | DVD | Jean-Pierre Rinaldi | 928 | 2.67 | |
  | | GE | Renée Chelli | 865 | 2.49 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,150 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,915 | 64.78 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | Robert Gaïa | 17,988 | 52.68 | |
  | | FN | Jean-Claude Lunardelli | 16,156 | 47.32 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,584 | 67.79 | |
  | | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF | PS gain from UDF |
  
  * UDF dissident
  