title: Var's 8th constituency
text: # Var's 8th constituency
  
  The 8th constituency of the Var (French: Huitième 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 8th constituency of the Var covers the north of the department, it was created as a result of the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies.
  
  At the 2017 election the incumbent mainstream conservative The Republicans deputy came third in the first round behind both the Emmanuel Macron's En Marche! and the far right National Front.
  
  ## Assembly Members
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2012 | Olivier Audibert-Troin | UMP |
  | 2017 | Fabien Matras | LREM |
  | 2022 | Philippe Schreck | RN |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Legislative Election 2022: Var's 8th constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | RN | Philippe Schreck | 15,474 | 30.66 | +6.79 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Fabien Matras | 12,876 | 25.51 | -7.10 |
  | | LFI (NUPÉS) | Catherine Jouanneau | 9,484 | 18.79 | +4.69 |
  | | REC | Vanessa Lucido | 4,657 | 9.23 | N/A |
  | | LR (UDC) | Guillaume Jublot | 2,735 | 5.42 | -17.89 |
  | | ECO | Claudine Razeau | 1,294 | 2.56 | N/A |
  | | LMR | Michel Rezk | 1,100 | 2.18 | N/A |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,855 | 5.66 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,475 | 47.08 | -1.74 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | RN | Philippe Schreck | 25,576 | 54.93 | +12.64 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Fabien Matras | 20,988 | 45.07 | -12.64 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,564 | 45.75 | +5.55 |
  | | 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 8th constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | LREM | Fabien Matras | 16,619 | 32.61 | |
  | | FN | Pierre Jugy | 12,161 | 23.87 | |
  | | LR | Olivier Audibert-Troin | 11,879 | 23.31 | |
  | | LFI | Patricia Massis-Callet | 4,989 | 9.79 | |
  | | EELV | Bruno Delport | 1,374 | 2.70 | |
  | | DVD | Clémence Razeau | 1,072 | 2.10 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,862 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,956 | 48.82 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | LREM | Fabien Matras | 24,209 | 57.71 | |
  | | FN | Pierre Jugy | 17,743 | 42.29 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,952 | 40.20 | |
  | | 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 8th constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Olivier Audibert-Troin | 18,257 | 30.76 | |
  | | PS | Bernard Clap | 16,583 | 27.94 | |
  | | FN | Geneviève Blanc | 13,813 | 23.27 | |
  | | DVD | Max Piselli | 3,194 | 5.38 | |
  | | FG | Joëlle Mecagni | 2,789 | 4.70 | |
  | | DIV | Pierre Jugy | 2,089 | 3.52 | |
  | | Others | N/A | 2,635 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,360 | 59.44 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Olivier Audibert-Troin | 24,125 | 40.53 | |
  | | PS | Bernard Clap | 22,030 | 37.01 | |
  | | FN | Geneviève Blanc | 13,363 | 22.45 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,518 | 59.61 | |
  | | UMP win (new seat) | UMP win (new seat) | UMP win (new seat) | UMP win (new seat) | UMP win (new seat) |
  