title: Allier's 1st constituency
text: # Allier's 1st constituency
  
  The 1st constituency of Allier is a French legislative constituency located in north east Allier département. It takes in the town of Moulins, and has an estimated total population of 77,746.
  
  ## Members elected
  
  | Election | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1958 | Paul Maridet | Union for the New Republic |
  | | 1962 | Marcel Guyot | French Communist Party |
  | | 1967 | Marcel Guyot | French Communist Party |
  | | 1968 | Hector Rolland | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
  | | 1973 | Hector Rolland | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
  | | 1978 | Hector Rolland | Rally for the Republic |
  | | 1981 | Jean-Paul Desgranges | Socialist Party |
  | 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
  | | 1988 | François Colcombet | Socialist Party |
  | | 1993 | Pierre-André Périssol | Rally for the Republic |
  | | 1995 | Guy Canard | Rally for the Republic |
  | | 1997 | François Colcombet | Socialist Party |
  | | 2002 | Pierre-André Périssol | Union for a Popular Movement |
  | | 2007 | Guy Chambefort | Miscellaneous left |
  | | 2012 | Guy Chambefort | Miscellaneous left |
  | | 2017 | Jean-Paul Dufrègne | French Communist Party |
  | | 2022 | Yannick Monnet | French Communist Party |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  Legislative Election 2022: Allier's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PCF (NUPÉS) | Yannick Monnet | 13,578 | 30.57 | -0.79 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Michel Barbarin | 8,634 | 19.44 | -9.60 |
  | | RN | Marie Cibert | 8,615 | 19.40 | +9.10 |
  | | LR (UDC) | Roger Litaudon | 6,476 | 12.33 | -7.92 |
  | | PS | Jean Mallot* | 3,463 | 7.80 | +3.36 |
  | | REC | Pierre De Nicolay | 2,326 | 5.24 | N/A |
  | | LMR | Fabien Malavaud | 936 | 2.11 | N/A |
  | | Others | N/A | 1,389 | - | - |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,417 | 51.25 | -1.19 |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PCF (NUPÉS) | Yannick Monnet | 21,832 | 55.51 | +3.66 |
  | | LREM (Ensemble) | Michel Barbarin | 17,496 | 44.49 | -3.66 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,328 | 48.82 | -0.48 |
  | | PCF hold | PCF hold | Swing | +3.66 | |
  
  * Jean Mallot stood as a dissident member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the NUPES alliance. Therefore, the 2017 PS result is included in the NUPES total for swing calculations. Mallot's swing is calculated against his own result from 2017.
  
  ### 2017
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | | Pauline Rivière | REM | 13,267 | 29.04 | 19,424 | 48.15 |
  | | Jean-Paul Dufrègne | PCF | 10,351 | 22.66 | 20,915 | 51.85 |
  | | Pierre-André Périssol | LR | 9,248 | 20.25 | | |
  | | Michèle Ciuch | FN | 4,706 | 10.30 | | |
  | | Magali Alexandre | PS | 3,079 | 6.74 | | |
  | | Jean Mallot | DVG | 2,026 | 4.44 | | |
  | | Corentin Blache | DLF | 896 | 1.96 | | |
  | | Luderce Poinambalom | ECO | 894 | 1.96 | | |
  | | Jean-Marc Collot | EXG | 460 | 1.01 | | |
  | | Albino Amato | DIV | 302 | 0.66 | | |
  | | Fabienne Mottet | DVG | 293 | 0.64 | | |
  | | Hasna Domeck | DIV | 157 | 0.34 | | |
  | Votes | Votes | Votes | 45,679 | 100.00 | 40,339 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,679 | 97.17 | 40,339 | 91.23 |
  | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 933 | 1.98 | 2,522 | 5.70 |
  | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 399 | 0.85 | 1,356 | 3.07 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,011 | 52.44 | 44,217 | 49.30 |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,643 | 47.56 | 45,476 | 50.70 |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 89,654 | | 89,693 | |
  | Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||
  
  ### 2012
  
  Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative in Allier's 1st Constituency election results :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | | Guy Chambefort | Socialist Party | PS | 20,947 | 38.17% | 31,207 | 57.62% |
  | | Pierre-André Perissol | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 18,312 | 33.36% | 22,956 | 42.38% |
  | | Marie-Françoise Lacarin | Left Front | FG | 8,050 | 14.67% | | |
  | | Yves Lecrique | National Front | FN | 5,307 | 9.67% | | |
  | | Gérard Matichard | Europe Ecology – The Greens | EELV | 1,296 | 2.36% | | |
  | | Gérard Guillaumin | Europe Ecology – The Greens | EELV | 543 | 0.99% | | |
  | | Bernard Lebel | Far Left | ExG | 429 | 0.78% | | |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54,884 | 100% | 54,163 | 100% |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 90,355 | | 90,327 | |
  | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,056 | 1.17% | 2,030 | 2.25% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,940 | 61.91% | 56,193 | 62.21% |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,415 | 38.09% | 34,134 | 37.79% |
  | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS gain | PS gain |
  
  ### 2007
  
  Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative in Allier's 1st Constituency election results :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
  | | Guy Chamberfort | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 10,975 | 30.45% | 20,725 | 54.53% |
  | | Pierre-André Perissol | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 14,563 | 40.41% | 17,285 | 45.47% |
  | | Delphine Mayrargue | Socialist Party | PS | 3,122 | 8.66% | | |
  | | Jacques Cabanne | Communist | COM | 2,384 | 6.62% | | |
  | | Danielle Demure | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 1,996 | 5.54% | | |
  | | Carla de Conde | National Front | FN | 876 | 2.43% | | |
  | | Gérard Matichard | The Greens | VEC | 481 | 1.33% | | |
  | | Michèle Beaunieux | Far Left | EXG | 464 | 1.29% | | |
  | | Jean-Marie Guillaumin | Ecologist | ECO | 293 | 0.81% | | |
  | | Christophe Darmangeat | Far Left | EXG | 267 | 0.74% | | |
  | | Michelle Miallet | Movement for France | MPF | 202 | 0.56% | | |
  | | Hugues Auvray | Divers | DIV | 163 | 0.45% | | |
  | | Judith Genot | Divers | DIV | 131 | 0.36% | | |
  | | Serge Deville | Far Right | EXD | 117 | 0.32% | | |
  | | Suzanne Corgie | Divers | DIV | 3 | 0.01% | | |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36,037 | 100% | 39,089 | 100% |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 58,298 | | 58,297 | |
  | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 811 | 2.20% | 1,079 | 2.76% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,848 | 63.21% | 39,089 | 67.05% |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,450 | 36.79% | 19,208 | 32.95% |
  | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | DVG GAIN | DVG GAIN |
  
  ### 2002
  
  Legislative Election 2002: Allier's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UMP | Pierre-André Périssol | 14,930 | 40.47 | +4.63 |
  | | PS | François Colcombet | 13,532 | 36.68 | +4.31 |
  | | FN | Danièle de Salvert | 2,747 | 7.45 | -1.30 |
  | | PCF | Cathy Savel | 1,967 | 5.33 | -11.53 |
  | | Others | N/A | 3,713 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,997 | 65.63 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | UMP | Pierre-André Périssol | 18,302 | 50.12 | +4.47 |
  | | PS | François Colcombet | 18,218 | 49.88 | -4.47 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,011 | 65.66 | |
  | | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |
  
  ### 1997
  
  Legislative Election 1997: Allier's 1st constituency :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | RPR | Pierre-André Périssol | 14,077 | 35.84 | |
  | | PS | François Colcombet | 12,712 | 32.37 | |
  | | PCF | Jean-Claude Mairal | 6,620 | 16.86 | |
  | | FN | Dufour Georges | 3,435 | 8.75 | |
  | | LV | Odile Debeaud-Laforest | 1,487 | 3.79 | |
  | | MPF | Matine Talon | 942 | 2.40 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,394 | 71.07 | |
  | 2nd round result ||||||
  | | PS | François Colcombet | 22,989 | 54.35 | |
  | | RPR | Pierre-André Périssol | 19,311 | 45.65 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,339 | 76.12 | |
  | | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.
  