Charente's 4th constituency explained

The 4th constituency of Charente was one of four French legislative constituencies in the Charente département between 1988 and 2010. Following constituency reviews, the constituency was abolished prior to the 2012 legislative election, leaving three constituencies in Charente.

Description

The constituency was defined in the Pasqua re-distribution of 1986.^[1] It covered the following (pre-2015) cantons;^[2]

• Angoulême-Nord
• Gond-Pontouvre
• Montembœuf
• La Rochefoucauld
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre
• Soyaux

Deputies

Election		Member	Party
	1988	Jean-Michel Boucheron	PS
	1993	Jean-Claude Beauchaud
	1997
	2002
	2007	Martine Pinville	DVG (PS dissident)

From 2012 to 2017, Martine Pinville represented Charente's 1st constituency.

Notes and References

1. n° 86-1197, redécoupage Pasqua. 24 novembre 1986. du. French. relative à la délimitation des circonscriptions pour l'élection des députés. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/LEGITEXT000006068934/2008-01-26/. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legifrance.gouv.fr%2FaffichTexte.do%3FcidTexte%3DLEGITEXT000006068934%26dateTexte%3D20080126.
2. Web site: Circonscriptions électorales de la Charente et divisions administratives associées. French National Assembly. 9 November 2022.