Tarn-et-Garonne's 1st constituency explained

1st constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne
Member-Type:	Deputy
Member:	Brigitte Barèges
Member-Party:	LR (UXD)
Department:	Tarn-et-Garonne
Canton:	Caussade, Caylus, Lafrançaise, Molières, Monclar-de-Quercy, Montauban I, Montauban II, Montauban III, Montauban IV, Montauban V, Montauban VI, Montpezat-de-Quercy, Nègrepelisse, Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, Villebrumier
Voters:	89,975

The 1st constituency of the Tarn-et-Garonne (French: Première circonscription de Tarn-et-Garonne) is a French legislative constituency in Tarn-et-Garonne département.

Description

The 1st constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne is one of two in the department. This constituency covers its eastern half and includes the city of Montauban.

Over recent decades the political allegiance of this seats voters has fluctuated between left and right, in 2017 it was a rare exception to the national trend in that it reelected a Socialist Party incumbent in the face of opposition from En Marche!.

Deputies

	Member	Party
1988		PS
1993	Jean-Pierre Cave	UDF
1997		PS
2002	Brigitte Barèges	UMP
2007	Brigitte Barèges	UMP
2012	Valérie Rabault	PS
2017
2022
2024	Brigitte Barèges	LR (UXD)

Election results

2024

Candidate		Party	Alliance	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Alliance	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Brigitte Barèges	LR	UXD
	Valérie Rabault	PS	NFP
	Catherine Simonin-Benazet	REN	Ensemble
	Richard Blanco	LO
	Jean-François Grilhault des Fontaines	DIV
	Alain Bru	DIV	DVC

Valid votes					95.62		94.66
Blank votes					3.06		3.70
Null votes					1.33		1.64
Turnout					70.77		71.47
Abstentions					29.23		28.53
Registered voters

Source: https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2024/06/19/qui-sont-les-candidats-aux-elections-legislatives-2024-decouvrez-la-liste-circonscription-par-circonscription_6241357_4355770.html
Result				LR GAIN FROM PS