The first French legislative constituency for citizens abroad (French: ''Première circonscription des Français établis hors de France'') is one of eleven constituencies representing

French people living outside France French people living outside France ( ''French'': ''Français établis hors de France'') are French citizens living outside the current territory of the French Republic. At the end of 2019, the French presence abroad was estimated at more than 2 ...

. It was created by the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies and elects, since

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, one representative to the

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. It represents all French citizens living in Canada and the United States. It is the most populous constituency of its kind, containing 265,898 registered French voters as of 2024.

Area represented

The first constituency for citizens abroad encompasses the following countries and French consular constituencies: * (79,328 French registered) ** 1st voting constituency: consular constituencies of

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, and

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

. ** 2nd voting constituency: consular constituencies of

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. Th ...

, Halifax,

Montréal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

, and

Québec Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border ...

. * (122,686 French registered) ** 1st voting constituency: consular constituencies of

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, and

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

** 2nd voting constituency: consular constituencies of

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

. ** 3rd voting constituency: consular constituencies of

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

and

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

. ** 4th voting constituency: consular constituencies of

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

and

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Deputy

National Assembly elections

2024

2022

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2017

2013 by-election

Following the invalidation of the 2012 election, a by-election was held on May 25 and June 8, 2013.

Candidates

The list of candidates was officially released on May 6, 2013, with twelve candidates: The

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was represented by Franck Scemama who lived in France. His deputy was Annie Michel. The

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was represented once again by Frédéric Lefebvre. His deputy was Olivier Piton.

Europe Ecology – The Greens The Ecologists – Europe Ecology The Greens (), commonly known as The Ecologists (, LE) and formerly as Europe Ecology The Greens ( , EELV ) until 2023, is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France. The party is a member of th ...

was represented by Cyrille Giraud who had been deputy to Narassiguin in the previous election. His deputy was Emmanuelle Garcia-Guillen. The Left Front was represented once again by Céline Clément. Her deputy was Jean-Baptiste Plouhinec. The

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was represented by Nicolas Druet who lived in

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. His deputy was Martine Volard. The

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was represented by

Louis Giscard d'Estaing Louis Joachim Marie François Giscard d'Estaing (born 20 October 1958) is a French politician and former member of the National Assembly of France. He is the son of the late President of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926–2020) and Ann ...

who lived in

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, France. His deputy was Séverine Boitier. The Rally of French Citizens Abroad (''Rassemblement des Français de l’étranger'') was represented by Damien Regnard who lived in

. His deputy was Virginie Beaudet. The National Front was represented by Thierry Franck Fautre who lived in

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. His deputy was Sylvie Verez. The

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was represented by Véronique Vermorel who lived in

. Her deputy was Mathieu Chambefort. Solidarity and Progress was represented once again by Karel Vereycken. Nicolas Rousseaux was an independent candidate who lived in France. His deputy was Raphaël Rousseaux. Pauline Czartoryska was an independent

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who lived in France and previously worked in

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. Her deputy was Emmanuèle Pillard.

Results

2012

Candidates

The list of candidates was officially finalised on 14 May. There were eighteen candidates: The

chose Finance Minister

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(who had never been a member of Parliament) as its candidate in April 2011. Lagarde, however, subsequently became Managing Director of the

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, and in November the party chose Frédéric Lefebvre, secretary of state for commerce, to replace her as candidate. The

chose Corinne Narassiguin, a resident of

. Her deputy (''suppléant'') was originally Yves Alavo, a resident of

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had chosen Rémi Piet, with Sabrina Feddal as his deputy (''suppléante''). Piet, a resident of

, teaches international relations at the

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. In January 2012,

and the

merged their efforts to create a new ticket featuring Corinne Narassiguin (Socialist) and Cyrille Giraud (EELV), a resident of

.Candidates for the 1st constituency
, ''Le Petit Journal'', updated on 13 January 2012 The

chose Carole Granade. A resident of

, she was a former director of the city's French American Chamber of Commerce. The Left Front, which includes the

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, chose Céline Clément, a senior lecturer in psychology at the

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. She had several years' experience working in

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, and a Canadian partner. Her deputy (''suppléant'') was Thomas Collombat, a professor of Quebec Studies at

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. The National Front chose Claire Savreux. The centre-right Radical Party and the centrist Republican, Ecologist and Social Alliance jointly chose Philippe Manteau as their candidate. He was also endorsed by the

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. Aurélia Palvel-Marmont was his deputy (''suppléante''). The centre-left

Radical Party of the Left The Radical Party of the Left (, PRG) is a social-liberal political party in France. A party in the Radical tradition, since 1972 the PRG has been a close ally of the major party of the centre-left in France, the Socialist Party (, PS). Af ...

chose Stéphanie Bowring, a long-term resident of

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, and a dual citizen of France and Canada. Jean Lachaud was her deputy (''suppléant''). The

chose Raphaël Clayette, with Olivier Henebelle as his deputy (''suppléant''). Solidarity and Progress, the French branch of the

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, was represented by Karel Vereycken, with Dominique Revault-D'Allonnes as his deputy. Vereycken described himself as a friend of

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and

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."Présentation de Karel Vereycken"
''Le Petit Journal'' Julien Balkany, a resident of New York City and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, stood as a dissident candidate, having failed to obtain the party's endorsement. François Lubrina was his deputy (''suppléant''). Gérard Michon, a resident of the United States for 31 years who was serving his fourth mandate at the

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, for the constituency including

, stood as an independent candidate. Despite being a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, he too stood against the party's endorsed candidate. Marc Cormier was his deputy (''suppléant''). Antoine Treuille, a businessman, president of the French-American Foundation, and long-term resident of the United States, stood as an independent right-wing candidate. If elected, he said he would sit with the Union for a Popular Movement. Christophe Navel was an independent candidate, presenting himself as neither left nor right. Matthieu Deborde was his deputy (''suppléant''). Mike Remondeau was an independent candidate. A 31-year-old resident of

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, he was studying for a master's degree in political sciences. He called his political movement the "Circle of North Americans" (''Cercle des Nord-Américains''), and stood on a platform of "ideological ''

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''", and a common cultural identity for French residents in North America. Christian Routier was his deputy. Emile Servan-Schreiber, with Christian Déséglise as his deputy, was an "independent centre-right" candidate. The other independent candidates were: Louis Le Guyader (with Claire Le Guyader as his deputy); Jean-Michel Vernochet (with Lieu Nguyen as his deputy); and Rob Temene (with Betty Millet as his deputy).

Campaign

Due in part to the sheer size of the constituency, certain candidates barely campaigned at all, while others "made every effort to travel around" the United States and Canada and "mobilise their scattered voters".

, with a sizable French expatriate population, was a focal point for some. Among issues of concern to voters were education (access to French schools for their children) and retirement pensions. On 23 May,

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organised a televised debate in

for the eight candidates it deemed "active" in terms of their campaign : Corinne Narassiguin (Socialist), Frédéric Lefebvre (UMP) Carole Granade (MoDem), Philippe Manteau (ARES), Julien Balkany (dissident UMP), Gérard Michon (dissident UMP), Antoine Treuille (misc. right), and Emile Servan-Schreiber (misc. right). Seven of the invited candidates took part; Lefebvre indicated he did not wish to."À New York, des candidats à la députation débattent"

, 24 May 2012

Results

Turnout in the first round was low: 22.5% in Canada and 18.9% in the United States. With the mainstream right strongly divided (four dissident candidates standing against the UMP-endorsed candidate), Socialist Corinne Narassiguin obtained a comfortable lead in the first round, in both countries of the constituency.Official results of the first round
, French Ministry for Foreign Affairs In the second round, Narassiguin won by a comfortable margin, in what was described as an "incredible" win for the left. The constituency had been deemed a safe seat for the right. Commentators in ''

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'' pointed to Narassiguin's strong and active campaign, and suggested that rightwing voters had rejected UMP candidate Frédéric Lefebvre, who spoke little English and was perceived as knowing little about North America.

Subsequent invalidation

In February 2013, the election of Corinne Narassiguin was annulled by the Constitutional Council, due to irregularities in the funding of her electoral campaigns. She was barred from standing for public office for a period of one year. Defeated candidates Antoine Treuille and Emile Servan-Schreiber were also barred from standing for public office for a year, for the same reason.

Presidential elections

2017

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Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He was Ministry of Economy and Finance (France), Minister of Economics, Industr ...

, style="text-align:left;" ,

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François Fillon François Charles Amand Fillon (; born 4 March 1954) is a French retired politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was the nominee of The Republicans (previously known as the Union ...

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon (; born 19 August 1951) is a French politician who has been the ''de facto'' leader of La France Insoumise (LFI) since it was established in 2016. He was the Deputy (France), deputy in the National Assembly ( ...

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La France insoumise La France Insoumise (LFI or FI; , ) is a left-wing political party in France. It was launched in 2016 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former co-president of the Left Party (PG). It aims to implement th ...

, FI , , 17.08% , - , style="color:inherit;background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Benoît Hamon Benoît Hamon (; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s. Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 an ...

, style="text-align:left;" ,

, PS , , 7.08% , - , style="color:inherit;background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Marine Le Pen Marion Anne Perrine "Marine" Le Pen (; born 5 August 1968) is a French lawyer and politician of the far-right National Rally, National Rally party (RN). She served as the party's president from 2011 to 2021, and ran for the French presidency in ...

, style="text-align:left;" , National Front , FN , , 5.99% , , 8.92% , - , style="color:inherit;background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (; born 7 March 1961), sometimes referred to by his initials NDA, is a French politician serving since 2008 as president of the minor party Debout la France. He was its only member in the National Assembly (France), Nationa ...

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Debout la France Debout la France (, , DLF), originally called Debout la République (, , DLR), is a French political party founded by Nicolas Dupont-Aignan in 1999 as the "genuine Gaullist" branch of the Rally for the Republic. It was relaunched again in 200 ...

, DLF , , 1.41% , colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background:#e9e9e9;", , - , style="background:#0b7d86;", , style="text-align:left;",

François Asselineau François Asselineau (, born 14 September 1957) is a French politician and an Inspector General for finances. Asselineau was a member of the Rally for France (RPF) and UMP before creating his own political party the Popular Republican Union (U ...

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Philippe Poutou Philippe Poutou (; born 14 March 1967) is a French far-left politician, bookseller, former trade unionist and car factory worker who has been municipal councillor of Bordeaux and metropolitan councillor of Bordeaux Métropole since 2020. A m ...

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New Anticapitalist Party The New Anticapitalist Party ( , NPA ) is a far-left political party in France founded in February 2009. The party launched with 9,200 members and was intended to unify the fractured movements of the French radical Left, and attract new activ ...

, NPA , , 0.46% , - , style="background:#ffa54c;", , style="text-align:left;",

Jean Lassalle Jean Lassalle (; ; born 3 May 1955) is a French politician who represented the 4th constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2022. A former member of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), he was a ...

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Nathalie Arthaud Nathalie Yvonne Thérèse Arthaud (; born 23 February 1970) is a French secondary school ( lycée) economics teacher and politician. Since 2008, she has served as the spokesperson for the Lutte Ouvrière (Workers' Struggle), a communist party, ...

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, LO , , 0.18% , - , style="color:inherit;background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Solidarity and Progress , S&P , , 0.15% , - , colspan="8" style="background:#e9e9e9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Total , , 100% , , 100%

2012

2007

Assembly of French citizens abroad

The first constituency for French residents abroad encompasses six voting constituencies for the

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. * Canada ** 1st voting constituency: consular constituencies of

and

. ** 2nd voting constituency: consular constituencies of

, Halifax,

and

. * ** 1st voting constituency: consular constituencies of

and

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. ** 2nd voting constituency: consular constituencies of

. ** 3rd voting constituency: consular constituencies of

and

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. ** 4th voting constituency: consular constituencies of

and

2009 election

Canadian protest

In September 2011, the Canadian

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stated that it would not accept the inclusion of Canada into an electoral constituency of any foreign state. It explained that it was concerned an elected representative of French residents to the French National Assembly might be perceived as a representative of Canada, thus undermining the perception of Canadian sovereignty. In practice, however, officials admitted they could not prevent French residents from voting. (Canada also stated it could not accept its inclusion in similar overseas constituencies established by

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and Italy, stating that Tunisians in Canada would be forbidden from electing a representative, and demanding that Italy abolish its overseas constituency which includes Canada.) The French Foreign Affairs Ministry stated in January 2012 that French residents in Canada would indeed be able to elect a representative for the French communities of North America, even as the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry reiterated that this was not acceptable. ''

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'' wrote that there would probably be a "de facto compromise", whereby Canada would tacitly recognise the diplomatic inviolability of French consulates where the voting would take place. This was what had happened for the election of a Tunisian constituent assembly in October 2011, where Canada had objected to the existence of " international districts" for the Tunisian legislature, but had done nothing in practice to prevent Tunisians residents in Canada from electing a representative."Les Français du Canada pourront voter aux législatives, assure le Quai d'Orsay"
''Le Monde'', 4 January 2011

References

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