The 2nd constituency of

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

(

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: ''Deuxième circonscription de la Marne'') is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one

deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

to the

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in elections using the

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, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

Description

The constituency is made up of six whole former

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, th ...

– those of Fismes, Reims I, Reims III, Reims V, Reims VIII, and Ville-en-Tardenois – plus the major part of the former canton of Châtillon-sur-Marne (all communes except those of

Courtagnon Courtagnon () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. left See also *Communes of the Marne department *Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional ...

Nanteuil-la-Forêt Nanteuil-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Points of interest * Jardin botanique de la Presle See also *Communes of the Marne department *Montagne de Reims Regional Natural Park Montagne de Reims Re ...

, and Pourcy). It includes the centre and south of

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

as well as rural areas to the south of the city. The seat as currently delineated is substantially different from that which existed prior to the 2012 election, which contained little of

and was far more rural in character. At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 2nd constituency had a total population of 103,767. For 24 years from 1993 the seat was held by the

Gaullist Gaullism ( ) is a French political stance based on the thought and action of World War II French Resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who would become the founding President of the Fifth French Republic. De Gaulle withdrew French forces from t ...

right, from 2002 in the person of

Catherine Vautrin Catherine Vautrin (; born 26 July 1960) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion (France), Minister of Labour, Minister of Health (France), Health, Solidarity, and Families in the Bayro ...

who held various posts in the governments of

Jean-Pierre Raffarin Jean-Pierre Raffarin (; born 3 August 1948) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005 under President Jacques Chirac. He resigned after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Un ...

and

Dominique de Villepin Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (; born 14 November 1953) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007 under President Jacques Chirac. In his career working at the Ministry ...

. However, in the 2017 election Vautrin lost her seat to

Aina Kuric Aina Kuric (born 15 May 1987 in Creil) is a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022, representing the department of Marne, From 2016 until 2017, Kuric was a member of La République En Marche! ...

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE) is a political party in France that is typically described as liberal and centrist or centre-right. The party was originally known as (EM) and later (, LREM, LaREM or REM), before adopting its current name in September 2022 ...

(REM). Kuric resigned her membership of

LREM Renaissance (RE) is a political party in France that is typically described as liberal and centrist or centre-right. The party was originally known as (EM) and later (, LREM, LaREM or REM), before adopting its current name in September 2022 ...

on 7 June 2019, joining Agir.

Historic representation

Election results

2024

2023 by-election

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2022

, - , colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9", , - * Kuric stood as a dissident

candidate, without the support of the party or the

Ensemble Citoyens Ensemble (, stylised in all caps), known in full as Ensemble pour la République (''Together for the Republic''), is a liberal political coalition in France created by Emmanuel Macron. Formed in November 2021 as Ensemble Citoyens, it makes u ...

alliance. Kuric's results in the last election are counted against the official

candidate for swing calculations.

2017

2012

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Sources

*Official results of French elections from 2002:
Résultats électoraux officiels en France
(in French). *Official results of the French elections from 2017:

(in French). {{French National Assembly constituencies 2