FRENCH REPUBLIC LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 MAY AND 1 JUNE 1997 VOTES AND SEATS BY DEPARTMENT AND REGION ==================================================================== Votes are those cast in the first round of the legislative elections. PICARDIE (18 Deputies) ==================================================================== Aisne (5 Deputies) ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party (PS) 51,751 26.0 3 (+2) Communist Party (PCF) 15,989 08.0 - Other left (Greens and PRS) - - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rally for the Republic (RPR) 13,625 06.8 - (-1) Union for French Democracy (UDF) 42,670 21.5 1 (-2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- National Front (FN) 34,495 17.4 - Others 40,089 20.2 1 (+1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 198,619 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Laon: Rene Dosiere (PS) 02 Saint-Quentin: Odette Grzegrzulka (PS) 03 Hirson: Jean-Pierre Balligand (PS) 04 Soissons: Jacques Desallangres (Ind Left) 05 Chateau-Thierry: Renaud Dutreil (UDF) * 1 1 Dutreil returned to the UDF in November 1998 Oise (7 Deputies) ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party (PS) 78,453 23.6 4 (+3) Communist Party (PCF) 36,178 10.9 1 (+1) Other left (Greens and PRS) 8,167 02.4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rally for the Republic (RPR) 71,114 21.4 2 (-3) Union for French Democracy (UDF) 22,624 06.8 - (-1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- National Front (FN) 73,105 22.0 - Others 42,947 12.9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 332,588 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Beauvais Nord: Yves Rome (PS) 02 Beauvais Sud: Beatrice Marre (PS) 03 Creil Sud: Michel Francaix (PS) 04 Chantilly, Senlis: Arthur Dehaine (RPR) 05 Compiegne Sud: Lucien Degauchy (RPR) 06 Compiegne Nord, Noyon: Patrice Carvalho (PCF) 07 Clermont, Creil: Jean-Pierre Braine (PS) Somme (6 Deputies) ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party (PS) 68,660 25.1 3 (+3) Communist Party (PCF) 40,233 14.7 1 Other left (Greens and PRS) 5,870 02.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rally for the Republic (RPR) 51,203 18.7 1 (-2) Union for French Democracy (UDF) 43,257 15.8 1 (-1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- National Front (FN) 37,830 13.8 - Others 26,499 09.7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 273,552 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Amiens Nord: Maxime Gremetz (PCF) 02 Ameins Sud: Gilles de Robien (UDF) 03 Ault: Vincent Peillon (PS) 04 Abbeville: Francis Hammel (PS) 05 Albert, Peronne: Gautier Audinot (RPR) 06 Corbie, Montdidier: Jacques Fleury (PS) Total Picardie (Deputies) ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Socialist Party (PS) 198,864 24.7 10 (+8) Communist Party (PCF) 92,400 11.5 2 (+1) Other left (Greens and PRS) 14,037 01.7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rally for the Republic (RPR) 135,942 16.9 3 (-6) Union for French Democracy (UDF) 108,551 13.5 2 (-4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- National Front (FN) 145,430 18.1 - Others 109,535 13.6 1 (+1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 804,759 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------