Massif-central–Centre (European Parliament constituency)
Former European Parliament constituency
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Until its abolition in 2019, Massif central–Centre was a European Parliament constituency in France. It consisted of the region of Centre-Val de Loire[1] and the former regions of Auvergne,[2] and Limousin.[3]
| Massif central–Centre | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
Location among the 2014 constituencies | |
 Shown within France | |
| France | |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 6 (2004–2009) 5 (2009–2019) |
| Sources | |
Members of the European Parliament
| Election | MEP (party) |
MEP (party) |
MEP (party) |
MEP (party) |
MEP (party) |
MEP (party) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Catherine Guy-Quint (PS) |
André Laignel (PS) |
Bernadette Bourzai (PS) |
Brice Hortefeux (UMP) |
Marie-Hélène Descamps (UMP) |
Janelly Fourtou (UDF) | ||||||
| 2005 | Jean-Pierre Audy (UMP) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Jean-Paul Denanot (PS) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Henri Weber (PS) |
Jean-Paul Besset (EE) |
Sophie Auconie (UMP) |
Catherine Soullie (UMP) |
5 seats 2009-2019 | |||||||
| 2011 | Brice Hortefeux (UMP) | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Jean-Paul Denanot (PS) |
Bernard Monot (FN) |
Philippe Loiseau (FN) |
Angélique Delahaye (UMP) | ||||||||
| 2018 | Karine Gloanec Maurin (PS) | |||||||||||
Results
2004
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | 440,249 | 31.23 | 3 | |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 287,085 | 20.36 | 2 | |
| Union for French Democracy | 140,477 | 9.96 | 1 | |
| National Front | 135,929 | 9.64 | – | |
| Movement for France | 93,301 | 6.62 | – | |
| The Greens | 88,457 | 6.27 | – | |
| French Communist Party | 87,654 | 6.22 | – | |
| Lutte Ouvrière–Revolutionary Communist League | 38,070 | 2.70 | – | |
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Traditions | 33,995 | 2.41 | – | |
| France from Below | 25,965 | 1.84 | – | |
| Rally of French Taxpayers | 15,000 | 1.06 | – | |
| Workers' Party | 12,809 | 0.91 | – | |
| National Republican Movement | 5,443 | 0.39 | – | |
| Live Better with Europe | 2,785 | 0.20 | – | |
| Europe–Democracy–Esperanto | 2,159 | 0.15 | – | |
| Alliance Royale | 284 | 0.02 | – | |
| Federalist Party | 102 | 0.01 | – | |
| F.R.A.N.C.E. - Pôle des Libertés | 57 | 0.00 | – | |
| Total | 1,409,821 | 100.00 | 6 | |
| Valid votes | 1,409,821 | 96.02 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 58,500 | 3.98 | ||
| Total votes | 1,468,321 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,235,943 | 45.38 | ||
| Source: Minister of the Interior[4] | ||||
2009
In the 2009 election, five MEPs were elected from the constituency
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union for a Popular Movement | 382,632 | 28.51 | 3 | |
| Socialist Party | 238,806 | 17.79 | 1 | |
| Europe Ecology | 182,311 | 13.58 | 1 | |
| Democratic Movement | 109,369 | 8.15 | – | |
| Left Front | 108,194 | 8.06 | – | |
| New Anticapitalist Party | 73,162 | 5.45 | – | |
| National Front | 68,665 | 5.12 | – | |
| Libertas France | 65,718 | 4.90 | – | |
| Independent Ecological Alliance | 46,351 | 3.45 | – | |
| Party of France | 25,294 | 1.88 | – | |
| Republic Arise | 19,231 | 1.43 | – | |
| Lutte Ouvrière | 18,841 | 1.40 | – | |
| Europe–Democracy–Esperanto | 2,633 | 0.20 | – | |
| Newropeans | 230 | 0.02 | – | |
| People's Union | 229 | 0.02 | – | |
| Alliance Royale | 228 | 0.02 | – | |
| Communists | 185 | 0.01 | – | |
| Humanist Party | 97 | 0.01 | – | |
| Rally for Citizen's Initiative | 49 | 0.00 | – | |
| Programme contre la précarité et le sexisme | 24 | 0.00 | – | |
| Total | 1,342,249 | 100.00 | 5 | |
| Valid votes | 1,342,249 | 94.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 80,498 | 5.66 | ||
| Total votes | 1,422,747 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,342,417 | 42.57 | ||
| Source: Minister of the Interior[5] | ||||
2014
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Front | 356,098 | 24.18 | 2 | |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 314,959 | 21.38 | 2 | |
| Socialist Party | 233,079 | 15.82 | 1 | |
| Union of Democrats and Independents–Democratic Movement | 146,482 | 9.94 | – | |
| Left Front | 110,087 | 7.47 | – | |
| Europe Ecology – The Greens | 101,331 | 6.88 | – | |
| Debout la France | 67,729 | 4.60 | – | |
| New Deal | 41,905 | 2.84 | – | |
| Independent Ecological Alliance | 30,480 | 2.07 | – | |
| Lutte Ouvrière | 19,740 | 1.34 | – | |
| Nous Citoyens | 15,979 | 1.08 | – | |
| Blank Vote Citizens | 15,592 | 1.06 | – | |
| Europe Citoyenne | 7,574 | 0.51 | – | |
| Popular Republican Union | 4,731 | 0.32 | – | |
| Europe–Democracy–Esperanto | 3,390 | 0.23 | – | |
| Feminists for a United Europe | 1,016 | 0.07 | – | |
| Pirate Party | 560 | 0.04 | – | |
| Communists | 462 | 0.03 | – | |
| Real Democracy | 369 | 0.03 | – | |
| Alliance Royale | 321 | 0.02 | – | |
| Parti pour la décroissance | 316 | 0.02 | – | |
| Régions et Peuples Solidaires | 245 | 0.02 | – | |
| Force Vie | 234 | 0.02 | – | |
| European Federalist Party | 190 | 0.01 | – | |
| Syndicat de lutte contre les banques | 129 | 0.01 | – | |
| Total | 1,472,998 | 100.00 | 5 | |
| Valid votes | 1,472,998 | 94.82 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 80,396 | 5.18 | ||
| Total votes | 1,553,394 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,371,274 | 46.08 | ||
| Source: Minister of the Interior[6] | ||||
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