This first round of the 2024 early legislative elections saw outgoing MP Charles Fournier and Benoist Pierre qualify for the second round. If the duel was expected, let’s look back in figures on this election.
The tidal wave
Of the 71 polling stations in the city of Tours, Charles Fournier, candidate for the New Popular Front (NFP), came out on top in 68 stations. He won 21,254 votes in the first round, or 45.33% of the vote. A landslide, especially since the candidate for the left-wing union won nearly 4,000 votes compared to the second round of the 2022 legislative elections, which saw him elected as a deputy for the first time (17,461 votes).
Charles Fournier, the outgoing deputy, scrutinizing the first results in Tours.
© (Photo NR, Julien Pruvost)
A strand of hair
During the evening, she qualified for the second round. Lisa Garbay, the candidate of the National Rally (RN) finally failed by a hair to take the next step. Concretely, a hair is 126 votes. To reach the second round, the candidates had to achieve a score of 12.5% of those registered, or 8,996 votes. The RN candidate ultimately only totaled 8,870 and finished in third place with 18.92% of the votes.
The pass of three
Arriving in second place and qualified for the second round with 24.17% of the vote, Benoist Pierre, candidate Ensemble!, will have managed to rise to the top in three polling stations. The candidate of the “central bloc” managed to beat Charles Fournier in the polling stations of the town hall (16-22), Halles (18-22) and Fontaines (17-81). A first place obtained in these polling stations by only a few votes. Like Halles, where he is two votes ahead of the candidate of the New Popular Front (281 to 279).
Benoist Pierre qualified for the second round.
© (Photo NR, Julien Pruvost)
Limiter
Like speed on a small country road, Lucas Janer, candidate for Les Républicains (LR) (5.92% of the votes in the first round), saw his counter blocked at 80. The representative of the right did not manage to break through this glass ceiling, which he reached in four polling stations. He achieved his best scores (80 votes, therefore) in the Tranchée-Hugo (15-21 and 15-22), Michelet (17-51) and Rabelais (18-42) polling stations.
Toto’s head
With 1.01%, Thomas Jouhannaud, candidate for Lutte Ouvrière (LO), came in last place in this first round of the legislative elections. A small score that was seen in different polling stations, notably in Rabelais (18-42) where the candidate of the Workers’ Party obtained… Zero votes. A unique score in the first constituency. Furthermore, Thomas Jouhannaud collected a maximum of 19 votes (in the Beaujardin polling station 16-51).
