The Eleventh French legislative constituency for citizens abroad (onzième circonscription des Français établis hors de France) is one of eleven constituencies each electing one representative of French people living outside France to the French National Assembly.
Area In terms of area, it is the largest of the eleven constituencies, although it also contains fewer registered French citizens than any other constituency bar the Second. It covers all French citizens living in the following fifty countries, namely most of Asia, the whole of Oceania, and four countries of Eastern Europe (including Russia): Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. The constituency does not include Bhutan or North Korea, two countries with which France has no diplomatic relations, and which are therefore not part of any constituency. Taiwan is included as part of China, as France recognises the One China Policy."Les élections en 2012 à l’étranger: Votre circonscription pour l’élection des députés" , French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
It does not include the French overseas collectivities of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna, which have their own constituencies.
As of New Year's Day 2011, the Eleventh constituency contained 114,826 registered French voters - of which 27,207 in China and 15,821 in Australia, the two countries in the region with the greatest number of registered French residents."Décret n° 2011-367 du 4 avril 2011 authentifiant la population des Français établis hors de France au 1er janvier 2011", Légifrance"Français inscrits au registre mondial au 31/12/2010" , French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
This constituency elected its first ever representative at the 2012 French legislative election.
Deputies +Deputies from the 11th constituency for French residents overseas elected to the National Assembly for the legislatures of the 5th Republic.LegislatureStart of mandateEnd of mandateDeputyPartyNotesSubstitute 14th 20 June 2012 20 June 2017 Thierry Mariani UMPCatya Martin 15th 21 June 2017 21 June 2022 Anne Genetet LREM Charly Strasbach 16th 21 June 2022 9 June 2024 Guillaume Mallet 17th 18 July 2024 Incumbent RE Remi Provendier
Election results 2024 CandidatePartyAllianceFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Anne GenetetREEnsemble16,77039.9421,46857.04Franck PajotPSNFP12,50229.7816,17242.96Pierre BrochetRN6,42415.30Marrc GuyonEXD1,4953.56François AsselineauDSV1,3763.28Tania Boteva-MaloÉAC9492.26Anne-France LarqueminREC7191.71Jordan CrucianiECO5741.37Françoise ArthurREG5071.21Elise PhonrathDSV2440.58Jacques CheminadeDIV2240.53Nelly VioletteDIV1480.35Victor MaurelDIV300.07Nathalie MartinDVG140.03Olivier MachetDIV100.02Valid votes41,986100.0037,640100.00Blank votes6181.453,3348.09Null votes910.212330.57Turnout42,69540.8141,20739.39Abstentions61,92459.1963,39460.61Registered voters104,619104,601Source: ResultRE HOLD
2022
2017 CandidateLabelFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Anne GenetetREM54.1171.72Thierry MarianiLR18.7828.28Florian BohêmePS7.13Dimitri SawosikFI6.51Francis NizetDVD5.89Sébastien CochardFN2.89Rong TrinhDIV1.32Jennifer AguiarDIV0.76Nicole Finas-FillonDIV0.62Robert GachonDIV0.48Dominique VidalPCF0.43Roland GobertEXD0.43Frédéric NesenshonDVD0.36Myriem AlnetDIV0.29Votes100.00100.00Valid votes99.0495.49Blank votes0.363.41Null votes0.591.09Turnout27.6222.66Abstentions72.3877.34Registered votersSource: Ministry of the Interior
2012
Candidates The list of candidates was officially finalised on 14 May. There were twenty candidates:"Arrêté du 14 mai 2012 fixant la liste des candidats au premier tour de l'élection des députés élus par les Français établis hors de France ", Journal Officiel de la République Française, 15 May 2012"11ème circonscription : Asie - Océanie", Le Petit Journal
The Union for a Popular Movement chose Thierry Mariani, Secretary of State for Transport, as its candidate. Catya Martin was his deputy (suppléante)."Législatives : l'UMP a désigné ses candidats pour l'étranger", Le Figaro, April 13, 2011
The Socialist Party chose Marc Villard, a resident of Ho Chi Minh City and a businessman. His deputy was Laures Desmonts, a resident of Guangzhou."Elections législatives 2012 : nos candidates et candidats" , Parti Socialiste - Fédération des Français à l'Etranger
Europe Écologie–The Greens chose Janick Magne, a long-term resident of Tokyo. Her deputy was William Kohler, a resident of China., Europe Écologie–The Greens Magne taught French at the Kyoritsu Women's University in Tokyo, and presented programmes in French on NHK Educational TV."Les 11 candidat-e-s EELV sur les circonscriptions législatives hors de France" , EELV, 12 November 2011
Laurent Ballouhey, of the French Communist Party, stood as the candidate of the Left Front, with Max Zins as his deputy."LEGISLATIVES - Le Parti Communiste Français présente 7 candidats pour le Front de Gauche" , Le Petit Journal
The National Front chose Aude Bouveron, with Malik Berkane as her deputy.
The centre-right Radical Party and the centrist Republican, Ecologist and Social Alliance jointly chose Paul Dumont, CEO of Francom Asia and a resident of Thailand, as their candidate. His deputy was Roman Masson."INTERVIEW – Paul Dumont, candidat centriste pour la députation en Asie", Le Petit Journal, 7 December 2011
The Radical Party of the Left chose Lisbeth Graille, an artist who had lived and travelled in Georgia and other parts of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Her deputy was Amélie Bizien."Présentation de Lisbeth Graille", Le Petit Journal
Solidarity and Progress, the French branch of the LaRouche movement, was represented by Cécile Desmas, with Rémi Lebrun as his deputy.
Romain Arcizet, an engineer and resident of Laos, stood as a candidate representing his own newly established Constructive Independent Party (Parti indépendant constructif). His policy was to enable his constituents to choose his vote on any bill in Parliament, which he described as empowering voters beyond the election. His deputy was Nicolas Constant."INTERVIEW – Romain Arcizet, candidat indépendant pour la députation en Asie", Le Petit Journal, 30 November 2011
Sébastien Breteau was a miscellaneous right candidate, with Séverine Rod as his deputy."Présentation de Sébastien Breteau", Le Petit Journal
Francis Nizet, who ran a computer services business in Cambodia, was the candidate of the Union for French Democracy. He had also lived and worked in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and China. Catherine Jackson-Grose was his deputy."Présentation de Francis Nizet", Le Petit Journal
Ludovic Chaker, a resident of China, stood as a "social-democratic independent" candidate. Key points in his program were support to bi-national families, support to French entrepreneurs developing or expanding businesses in the Asia-Pacific region, improving healthcare delivery for overseas residents and promoting the contribution made by French people overseas to the interests of the country. His deputy was Michèle Jullian."Présentation de Ludovic Chaker", Le Petit Journal
Thibault Danjou stood as an "independent centre-right / liberal right" candidate. A resident of Singapore, and former resident of Tokyo, he was a marketing consultant on the exporting of glass. He was a member of the Democratic Movement and of the Liberal Democratic Party, although he was only endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party. His deputy was Anne-Marie Tezenas du Montcel."Présentation de Thibault Danjou", Le Petit Journal
Antoine Bergeot, a notary working "in the Pacific", was an independent candidate, who said he would sit with the right in Parliament if elected. His deputy was Jérôme Chatenay."Présentation de Antoine Bergeot", Le Petit Journal
Olivier Toison, a businessman, stood as an independent on a platform of economic liberalism. His deputy was Anne-Laure Toison."Présentation de Olivier Toison", Le Petit Journal
The other independent candidates were: Aurélien Lesluye (with Jacques de Soyres as deputy); Alain Peria (with Richard Wright); Idrisse Mohamed (with Favzia Mohamed); Alavandane Ramakichenane (with a deputy identified only as "Bacta"); and Jean-Loup Fayolle (with Corentin Joyeux).
Results As in the other expatriate constituencies, turnout in the first round was low. Only in five countries did half or more of registered French citizens vote: Tajikistan (66.7%), Moldova (61.8%), Uzbekistan (57.8%) Burma (55.2%), and Brunei (50%). These were small communities - fewer than 150 registered adults in each. In countries with a sizable expatriate community, turnout tended to be low: 21.1% in Australia, 29.3% in China, 30.5% in India, 33.4% in Japan, 31.4% in Russia, 39.7% in Singapore, 29.1% in Thailand, and 24.3% in Vietnam. Turnout was lowest in Vanuatu (11.4%) and in Iran (15.3%).Official results of the first round, French Ministry for Foreign Affairs"Législatives : tous les résultats des Français de l'étranger", Le Nouvel Observateur, 4 June 2012
This is one of only three expatriate constituencies in which the main candidate of the right finished first in the first round. UMP candidate Thierry Mariani finished first overall, although he was beaten by Socialist candidate Marc Villard in a number of countries - most notably India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan (narrowly) and Vietnam. Francis Nizet's third place, with 9.21% of the vote, was the best result for a Democratic Movement-affiliated party in any of the expatriate constituencies.
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