French Guiana's 1st constituency
# French Guiana's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of French Guiana is one of two French National Assembly constituencies in the French Guiana département. Located in the eastern third of the department, the constituency contains the capital city of Cayenne.

The constituency has been represented by Jean-Victor Castor of the Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement since 2022.

## Deputies

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1988 | Elie Castor | PS |
| 1993 | Christiane Taubira | Walwari |
| 1997 | Christiane Taubira | Walwari |
| 2002 | Christiane Taubira | Walwari |
| 2007 | Christiane Taubira | Walwari |
| 2012 | Gabriel Serville | PSG |
| 2017 | Gabriel Serville | PSG |
| 2022 | Jean-Victor Castor | MDES |

## Recent election results

### 2022

In 2022, Jean-Victor Castor of the pro-independence Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement was elected over Yvane Goua. Castor was supported by the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), while Goua was supported by La France Insoumise.

Legislative Election 2022: French Guiana's 1st constituency :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Regionalists | Yvane Goua | 3,122 | 20.77 | N/A |
| | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement | Jean-Victor Castor | 2,601 | 17.30 | N/A |
| | DVC | Boris Chong-Sit | 2,349 | 15.62 | N/A |
| | DVD | Joëlle Prevot-Madere | 1,728 | 11.49 | N/A |
| | DVG | Thibault Lechat-Vega | 970 | 6.45 | N/A |
| | RN | Jérôme Harbourg | 817 | 5.43 | N/A |
| | DVG | Philippe Bouba | 812 | 5.40 | N/A |
| | DVG | Line Letard | 436 | 2.90 | -7.50 |
| | DVG | Emmanuel Felissaint | 385 | 2.56 | N/A |
| | DVG | Rudy Stephenson | 383 | 2.55 | N/A |
| | DVC | Alix Madeleine | 344 | 2.29 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,087 | - | - |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,034 | 27.27 | +3.42 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement | Jean-Victor Castor | 9,038 | 56.5 |
| | Regionalists | Yvane Goua | 6,951 | 43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,989 | 29.92 | +0.64 |
| | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement gain from DVG | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement gain from DVG | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement gain from DVG | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement gain from DVG | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement gain from DVG |

### 2017

In 2017, Serville was narrowly reelected against 2012 rival Joëlle Prévot-Madère, who was running this time as a member La République En Marche!.

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Gabriel Serville | DVG | 3,595 | 29.77 | 7,546 | 51.33 |
| | Joëlle Prévot-Madère | REM | 3,572 | 29.58 | 7,156 | 48.67 |
| | Jemetree Guard | DVG | 1,262 | 10.45 | | |
| | Line Letard | DVG | 1,256 | 10.40 | | |
| | Claire Albanesi | FI | 1,082 | 8.96 | | |
| | Michel Quammie | DVD | 743 | 6.15 | | |
| | Armand Achille | REG | 216 | 1.79 | | |
| | Sylvio Leon Letard | REG | 139 | 1.15 | | |
| | Julien Deroche | DVG | 126 | 1.04 | | |
| | Michel Sabas | DVG | 85 | 0.70 | | |
| | Arlette Feuillié | DIV | 1 | 0.01 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 12,077 | 100.00 | 14,702 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,077 | 94.36 | 14,702 | 93.56 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 469 | 3.66 | 632 | 4.02 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 253 | 1.98 | 380 | 2.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,799 | 23.85 | 15,714 | 29.28 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 40,858 | 76.15 | 37,948 | 70.72 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 53,657 | | 53,662 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

In 2012, Christiane Taubira chose not to run for reelection following her appointment as Minister of Justice. Gabriel Serville, a former mayor of Matoury running as a member of the Guianese Socialist Party, defeated Joëlle Prévot-Madère, the president of CPGME Guyana.

Legislative Election 2012: French Guiana 1st - 2nd round :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PSG | Gabriel Serville | 8,369 | 54.70 | |
| | DVG | Joëlle Prévot-Madère | 6,931 | 45.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,332 | 35.21 | |
| | PSG gain from PRG | PSG gain from PRG | PSG gain from PRG | PSG gain from PRG | PSG gain from PRG |

### 2007

In 2007, Taubira was elected for a fourth and final term versus Rémy-Louis Budoc (UMP), who she also faced in 2002. During the 2007 contest, which took place just weeks after Nicolas Sarkozy's election as president, Taubira stated that she was "approached" by Sarkozy's associates about the possibility of joining the government of François Fillon. Budoc pushed back against the claim, arguing that "[Taubira] criticized Nicolas Sarkozy too unfairly to deserve to enter this government".

Legislative Election 2007: French Guiana 1st - 2nd round :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | PRG | Christiane Taubira | 5,695 | 63.41 |
| | UMP | Rémy-Louis Budoc | 3,286 | 36.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,476 | 42.46 |
| | PRG hold | PRG hold | Swing | |
