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Who are the candidates and substitute candidates in the French legislative elections? A statistical note on the 2007 elections

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This paper is intended to provide a description of the candidates and substitute candidates in the 2007 French legislative elections. It is divided into two parts: the main traits of the two groups (gender, age, other elected office) are first presented and compared; the pairing of candidates and their substitutes is then also analysed on the basis of the above traits.

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Notes

  1. Each candidate for election to the AN appoints a ‘substitute candidate’ with whom he or she campaigns, who will replace him or her in the AN if the candidate is nominated to government or cannot fulfil his or her duties (resignation, death, illness, and so on).

  2. For the 555 French metropolitan constituencies, there were 2788 candidates in 1988; 5193 in 1993; 6214 in 1997 and 8234 in 2002.

  3. The distribution of the candidates by a political party is as follows: 1 substitute candidate represents the ‘various left’, 1 represents the Socialist Party, 3 represent the ‘various right’ and 22 represent the UMP.

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The author gratefully acknowledges support from ANR Grant 07-JCJC-0080.

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François, A. Who are the candidates and substitute candidates in the French legislative elections? A statistical note on the 2007 elections. Fr Polit 7, 206–215 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1057/fp.2009.12

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