The fourth constituency of Deux-Sèvres was a French legislative constituency in the Deux-Sèvres département. It was abolished in the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies. The first seats first Deputy was Albert Brochard of the Union for French Democracy (UDF). The final deputy to hold the seat was Jean Grellier of the Socialist Party who took office in 2007 after unseating Dominique Paillé in 2007.
History Prior to 1988, a Department's Deputies were elected at-large. Following the 1988 redistricting individual districts were created. Incumbent Deputy Albert Brochard, a member of the Union for French Democracy ran in the district winning the seat in the 1988 French legislative election. He served one term in the seat before being succeeded by fellow UFD politician Dominique Paillé after the 1993 election. Paillé won reelection in the 1997 and 2002 legislative elections. Part way through his third term, Paillé became one of several politicians who left the UFD and joined the Union for a Popular Movement.
In the 2007 election, Paillé ran for reelection but lost to then-Cerizay Mayor Jean Grellier of the Socialist Party. The constituency was abolished in the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies and Grellier was redistricted into Deux-Sèvres's 3rd constituency.
Composition
The constituency was located in the northern portion of the Deux-Sèvres cabinet, the area leaned to the right politically. It consisted of the communes Argenton-Château, Bressuire, Cerizay, Saint-Varent, and Thouars.
List of deputies representing the constituency LegislatureStart of mandateEnd of mandateDeputyPolitical party923 June 19881 April 1993Albert BrochardUnion for French Democracy (UFD)102 April 199321 April 1997Dominique Paillé1112 June 199718 June 20021219 June 200219 June 2007Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)1320 June 200719 June 2012Jean GrellierSocialist Party (PS)
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