Toulouse: Macron peaks at 77.52% of voters

Emmanuel Macron obtained 127,870 votes or 77.48% of the votes cast against 37,160 votes or 22.52% for Marine Le Pen in Toulouse. In 2017, Macron had obtained nearly 83% against the same candidate. The turnout was 70.51% for the second round of 2022. There were 7% blank votes and 2% null, compared to 10% blank or null in the second round of 2017.

First national constituency of France

Toulouse is the first national constituency in France, with 258,806 registered voters. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are indeed divided into districts whose size is smaller than that of the Pink City.

Moudenc will react this Monday, April 25

The mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc, will react to the results of the second round of the presidential elections, in Toulouse as well as nationally, this Monday, April 25. As for the first round, the first magistrate of the Pink City will thus take a step back, the time to reflect before reacting. The night brings advice, they say.

Chollet (Horizons): “A beautiful evening”

François Chollet is the Toulouse representative of Edouard Philippe’s Horizons movement: “We are happy with this great victory, broad and clear, without ambiguity. Happy that this humanist, European, ecological project allows France to have the modernity that it deserves to face the challenges both internationally and internally, on ecology, digital, purchasing power.At the local level, we must remain cautious.Emmanuel Macron obtains a result higher than the national average, undoubtedly the vote of voters of Mélenchon participating in this score. We must beware of any triumphalism “.

Almost 30% abstention

On Capitol Hill, however, there was some relief at the announcement of the larger than expected score in favor of the outgoing president. The participation rate in Toulouse was estimated on April 24 at 9 p.m. at 70.53%, or 29.47% abstention. This is nearly 7% fewer voters than in the first round (77.37% participation), but 3 points more than for the second round of 2017, which already opposed Macron and Le Pen (67.40% participation).

3 voters in office 1A

As the counting began, this Sunday after 8 p.m., a first result surprised, that of the famous office 1A, connected to the polling station of the Capitol, and which allows certain voters prevented (detainees, Toulouse residents from abroad) to vote. This office with 23 registered members only counted 3 voters this Sunday, April 24: 2 for Emmanuel Macron and one for Marine Le Pen. In the first round, this office had recorded the vote of 2 voters, for Emmanuel Macron.

A special Macron yellow vests bulletin

An “Emmanuel Macron” ballot on which was printed in color a photo of blinded yellow vests was slipped into the ballot box at polling station No. 1 in the Capitol. Of course, it was declared void.