Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.

Politically since 1988 the seat has swung between the mainstream left and right broadly in line with the national trend.

A By-election was held in the seat in 2013 following the resignation of Jérôme Cahuzac as a result of a scandal regarding his ownership of secret bank accounts as revealed by the Panama Papers.

In common with the other two seats in Lot-et-Garonne it voted for the En Marche candidate at the 2017 election.

That election featured a strong performance by the National Front whereby their candidate secured 2nd place in the 1st round of voting and nearly 40% in the run off.