Somme's 3rd constituency
| 3rd constituency of Picardie | |
|---|---|
| Deputy | |
| Department | Somme |
| Cantons | Ault, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Friville-Escarbotin, Gamaches, Hallencourt, Molliens-Dreuil, Moyenneville, Nouvion, Oisemont, Rue, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme |
| Registered voters | 84,660 |
The 3rd constituency of Somme is a French legislative
constituency in the Somme département
. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
Description
The 3rd constituency of the Somme stretches along the entire length of the department's coast as well as reaching into its centre close to Amiens.
The seat is extremely marginal and has swung between left and right throughout the Fifth Republic.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Marcelle Delabie | PR | |
| 1962 | Michel Couillet | PCF | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1968 | Charles Bignon | UDR | |
| 1973 | |||
| 1978 | Michel Couillet | PCF | |
| 1981 | |||
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Pierre Hiard | PS | |
| 1993 | Jérôme Bignon | RPR | |
| 1997 | Vincent Peillon | PS | |
| 2002 | Jérôme Bignon | UMP | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | Jean-Claude Buisine | PS | |
| 2017 | Emmanuel Maquet | LR | |
| 2022 | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RN
|
Nicolas Lottin | 13,091 | 30.94 | +8.36 | |||
| LR (UDC) | Emmanuel Maquet | 11,240 | 26.57 | +4.64 | |||
Ensemble )
|
Albane Branlant | 7,490 | 17.70 | -8.39 | |||
NUPÉS )
|
Arnaud Petit | 7,058 | 16.68 | -7.37 | |||
| REC | François Miramont | 1,110 | 2.62 | N/A | |||
| Others | N/A | 2,321 | - | - | |||
| Turnout | 42,310 | 52.67 | -1.98 | ||||
| 2nd round result | |||||||
| LR (UDC) | Emmanuel Maquet | 21,266 | 53.81 | -6.33 | |||
| RN | Nicolas Lottin | 18,251 | 46.19 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 39,517 | 51.56 | +4.00 | ||||
| LR hold | |||||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LREM
|
Bruno Mariage | 11,552 | 26.09 | N/A | |
| LR | Emmanuel Maquet | 9,711 | 21.93 | –9.01 | |
FN
|
Patricia Chagnon | 9,592 | 21.66 | +3.29 | |
LFI
|
Isabelle Brusadelli-Dorion | 5,349 | 12.08 | N/A | |
| PS | Jean-Claude Buisine | 2,658 | 6.00 | –25.14 | |
| PCF | Arnaud Petit | 2,642 | 5.97 | N/A | |
| DLF | Nicolas Lottin | 1,228 | 2.77 | N/A | |
| Party of France | Anne Lengelé | 677 | 1.53 | N/A | |
| LO | Rémy Chassoulier | 376 | 0.85 | +0.36 | |
| European Citizens' Party | David Mongin | 271 | 0.61 | N/A | |
| UPR | Dominique Ledet | 219 | 0.49 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 45,780 | 54.65 | –10.26 | ||
| 2nd round result | |||||
| LR | Emmanuel Maquet | 20,688 | 60.14 | +11.94 | |
LREM
|
Bruno Mariage | 13,714 | 39.86 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 39,837 | 47.56 | –17.52 | ||
| LR gain from PS | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Jean-Claude Buisine | 16,753 | 31.14 | +1.58 | |
| UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 16,646 | 30.94 | –9.71 | |
| RN | Nathalie Huiart | 9,881 | 18.37 | +13.72 | |
| MoDem | David Lefèvre | 3,456 | 6.42 | +4.02 | |
| Communists in Somme | Jacques Pecquery | 3,331 | 6.19 | –3.63 | |
| FG | Colette Durot | 2,550 | 4.74 | N/A | |
EELV
|
Franck Moncomble | 616 | 1.14 | –0.20 | |
| LO | Laurence Acoulon | 264 | 0.49 | –0.67 | |
| Solidarity, Ecology, Alternative Left | Sylvie Delsart | 207 | 0.38 | N/A | |
| Le Trèfle – New Ecologists | Gérard Tabary | 98 | 0.18 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 54,980 | 64.91 | –4.31 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Jean-Claude Buisine | 27,274 | 51.80 | +1.95 | |
| UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 25,376 | 48.20 | –1.95 | |
| Turnout | 55,093 | 65.08 | –6.63 | ||
| PS gain from UMP | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 18,789 | 40.65 | ||||
| PS | Vincent Peillon | 13,665 | 29.56 | ||||
DVG
|
Jacques Pecquery | 4,539 | 9.82 | ||||
LMR
|
Nathalie Huiart | 3,192 | 6.91 | ||||
FN
|
Chantal Joly | 2,149 | 4.65 | ||||
| MoDem | Claude Thuilliez | 1,109 | 2.40 | ||||
| Others | N/A | 2,784 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,422 | 69.22 | |||||
| 2nd round result | |||||||
| UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 23,703 | 50.15 | ||||
| PS | Vincent Peillon | 23,560 | 49.85 | ||||
| Turnout | 49,111 | 71.71 | |||||
| UMP hold | |||||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 15,785 | 33.07 | ||||
| PS | Vincent Peillon | 12,309 | 25.79 | ||||
LMR
|
Nicolas Lottin | 6,986 | 14.63 | ||||
| PCF | Guy Roussel | 5,597 | 11.72 | ||||
FN
|
Catherine Lengele | 4,099 | 8.59 | ||||
| Others | N/A | 2,961 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,477 | 73.11 | |||||
| 2nd round result | |||||||
| UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 24,396 | 52.46 | ||||
| PS | Vincent Peillon | 22,106 | 47.54 | ||||
| Turnout | 48,949 | 72.23 | |||||
| UMP gain from PS | |||||||
1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Jérôme Bignon | 16,653 | 34.02 | ||||
| PS | Vincent Peillon | 11,852 | 24.21 | ||||
| PCF | Jacques Pecquery | 10,562 | 21.57 | ||||
FN
|
Claude Dauby | 5,327 | 10.88 | ||||
LO
|
Marc Pailler | 1,540 | 3.15 | ||||
| LV | Jacques Marchand | 1,281 | 2.62 | ||||
| Others | N/A | 1,742 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,420 | 78.99 | |||||
| 2nd round result | |||||||
| PS | Vincent Peillon | 27,737 | 53.82 | ||||
| RPR | Jérôme Bignon | 23,802 | 46.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 54,020 | 83.00 | |||||
| PS gain from RPR | |||||||
Sources
- Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
- Official results of French elections from 2012: "ACCUEIL > SOMME (80) > 3èmecirconscription" (in French).
- Official results of French elections from 2017: "ACCUEIL > SOMME (80) > 3èmecirconscription" (in French).