Puy-de-Dôme's 3rd constituency
Constituency of the National Assembly of France
3rd constituency of Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme's's 3rd Constituency shown within
Puy-de-Dôme Deputy Department Puy-de-Dôme Cantons Ardes, Beaumont, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Chamalières, Champeix, Clermont-Ferrand Ouest, Clermont-Ferrand Sud-Ouest, Rochefort-Montagne, Royat, Saint-Amant-Tallande, Tauves, La Tour-d'Auvergne Registered voters 89010[ 1]
The 3rd constituency of the Puy-de-Dôme (French : Troisième circonscription du Puy-de-Dôme ) is a French legislative constituency in the Puy-de-Dôme département . Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two-round electoral system.
Description
The 3rd constituency of the Puy-de-Dôme lies in the south west of the department and includes the western and south western parts of Clermont-Ferrand .
The constituency is most notable for the fact that it was the political base of former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing . Giscard d'Estaing was succeeded by his son Louis in 2002, however he was defeated by the Green candidate in 2012. Louis made an attempt to regain the seat at the 2017 elections however he could only manage second place.
Assembly Members
Election results
2024
2022
2017
Results of the 11 June and 18 June 2017 French National Assembly election in Puy-de-Dôme's 3rd Constituency[ 4]
Candidate
Party
1st round
2nd round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Laurence Vichnievsky
Democratic Movement
MoDEM
18,384
38.58
20,333
56.02
Louis Giscard d'Estaing
Union of Democrats and Independents
UDI
10,043
21.07
15,966
43.98
Marc Chovin
La France Insoumise
FI
5,683
11.92
Nicolas Bonnet
Ecologist
ECO
5,260
11.04
Anne-Marie Carta
National Front
FN
3,234
6.79
Christophe Serre
The Republicans
LR
2,789
5.85
Christine Thomas
Communist Party
PCF
1,307
2.74
Corinne Neveux
Debout la France
DLF
484
1.02
Josiane Mainville
Far Left
EXG
237
0.50
Maëlig Le Guern
Independent
DIV
236
0.50
Total
47,657
100%
36,299
100%
Registered voters
89,004
89,010
Blank/Void ballots
865
1.78%
5,097
5.73%
Turnout
48,522
54.52%
41,396
46.51%
Abstentions
40,482
45.48%
47,614
53.49%
Result
MoDem GAIN FROM EELV
2012
Results of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French National Assembly election in Puy-de-Dôme's 3rd Constituency[ 5]
Candidate
Party
1st round
2nd round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Louis Giscard d'Estaing
Union for a Popular Movement
UMP
20,426
39.36
25,979
49.08
Danielle Auroi
Europe Ecology – The Greens
EELV
18,901
36.42
26,958
50.92
Patricia Guilhot
Left Front
FG
4,192
8.08
Marie-Christine Guibert
National Front
FN
3,929
7.57
Stanislas Renié
New Centre
NC
1,313
2.53
Philippe Gorce
Miscellaneous Left
DVG
1,109
2.14
Gérard Weil
Independent
DIV
563
1.08
Chantal Guillaumin
Ecologist
ECO
536
1.03
Carole Saby
Ecologist
ECO
302
0.58
Michèle Aldon
Far Left
EXG
253
0.49
Claude Dufour
Far Left
EXG
242
0.47
Arnaud Beils
Independent
DIV
125
0.24
Total
51,891
100%
52,937
100%
Registered voters
86,568
86,560
Blank/Void ballots
807
1.53%
1,266
2.34%
Turnout
52,698
60.87%
54,203
62.62%
Abstentions
33,870
39.13%
32,357
37.38%
Result
EELV GAIN FROM UMP
2007
2002
1997
References