Aisne's 3rd constituency
| 3rd constituency of the Aisne | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
 Aisne's 3rd Constituency shown within Picardie | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Aisne |
| Cantons | Aubenton, Bohain-en-Vermandois, La Capelle, Guise, Hirson, Marle, Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Ribemont, Sains-Richaumont, Vervins, Wassigny |
| Registered voters | 70,285 |
The 3rd constituency of the Aisne is a French legislative constituency in the Aisne département.
Description
Aisne's 3rd constituency covers the north east portion of the department.
The seat has been continuously controlled by the Socialist Party and its predecessor the SFIO since 1967.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:National Centre of Independents and Peasants/meta/color" | | 1958 | Edouard Alliot | CNIP |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for the New Republic/meta/color" | | 1962 | Jean Risbourg | UNR |
| style="background-color: Template:French Section of the Workers' International/meta/color" | | 1967 | Maurice Brugnon | SFIO |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1973 | PS | |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1981 | Jean-Pierre Balligand | PS |
| 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Jean-Pierre Balligande | PS |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | Jean-Louis Bricout | PS |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Jean-Louis Bricout | 21,751 | 54.31 | ||
| UMP | Frédéric Meura | 18,301 | 45.69 | ||
| Turnout | 41,413 | 58.92 | |||
| PS hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Jean-Pierre Balligand | 24,383 | 53.31 | ||
| UMP | Frédéric Meura | 21,354 | 46.69 | ||
| Turnout | 45,737 | 65.06 | |||
| PS hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
- Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).