Doubs's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Doubs
inline Constituency of the National Assembly of France
Doubs' 2nd Constituency shown within Franche-Comté.
Deputy	Éric Alauzet REM
Department	Doubs
Cantons	Besançon-Est, Besançon-Nord-Est, Besançon-Sud, Marchaux, Ornans, Roulans
Registered voters	76,305
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The 2nd constituency of Doubs is a French legislative constituency in the Doubs département.

Description

The 2nd constituency of Doubs includes the east and south of Besançon as well as territory to the east of it.

Since 1988 the seat has swung between left and right and was secured by Éric Alauzet of The Greens by the tiny margin of 108 votes at the 2012 election.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
style="background-color: Template:Union for French Democracy/meta/color" |	1988	Michel Jacquemin	UDF
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	1997	Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler	PS
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Jacques Grosperrin	UMP
style="background-color: Template:Europe Ecology – The Greens/meta/color" |	2012	Éric Alauzet	EELV
style="background-color: Template:La République En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017		REM

Election results

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
style="background:Template:Ecologist/meta/color;"|	Éric Alauzet	ECO	16,894	42.43	19,672	62.19
style="background:Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color;"|	Ludovic Fagaut	LR	8,353	20.98	11,960	37.81
style="background:Template:La France Insoumise/meta/color;"|	Claire Arnoux	FI	4,950	12.43
style="background:Template:National Front (France)/meta/color;"|	Julien Acard	FN	4,509	11.32
style="background:Template:French Communist Party/meta/color;"|	Christophe Lime	PCF	2,725	6.84
style="background:Template:Ecologist/meta/color;"|	Alain François	ECO	737	1.85
style="background:Template:Debout la France/meta/color;"|	Jean-Claude Chomette	DLF	653	1.64
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"|	Nadine de Maio	DIV	334	0.84
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"|	Christine Latournerie	DIV	292	0.73
style="background:Template:Far-left/meta/color;"|	Fabrice Delcambre	EXG	241	0.61
style="background:Template:Miscellaneous/meta/color;"|	José Da Cruz	DIV	131	0.33
Votes			39,819	100.00	31,632	100.00
Valid votes			39,819	97.53	31,632	90.23
Blank votes			680	1.67	2,448	6.98
Null votes			327	0.80	979	2.79
Turnout			40,826	52.09	35,059	44.72
Abstentions			37,552	47.91	43,335	55.28
Registered voters			78,378		78,394
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Doubs' 2nd Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LV	Éric Alauzet	23,232	50.12
	UMP	Jacques Grosperrin	23,124	49.88
Turnout			47,717	62.53
	LV gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).