Jura's 3rd constituency
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Jura's 3rd Constituency shown within Franche-Comté.
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| Department | Jura | ||
| Canton | Arbois, Chaussin, Chemin, Dampierre, Dole-Nord-Est, Dole-Sud-Ouest, Gendrey, Montbarrey, Montmirey-le-Château, Rochefort-sur-Nenon, Salins-les-Bains, Villers-Farlay. | ||
| Voters | 68,319 | ||
The 3rd constituency of Jura is a French legislative constituency in the Jura département.
Description
The 3rd constituency of Jura covers the north of the department and includes its largest town Dole.
Whilst now held comfortably by the UMP the seat has historically swung between left and right. Between 1997 and 2002 the seat was held by Dominique Voynet the Green candidate in the 2007 French presidential election.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Jean-Pierre Santa-Cruz | PS | |
| 1993 | Gilbert Barbier | UDF | |
| 1997 | Dominique Voynet | Les Verts | |
| 2002 | Jean-Marie Sermier | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| UMP | Jean-Marie Sermier | 22,303 | 53.17 | ||
| PS | Sylvie Laroche | 19,641 | 46.83 | ||
| Turnout | 43,367 | 63.48 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
