Saône-et-Loire's 3rd constituency
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Saône-et-Loire's 3rd Constituency shown within Burgundy.
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Department | Saône-et-Loire | ||
Canton | Autun-Nord, Autun-Sud, Chagny, Couches, Le Creusot-Est, Le Creusot-Ouest, Épinac, Givry, Issy-l'Évêque, Lucenay-l'Évêque, Mesvres, Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, Verdun-sur-le-Doubs | ||
Voters | 83,724 |
The 3rd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Saône-et-Loire département.
Description
The 3rd constituency of the Saône-et-Loire covers the north of the department around the Roman city of Autun and the industrial town Le Creusot famed for its iron works.
Between 1988 and 2012 control of the seat swapped between Socialist André Billardon and Gaullist Jean-Paul Anciaux.
Historic Representation
Election | Member | Party | |
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1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
1988 | André Billardon | PS | |
1993 | Jean-Paul Anciaux | RPR | |
1997 | André Billardon | PS | |
2002 | Jean-Paul Anciaux | UMP | |
2012 | Philippe Baumel | PS |
Election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PS | Philippe Baumel | 25,914 | 53.78 | ||
UMP | Jean-Paul Anciaux | 22,275 | 46.22 | ||
Turnout | 50,145 | 59.89 | |||
PS gain from UMP | Swing |
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).