Côte-d'Or's 5th constituency

5th Constituency of the Côte-d'Or

French National Assembly
constituency

Côte-d'Or's 5th Constituency shown within Burgundy.
Deputy
 Alain Suguenot
UMP
Department Côte-d'Or
Canton Arnay-le-Duc, Beaune-Nord, Beaune-Sud, Bligny-sur-Ouche, Gevrey-Chambertin, Liernais, Nolay, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Pouilly-en-Auxois, Saint-Jean-de-Losne, Seurre.
Voters 82,948

The 5th constituency of the Côte-d'Or is a French legislative constituency in the Côte-d'Or département.

Description

Côte-d'Or's 5th constituency covers the southern section of the department with Beaune as its largest settlement.

Since 1988 control of the seat has swung between the Socialist Party and Gaullists, however the UMP has now won three consecutive elections.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 François Patriat PS
1993 Alain Suguenot RPR
1997 François Patriat PS
2002 Alain Suguenot UMP

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Côte-d'Or's 5th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMP Alain Suguenot 26,874 56.24
PS Daniel Cadoux 20,908 43.76
Turnout 49 056 59.14
NC hold Swing

Sources

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

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