Doub's 2nd constituency

2nd constituency of Doubs

French National Assembly constituency
Doubs' 2nd Constituency shown within Franche-Comté.
Deputy	Éric Alauzet EELV
Department	Doubs
Canton	Besançon-Est, Besançon-Nord-Est, Besançon-Sud, Marchaux, Ornans, Roulans
Voters	76,305

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
	1988	Michel Jacquemin	UDF
	1997	Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler	PS
	2007	Jacques Grosperrin	UMP
	2012	Éric Alauzet	EELV

Election results

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).