Doubs' 5th constituency
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 Doubs' 5th Constituency shown within Franche-Comté. | |||
| Deputy |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Doubs | ||
| Canton | Amancey, Levier, Montbenoît, Morteau, Mouthe, Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, Pontarlier, Le Russey, Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp. | ||
| Voters | 77,318 | ||
The 5th constituency of Doubs is a French legislative constituency in the Doubs département.
Description
The largest of the constituencies within the Doubs the 5th includes much of the Jura Mountains and boasts long borders with Switzerland to the east and Jura to the south west.
Uniquely in the Doubs the seat has been held continuously by Gaullist parties since 1988.
Historic Representation
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | ||
| 1988 | Roland Vuillaume | RPR | |
| 2002 | Jean-Marie Binetruy | UMP | |
| 2012 | Annie Genevard | UMP | |
Election results
2012
| Legislative Election 2012: Doubs' 1st Constituency 2nd round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UMP | Annie Genevard | 26,651 | 62.54 | ||
| PS | Liliane Lucchesi | 15,966 | 37.46 | ||
| Turnout | 44,004 | 56.91 | |||
| UMP hold | Swing | ||||
Sources
Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
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