Somme's 3rd constituency

3rd constituency of Somme

French National Assembly constituency
Somme's 3rd Constituency shown within Picardie.
Deputy	Jean-Claude Buisine PS
Department	Somme
Canton	Ault, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Friville-Escarbotin, Gamaches, Hallencourt, Molliens-Dreuil, Moyenneville, Nouvion, Oisemont, Rue, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Voters	84,660

The 3rd constituency of Somme is a French legislative constituency in the Somme département.

Description

The 3rd constituency of the Somme stretches along the entire length of the department's coast as well as reaching into its centre close to Amiens.

The seat is extremely marginal and has swung between left and right throughout the Fifth Republic.

Historic Representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Marcelle Delabie	PR
	1962	Michel Couillet	PCF
	1968	Charles Bignon	UDR
	1978	Michel Couillet	PCF
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Pierre Hiard	PS
	1993	Jérôme Bignon	RPR
	1997	Vincent Peillon	PS
	2002	Jérôme Bignon	UMP
	2012	Jean-Claude Buisine	PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Somme's 3rd Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PS	Jean-Claude Buisine	27,274	51.80
	UMP	Jérôme Bignon	25,376	48.20
Turnout			55,093	65.08
	PS gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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