Somme's 5th constituency

5th constituency of Somme

French National Assembly constituency
Somme's 5th Constituency shown within Picardie.
Deputy	Stéphane Demilly NC
Department	Somme
Canton	Acheux-en-Amiénois, Albert, Bray-sur-Somme, Chaulnes, Combles, Ham, Nesle, Péronne, Roisel, Rosières-en-Santerre, Roye
Voters	81,979

The 5th constituency of Somme is a French legislative constituency in the Somme département.

Description

The 5th constituency of the Somme covers the largely rural west of the departments.

Unlike the other constituencies in Somme the 5th has remained solidly conservative throughout the Fifth Republic.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Émile Luciani	UNR
	1968		UDR
	1973	André Audinot	DVD
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Gautier Audinot	RPR
	2002	Stéphane Demilly	UDF
	2007		NC

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Somme's 3rd Constituency 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NC	Stéphane Demilly	28,864	58.12
	PS	Valérie Kumm	20,798	41.88
Turnout			50,974	62.18
	NC hold		Swing

References

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