Val d'Oise's 5th constituency

5th constituency of Val-d'Oise

French National Assembly
constituency

Val-d'Oise's 5th Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy
 Philippe Doucet
PS
Department Val-d'Oise
Canton Argenteuil-Est - Argenteuil-Nord - Argenteuil-Ouest - Bezons
Voters 68,075

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

Description

The 5th constituency of Val-d'Oise covers the large suburban town of Argenteuil in the south of the department. The town which sits on the north bank of the Seine opposite Colombes and close to Nanterre both of which form large parts of Paris's north western suburbs.

Politically the seat is marginal and control of it has swung between left and right in line with the national trend. The seat is notable for once being held by former French Communist Party leader Robert Hue.

Historic Representation

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency
1988 Robert Montdargent PCF
1993 Georges Mothron RPR
1997 Robert Hue PCF
2002 Georges Mothron UMP
2012 Philippe Doucet PS

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Val-d'Oise's 5th Constituency 2nd round
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PS Philippe Doucet 19,441 59.27
UMP Georges Mothron 13,362 40.73
Turnout 33,949 49.87
PS gain from UMP Swing

Sources

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

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