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

Election		Member	Party
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).