The 3rd constituency of Somme is a French legislative constituency in the Somme département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
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 ElectionMemberParty 1958 Marcelle Delabie PR 1962 Michel Couillet PCF1967 1968 Charles Bignon UDR1973 1978 Michel Couillet PCF1981 1986 Proportional representation – no election by constituency 1988 Pierre Hiard PS 1993 Jérôme Bignon RPR 1997 Vincent Peillon PS 2002 Jérôme Bignon UMP2007 2012 Jean-Claude Buisine PS 2017 Emmanuel Maquet LR20222024Matthias RenaultRN
Election results
2024
2022
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2017
2012
2007
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2002
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1997
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Sources Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French). Official results of French elections from 2012: "ACCUEIL > SOMME (80) > 3èmecirconscription" (in French). Official results of French elections from 2017: "ACCUEIL > SOMME (80) > 3èmecirconscription" (in French).