Doubs's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Doubs (French: Deuxième circonscription du Doubs) is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round.

2nd constituency of Doubs

French National Assembly constituency
The constituency shown within Franche-Comté
Incumbent deputy	Éric Alauzet REM
Department	Doubs
Cantons	Besançon Est, Besançon Nord-Est, Besançon Sud, Marchaux, Ornans, Roulans
Registered voters	78,394 (2017)

Description

The constituency is made up of the six former cantons of Besançon Est, Besançon Nord-Est, Besançon Sud, Marchaux, Ornans, and Roulans.[1]

At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 2nd constituency had a total population of 105,622.

Since 1988 the seat has usually swung back-and-forth between left and right and was first won by Éric Alauzet of The Greens by the tiny margin of 108 votes in the 2012 election. Alauzet moved to La République En Marche! for the 2017 election.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Michel Jacquemin	UDF
	1997	Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler	PS
	2007	Jacques Grosperrin	UMP
	2012	Éric Alauzet	EELV
	2017		REM

Election results

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Éric Alauzet	ECO	16,894	42.43	19,672	62.19
	Ludovic Fagaut	LR	8,353	20.98	11,960	37.81
	Claire Arnoux	FI	4,950	12.43
	Julien Acard	FN	4,509	11.32
	Christophe Lime	PCF	2,725	6.84
	Alain François	ECO	737	1.85
	Jean-Claude Chomette	DLF	653	1.64
	Nadine de Maio	DIV	334	0.84
	Christine Latournerie	DIV	292	0.73
	Fabrice Delcambre	EXG	241	0.61
	José Da Cruz	DIV	131	0.33
Votes			39,819	100.00	31,632	100.00
Valid votes			39,819	97.53	31,632	90.23
Blank votes			680	1.67	2,448	6.98
Null votes			327	0.80	979	2.79
Turnout			40,826	52.09	35,059	44.72
Abstentions			37,552	47.91	43,335	55.28
Registered voters			78,378		78,394
Source: Ministry of the Interior[2]

2012

2012 legislative election in Doubs's 2nd constituency[3]

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jacques Grosperrin	UMP	17,179	36.84%	23,124	49.88%
	Eric Alauzet	EELV	17,153	36.78%	23,232	50.12%
	Valérie Moretto	FN	5,114	10.97%
	Annie Ménétrier	FG	3,709	7.95%
	Benoît Vuillemin		925	1.98%
	Philippe Gonon	MoDem	830	1.78%
	Elisabeth Gladstone	AEI	514	1.10%
	Jean-Claude Chomette	DLR	374	0.80%
	Julien Marcout	NPA	311	0.67%
	Brigitte Vuitton	LO	195	0.42%
	Johanna Clerc	SP	177	0.38%
	Jean-Pierre Joly	MPF	152	0.33%
Valid votes			46,633	98.54%	46,356	97.15%
Spoilt and null votes			691	1.46%	1,361	2.85%
Votes cast / turnout			47,324	62.02%	47,717	62.53%
Abstentions			28,978	37.98%	28,588	37.47%
Registered voters			76,302	100.00%	76,305	100.00%

Notes and references

1. As defined in 1999; the number and composition of the department's cantons was altered in 2014 but this has not yet been reflected in electoral district boundaries.
2. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
3. "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.

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