Somme's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of Somme (French: Deuxième circonscription de la Somme) 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 Somme

French National Assembly constituency
The constituency shown within Picardie
Incumbent deputy	Barbara Pompili REM
Department	Somme
Cantons	Amiens-I-Ouest, Amiens-III-Nord-Est, Amiens-V-Sud-Est, Amiens-VI-Sud, Amiens-VII-Sud-Ouest, Boves
Registered voters	75,487 (2017)

Description

The constituency is made up of the six cantons of Amiens-I-Ouest, Amiens-III-Nord-Est, Amiens-V-Sud-Est, Amiens-VI-Sud, Amiens-VII-Sud-Ouest, and Boves.

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 99,427.

It contains most of the city of Amiens, plus the village of Boves to its south-east, separated from the city by the Étang Saint-Ladre nature reserve.

Politically the seat has historically favoured the right. Its only left-wing deputy before 2012 had been Jacques Fleury of the PS.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
	1958	Jean Doublet	CNIP
	1962	Léon Heitz	UNR
	1967	Jean-Louis Massoubre	UDR
	1978		RPR
	1981	Jacques Fleury	PS
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Gilles de Robien	UDF
	2002	Olivier Jardé	UDF
	2007		NC
	2012	Barbara Pompili	EELV
	2017		REM

Election results

2017

Legislative Election 2017: Somme's 2nd Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LREM	Barbara Pompili	17,948	61.89
	FI	Cédric Maisse	11,053	38.11
Turnout			32,248	42.72
	LREM gain from EELV		Swing

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Somme's 2nd Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	EELV	Barbara Pompili	21,044	50.83
	NC	Olivier Jardé	20,356	49.17
Turnout			42,676	56.88
	EELV gain from NC		Swing

Sources

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