Val-de-Marne's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne is a French legislative constituency in the Val-de-Marne département.

3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne

French National Assembly constituency
Val-de-Marne's 3rd Constituency shown within Île-de-France.
Deputy	Laurent Saint-Martin REM
Department	Val-de-Marne
Cantons	Boissy-Saint-Léger - Valenton - Villecresnes - Villeneuve-le-Roi - Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Registered voters	72,165

Description

The 3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne covers the south east corner of the department. The constituency lies to the east of Orly Airport and has a mix of light industrial and residential areas it also contains the largest area of green space in the department the Forêt de Notre-Dame.

The constituency has returned Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg of the PRG at every election since 1988 except 2007 when it was narrowly won by the UMP. Schwartzenberg reclaimed the seat at the 2012 election.

Historic representation

Election		Member	Party
1986		Proportional representation – no election by constituency
	1988	Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg	PRG
	2002	Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg	PRG
	2007	Didier Gonzales	UMP
	2012	Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg	PRG
	2017	Laurent Saint-Martin	REM

Election results

2012

Legislative Election 2012: Val-de-Marne's 3rd Constituency 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PRG	Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg	18,776	52.02
	UMP	Didier Gonzales	17,319	47.98
Turnout			37,478	52.93
	PRG gain from UMP		Swing

Sources

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