# Vendée's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of the Vendée (French: Troisième circonscription de la Vendée) is a French legislative constituency in the Vendée 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 Vendée runs along the Atlantic coast of the department, including the coastal town of Saint-Jean-de-Monts and the island of Noirmoutier-en-l'Île.
The seat supported conservative candidates throughout its history until 2017 when it elected an En Marche deputy.

## Assembly Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Pierre Mauger | RPR |
| 1993 | Louis Guédon | RPR |
| 1997 | Louis Guédon | RPR |
| 2002 | Louis Guédon | UMP |
| 2007 | Louis Guédon | UMP |
| 2012 | Louis Guédon | UMP |
| 2017 | Stéphane Buchou | LREM |
| 2022 | Stéphane Buchou | RE |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Stéphane Buchou | REN | Ensemble | 32,889 | 34.89 | 52,496 | 56.43 |
| | Pascal Dubin | LR | UXD | 33,545 | 35.59 | 40,530 | 43.57 |
| | Pascale Marchand | LFI | NFP | 15,466 | 16.41 | | |
| | Noël Faucher | LR | DVD | 8,221 | 8.72 | | |
| | Eric Mauvoisin-Delavaud | Ind | DSV | 1,895 | 2.01 | | |
| | Armelle Guénolé | DLF | DSV | 1,428 | 1.51 | | |
| | Philippe Festien | LO | | 817 | 0.87 | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 94,261 | 97.08 | 93,026 | 94.99 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,833 | 1.94 | 3,402 | 3.47 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 954 | 0.98 | 3,402 | 3.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,098 | 70.93 | 97,929 | 71.54 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 39,795 | 29.07 | 38,958 | 28.46 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 136,893 | | 136,887 | |
| Source: ||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | REN HOLD | REN HOLD | REN HOLD | REN HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Vendée's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Stéphane Buchou | 23,870 | 36.07 | -3.06 |
| | RN | Corinne Fillet | 14,154 | 21.39 | +9.49 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Aurélien Mauger | 11,546 | 17.45 | +1.88 |
| | LR (UDC) | Alain Blanchard | 10,475 | 15.83 | +0.76 |
| | DVE | Benhamin Andre | 2,884 | 4.36 | N/A |
| | DLF (UPF) | Armelle Guenole | 1,355 | 2.05 | +0.04 |
| | Others | N/A | 1,889 | 2.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,173 | 49.93 | −2.28 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Stéphane Buchou | 36,145 | 61.48 | +1.32 |
| | RN | Corinne Fillet | 22,644 | 38.52 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,789 | 47.26 | +6.47 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Vendée's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Stéphane Buchou | 24,930 | 39.13 | |
| | LR | Florence Pineau | 9,600 | 15.07 | |
| | DVD | Noël Faucher | 8,497 | 13.34 | |
| | FN | Corinne Fillet | 7,578 | 11.90 | |
| | LFI | Alain Darmey | 5,414 | 8.50 | |
| | PS | Anthony Pitalier | 2,540 | 3.99 | |
| | EELV | Laurent Akriche | 1,960 | 3.08 | |
| | DLF | Catherine Bessonnet | 1,283 | 2.01 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,902 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,704 | 52.21 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM | Stéphane Buchou | 29,940 | 60.16 | |
| | LR | Florence Pineau | 19,825 | 39.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,765 | 40.79 | |
| | LREM gain from DVD | LREM gain from DVD | LREM gain from DVD | LREM gain from DVD | LREM gain from DVD |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Vendée's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Louis Guédon | 19,357 | 28.93 | |
| | DVD | Yannick Moreau | 13,097 | 19.58 | |
| | DVG | Jacques Fraisse | 11,903 | 17.79 | |
| | EELV | Claudine Goichon | 7,870 | 11.76 | |
| | FN | Danièle Vouzellaud | 6,895 | 10.31 | |
| | FG | Olivier Lineatte | 2,343 | 3.50 | |
| | MoDem | Christian Praud | 2,083 | 3.11 | |
| | DVD | Philippe Comte | 1,407 | 2.10 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,944 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,899 | 58.75 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | DVD | Yannick Moreau | 26,359 | 54.22 | |
| | UMP | Louis Guédon | 22,260 | 45.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,619 | 42.70 | |
| | DVD gain from UMP | DVD gain from UMP | DVD gain from UMP | DVD gain from UMP | DVD gain from UMP |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Vendée's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Louis Guédon | 34,133 | 52.74 | |
| | PS | Jacques Baud | 11,692 | 18.07 | |
| | MoDem | Xavier Gerbaud | 5,514 | 8.52 | |
| | DVD | Olivier D'Audiffret | 2,300 | 3.55 | |
| | LV | Françoise Gilbert | 2,144 | 3.31 | |
| | FN | Danièle Vouzellaud | 2,004 | 3.10 | |
| | PCF | Frédérique Marsal | 1,717 | 2.65 | |
| | Others | N/A | 5,210 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,074 | 60.90 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Vendée's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Louis Guédon | 30,838 | 51.63 | |
| | PS | Jacques Fraisse | 15,100 | 25.28 | |
| | FN | Danièle Vouzellaud | 5,208 | 8.72 | |
| | LV | Catherine Boudigou | 1,988 | 3.33 | |
| | CPNT | Gilles Douillard | 1,701 | 2.85 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,890 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,941 | 63.04 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Vendée's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Louis Guédon | 23,604 | 43.31 | |
| | PS | Jacques Fraisse | 15,141 | 27.78 | |
| | FN | Paul Petitdidier | 7,851 | 14.41 | |
| | LV | Bernard Massuyeau | 2,632 | 4.83 | |
| | PCF | Yann Massonnet | 2,522 | 4.63 | |
| | MEI | Françoise Rondeau | 1,555 | 2.85 | |
| | DIV | Guy Barrier | 1,192 | 2.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,183 | 67.45 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPR | Louis Guédon | 31,868 | 57.16 | |
| | PS | Jacques Fraisse | 23,887 | 42.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,421 | 68.89 | |
| | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold |