# Tarn's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of the Tarn (French: Troisième circonscription du Tarn) is a French legislative constituency in the Tarn 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 Tarn lies in the south of the department and is based around Castres and the smaller town of Mazamet.
The voters of this constituency have generally supported centre right candidates with the exceptions of 2012 and 2017.

## Assembly Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Jacques Limouzy | RPR |
| 1993 | Jacques Limouzy | RPR |
| 1997 | Jacques Limouzy | RPR |
| 2002 | Philippe Folliot | UDF |
| 2007 | Philippe Folliot | DVD |
| 2012 | Linda Gourjade | PS |
| 2017 | Jean Terlier | LREM |
| 2022 | Jean Terlier | RE |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean Terlier | REN | Ensemble | 20,870 | 28.60 | 36,127 | 50.99 |
| | Guilhem Carayon | LR | UXD | 31,748 | 43.51 | 34,722 | 49.01 |
| | Julien Lassalle | LFI | NFP | 18,525 | 25.39 | | |
| | Claire Daugé | Ind | Reg | 965 | 1.32 | | |
| | Chantal Tressens | LO | | 767 | 1.05 | | |
| | Alban Azais | Ind | DSV | 95 | 0.13 | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,970 | 96.36 | 70,849 | 93.63 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,794 | 2.37 | 3,265 | 4.31 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 959 | 1.27 | 1,555 | 2.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,723 | 72.27 | 75,669 | 72.21 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,057 | 27.73 | 29,118 | 27.79 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 104,780 | | 104,787 | |
| Source: ||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | REN HOLD | REN HOLD | REN HOLD | REN HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Tarn's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Julien Lassalle | 12,308 | 22.27 | -10.26 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Jean Terlier | 12,281 | 22.22 | -1.28 |
| | RN | Virginie Callejon | 12,267 | 22.20 | +7.06 |
| | LR (UDC) | Guilhem Carayon | 8,996 | 16.28 | −7.25 |
| | PRG | Christelle Cabanis | 4,436 | 8.03 | N/A |
| | REC | Laura Ponce | 2,252 | 4.07 | N/A |
| | REG | Claire Dauge | 1,205 | 2.18 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,519 | 2.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,264 | 54.39 | −0.04 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Jean Terlier | 25,496 | 53.71 | +1.60 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Julien Lassalle | 21,978 | 46.29 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,474 | 51.81 | +8.51 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Tarn's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Jean Terlier | 17,931 | 32.48 | |
| | LR | Bernard Carayon | 12,988 | 23.53 | |
| | FN | Virginie Callejon | 8,356 | 15.14 | |
| | LFI | Maud Forgeot | 6,419 | 11.63 | |
| | PS | Linda Gourjade [fr] | 5,006 | 9.07 | |
| | EELV | Stéphane Deleforge | 1,571 | 2.85 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,937 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,208 | 54.43 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM | Jean Terlier | 22,884 | 52.11 | |
| | LR | Bernard Carayon | 21,031 | 47.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,915 | 43.30 | |
| | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS | LREM gain from PS |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Tarn's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Bernard Carayon | 21,274 | 33.47 | |
| | PS | Linda Gourjade [fr] | 15,353 | 24.15 | |
| | DVG | Didier Houles | 8,816 | 13.87 | |
| | FN | Jean-Paul Piloz | 8,530 | 13.42 | |
| | FG | Philippe Guerineau | 3,792 | 5.97 | |
| | AC | Anne Laperrouze | 3,197 | 5.03 | |
| | EELV | Francine Ricouart | 1,347 | 2.12 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,257 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,566 | 64.56 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Linda Gourjade [fr] | 30,867 | 50.25 | |
| | UMP | Bernard Carayon | 30,564 | 49.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,431 | 62.40 | |
| | PS gain from NC | PS gain from NC | PS gain from NC | PS gain from NC | PS gain from NC |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Tarn's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NC | Philippe Folliot | 13,381 | 34.25 | |
| | DVD | Jacques Thouroude | 9,982 | 25.55 | |
| | PRG | Aude Raynaud | 6,330 | 16.20 | |
| | DVG | Philippe Guerineau | 4,237 | 10.85 | |
| | FN | Florence Charlopin | 1,177 | 3.01 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,961 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,107 | 67.11 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | NC | Philippe Folliot | 19,927 | 64.78 | |
| | DVD | Jacques Thouroude | 10,832 | 35.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,395 | 60.91 | |
| | NC gain from RPF | NC gain from RPF | NC gain from RPF | NC gain from RPF | NC gain from RPF |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Tarn's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Pascal Bugis | 11,256 | 27.62 | |
| | RPF | Philippe Folliot | 9,245 | 22.68 | |
| | LV | Britgitte Desveaux | 5,832 | 14.31 | |
| | PRG | Bernard Raynaud | 4,291 | 10.53 | |
| | FN | Françoise Canac | 4,109 | 10.08 | |
| | UDF | Nicole Jeanrot | 1,074 | 2.64 | |
| | PCF | Marc Albouy | 1,010 | 2.48 | |
| | DVD | Richard Amalvy | 949 | 2.33 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,989 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,965 | 72.01 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPF | Philippe Folliot | 18,406 | 56.94 | |
| | UMP | Pascal Bugis | 13,920 | 43.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,381 | 64.15 | |
| | RPF gain from RPR | RPF gain from RPR | RPF gain from RPR | RPF gain from RPR | RPF gain from RPR |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Tarn's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jacques Esclassan | 10,787 | 26.81 | |
| | RPR | Jacques Limouzy | 9,256 | 23.00 | |
| | DVD | Philippe Folliot | 7,283 | 18.10 | |
| | FN | Bernard Antony | 5,759 | 14.31 | |
| | PCF | Louis Tignères | 3,299 | 8.20 | |
| | LV | Gérard Bastide | 1,518 | 3.77 | |
| | LO | Chantal Tressens | 957 | 2.38 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,378 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,619 | 73.64 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RPR | Jacques Limouzy | 21,057 | 51.37 | |
| | PS | Jacques Esclassan | 19,930 | 48.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,887 | 77.58 | |
| | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold | RPR hold |