# Marne's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of Marne (French: Troisième circonscription de la Marne) 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.

## Description

The constituency is made up of the six former cantons of Beine-Nauroy, Bourgogne, Reims-4, Reims-8, Reims-10, and Suippes.
It covers most of the western edge of the department, plus an area to the south of Reims. Its largest town is Épernay. Today's 3rd constituency bears no resemblance to the one of the same name which existed prior to the 2012 election; instead it covers most of the area of the now abolished 6th constituency.
At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the constituency had a total population of 96,350.
Despite the above-mentioned boundary changes, the area has remained consistently conservative in its voting habits, returning Philippe-Armand Martin (who had previously represented the 6th constituency) at the 2012 election. Martin did not run in the 2017 election and the seat was won by Éric Girardin of La République En Marche!.

## Historic representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Jean-Claude Thomas | RPR |
| | 1993 | Jean-Claude Thomas | RPR |
| | 1997 | Jean-Claude Thomas | RPR |
| | 2002 | Jean-Claude Thomas | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jean-Claude Thomas | UMP |
| | 2012 | Philippe-Armand Martin | UMP |
| | 2017 | Éric Girardin | LREM |
| | 2022 | Éric Girardin | RE |
| | 2024 | Maxime Michelet | UXD |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Maxime Michelet | LR-RN | UXD | 21,890 | 43.84 | new | 25,259 | 50.88 | new |
| | Eric Girardin | RE | Ensemble | 15,942 | 31.92 | +1.15 | 24,384 | 49.12 | -2.31 |
| | Chantal Berthélémy | PCF | NFP | 9,397 | 18.82 | +0.94 | | | |
| | Johanna Jabbour | DLF | DSV | 1,219 | 2.44 | -0.48 | | | |
| | Charlotte Comerais | LO | | 769 | 1.54 | -0.11 | | | |
| | Julien Sene | REC | | 719 | 1.44 | -3.10 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 49,936 | 100.00 | | 49,643 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,936 | 96.46 | -0.83 | 49,643 | 95.49 | +3.03 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,257 | 2.43 | +0.69 | 1,844 | 3.55 | -2.54 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 575 | 1.11 | +0.14 | 498 | 0.96 | -0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,768 | 65.97 | +20.71 | 51,985 | 66.23 | +22.01 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,708 | 34.03 | -20.71 | 26,507 | 33.77 | -22.01 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,476 | | | 78,492 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | UXD GAIN FROM RE | UXD GAIN FROM RE | UXD GAIN FROM RE | UXD GAIN FROM RE | UXD GAIN FROM RE | UXD GAIN FROM RE |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Marne's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Éric Girardin | 10,841 | 30.77 | -1.10 |
| | RN | Jennifer Marc | 10,215 | 28.99 | +7.42 |
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Chantal Berthelemy | 6,302 | 17.88 | −0.27 |
| | LR (UDC) | Antoine Jacquet | 3,169 | 8.99 | −11.75 |
| | REC | Thomas Adnot | 1,601 | 4.54 | N/A |
| | DLF (UPF) | Johanna Jabbour | 1,030 | 2.92 | +0.29 |
| | DVE | Sonia D'orgeville | 789 | 2.24 | +1.21 |
| | PA | Bertrand Debarle | 710 | 2.01 | N/A |
| | LO | Charlotte Cormerais | 581 | 1.65 | +0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,238 | 45.26 | −1.46 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Éric Girardin | 16,836 | 51.43 | -8.18 |
| | RN | Jennifer Marc | 15,897 | 48.57 | +8.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,733 | 44.22 | +2.85 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Éric Girardin | REM | 11,750 | 31.87 | 17,946 | 59.61 |
| | Baptiste Philippo | FN | 7,953 | 21.57 | 12,160 | 40.39 |
| | Rachel Paillard | LR | 7,647 | 20.74 | | |
| | Roland Jacques | FI | 3,550 | 9.63 | | |
| | Pierre Martinet | PCF | 2,357 | 6.39 | | |
| | Jacky Blavier | DLF | 968 | 2.63 | | |
| | Éric Lamaille | DVD | 826 | 2.24 | | |
| | David Nicanor | ECO | 786 | 2.13 | | |
| | Colette Leclercq-Chaudet | ECO | 381 | 1.03 | | |
| | Laurent Gosseau | EXG | 370 | 1.00 | | |
| | Jérôme Milutinovic | DIV | 286 | 0.78 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 36,874 | 100.00 | 30,106 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,874 | 97.93 | 30,106 | 90.29 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 584 | 1.55 | 2,539 | 7.62 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 194 | 0.52 | 697 | 2.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,652 | 46.72 | 33,342 | 41.37 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,947 | 53.28 | 47,254 | 58.63 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,599 | | 80,596 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Marne's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Philippe-Armand Martin | 14,526 | 32.76 | |
| | EELV | Eric Loiselet | 11,069 | 24.97 | |
| | FN | David Mascre | 6,891 | 15.54 | |
| | DVD | Franck Leroy | 4,779 | 10.78 | |
| | DVG | Jean-Paul Angers | 2,336 | 5.27 | |
| | FG | Jean-Pierre Langlet | 2,184 | 4.93 | |
| | Far left | Michel Martin | 902 | 2.03 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,650 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,337 | 54.53 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Philippe-Armand Martin | 23,135 | 55.78 | |
| | EELV | Eric Loiselet | 18,342 | 44.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,477 | 51.01 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).
Official results of French elections from 2017: "" (in French).
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 dans la Marne". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2022.