# Doubs's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of Doubs (French: Troisième circonscription du Doubs) 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 eight former cantons of Baume-les-Dames, Clerval, L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs, Maîche, Montbéliard-Est, Montbéliard-Ouest, Rougemont, and Saint-Hippolyte.
It includes the town of Montbéliard and nearly surrounds the department's 4th constituency. In the east it reaches deep into the Jura mountains, where it is bordered by Switzerland.
At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 3rd constituency had a total population of 93,407.
The seat has generally been held by conservative parties except on the occasions of the Socialist landslides in the 1988 and 1997.

## Historic representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Edgar Faure | DVD |
| | 1978 | Roland Vuillaume | RPR |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Guy Bêche | PS |
| | 1993 | Monique Rousseau | RPR |
| | 1997 | Joseph Parrenin | PS |
| | 2002 | Marcel Bonnot | UMP |
| | 2007 | Marcel Bonnot | UMP |
| | 2012 | Marcel Bonnot | UMP |
| | 2017 | Denis Sommer | LREM |
| | 2022 | Nicolas Pacquot | LREM |
| | 2024 | Matthieu Bloch | 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 | % | +/– |
| | Matthieu Bloch | LR-RN | UXD | 18,795 | 44.35 | new | 21,543 | 50.76 | new |
| | Nicolas Pacquot | REN | Ensemble | 12,806 | 30.22 | +7.41 | 20,901 | 49.24 | -1.59 |
| | Virginie Dayet | PCF | NFP | 9,138 | 21.56 | +1.11 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| | Brandon Kemps | DSV | | 889 | 2.10 | +0.60 | | | |
| | Franck Plain | LO | | 753 | 1.78 | +0.27 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 42,381 | 100.00 | | 42,444 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,381 | 95.84 | -1.22 | 42,444 | 94.89 | +3.98 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,149 | 2.60 | +0.39 | 1,691 | 3.78 | -3.01 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 692 | 1.56 | +0.83 | 596 | 1.33 | -0.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,222 | 68.30 | +19.86 | 44,731 | 69.08 | +22.95 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 20,526 | 31.70 | -19.86 | 20,020 | 30.92 | -22.95 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 64,748 | | | 64,751 | | |
| Source: ||||||||||
| 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: Doubs's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Nathalie Fritsch | 7,819 | 25.78 | +5.77 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Nicolas Pacquot | 6,919 | 22.81 | -11.02 |
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Virginie Dayet | 6,202 | 20.45 | +2.66 |
| | LR | Valère Nedey* | 4,223 | 13.92 | N/A |
| | LR (UDC) | Christophe Froppier | 2,506 | 8.26 | −16.79 |
| | REC | Romane Taponnot | 1,091 | 3.60 | N/A |
| | LMR | Christine Pastor | 656 | 2.16 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 915 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,331 | 48.44 | −0.95 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Nicolas Pacquot | 13,754 | 50.83 | +0.02 |
| | RN | Nathalie Fritsch | 13,303 | 49.17 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,057 | 46.13 | +2.11 |
| | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold | LREM hold |
* Nadey stood as a dissident LR member without the support of the party or the UDC alliance.

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Denis Sommer | REM | 10,737 | 33.83 | 12,943 | 50.81 |
| | Frédéric Cartier | LR | 7,950 | 25.05 | 12,530 | 49.19 |
| | Loup Viallet | FN | 6,350 | 20.01 | | |
| | Christophe Espolio | FI | 2,900 | 9.14 | | |
| | Sidonie Marchal | PS | 1,899 | 5.98 | | |
| | Odile Joannès | ECO | 848 | 2.67 | | |
| | Bruno Patois | ECO | 413 | 1.30 | | |
| | Christian Driano | EXG | 392 | 1.23 | | |
| | Karine Comas | DIV | 253 | 0.80 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 31,742 | 100.00 | 25,473 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,742 | 97.49 | 25,473 | 87.79 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 576 | 1.77 | 2,477 | 8.54 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 242 | 0.74 | 1,067 | 3.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,560 | 49.39 | 29,017 | 44.02 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,366 | 50.61 | 36,906 | 55.98 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 65,926 | | 65,923 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Doubs's 3rd constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Marcel Bonnot | UMP | 14,002 | 35.99% | 19,270 | 51.00% |
| | Arnaud Marthey | PS | 13,312 | 34.22% | 18,511 | 49.00% |
| | Roland Boillot | FN | 7,154 | 18.39% | | |
| | Lionel Maniere | FG | 1,961 | 5.04% | | |
| | Tassadit Taharount | EELV | 719 | 1.85% | | |
| | Catherine Comte-Deleuze | MoDem | 578 | 1.49% | | |
| | Christian Driano | LO | 406 | 1.04% | | |
| | Vladimir Djordjevic | MRC | 329 | 0.85% | | |
| | Chantal Attal | AEI | 319 | 0.82% | | |
| | Zakaria Beyrouthy | | 122 | 0.31% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,902 | 98.05% | 37,781 | 96.01% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 773 | 1.95% | 1,569 | 3.99% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 39,675 | 60.60% | 39,350 | 60.15% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 25,794 | 39.40% | 26,071 | 39.85% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 65,469 | 100.00% | 65,421 | 100.00% |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Doubs's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Marcel Bonnot | 18,069 | 45.32 | |
| | PS | Joseph Parrenin | 11,838 | 29.69 | |
| | FN | Martine Faivre-Pierret | 2,240 | 5.62 | |
| | MoDem | Laurent Bourquin | 2,090 | 5.24 | |
| | LV | Bernard Lachambre | 1,250 | 3.14 | |
| | DVD | Alain Merle | 1,122 | 2.81 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,262 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,648 | 61.45 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Marcel Bonnot | 21,303 | 53.85 | |
| | PS | Joseph Parrenin | 18,260 | 46.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,906 | 61.85 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Doubs's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Marcel Bonnot | 15,722 | 37.87 | |
| | PS | Joseph Parrenin | 14,150 | 34.08 | |
| | FN | Evelyne Carrez | 5,871 | 14.14 | |
| | MNR | Mickaël Grisot | 857 | 2.06 | |
| | Others | N/A | 5,777 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,677 | 66.31 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Marcel Bonnot | 20,067 | 51.50 | |
| | PS | Joseph Parrenin | 18,901 | 48.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,878 | 63.52 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Doubs's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Monique Rousseau | 13,866 | 32.51 | |
| | PS | Joseph Parrenin | 12,646 | 29.65 | |
| | FN | Léon Colino | 6,630 | 15.55 | |
| | LV | Françoise Touzot | 2,126 | 4.99 | |
| | PCF | Olivier Del Rizzo | 2,057 | 4.82 | |
| | LO | Christian Driano | 1,481 | 3.47 | |
| | LDI | Thierry Choffat | 1,308 | 3.07 | |
| | EXG | Denis Sommer | 1,166 | 2.73 | |
| | GE | Yves Vola | 770 | 1.81 | |
| | DVE | Jean-Marie Pietoukhoff | 597 | 1.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,088 | 71.38 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Joseph Parrenin | 23,842 | 52.91 | |
| | RPR | Monique Rousseau | 21,219 | 47.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,004 | 76.01 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |

## Sources

Official results of French elections from 2002: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (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 le Doubs". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2017" [Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
* ↑ "Résultats des élections législatives 2012" [Results of 2012 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.