# Somme's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of Somme is a French legislative constituency in the Somme 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 Somme stretches along the entire length of the department's coast as well as reaching into its centre close to Amiens.
The seat is extremely marginal and has swung between left and right throughout the Fifth Republic.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Marcelle Delabie | PR |
| | 1962 | Michel Couillet | PCF |
| | 1967 | Michel Couillet | PCF |
| | 1968 | Charles Bignon | UDR |
| | 1973 | Charles Bignon | UDR |
| | 1978 | Michel Couillet | PCF |
| | 1981 | Michel Couillet | PCF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation – no election by constituency | Proportional representation – no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Pierre Hiard | PS |
| | 1993 | Jérôme Bignon | RPR |
| | 1997 | Vincent Peillon | PS |
| | 2002 | Jérôme Bignon | UMP |
| | 2007 | Jérôme Bignon | UMP |
| | 2012 | Jean-Claude Buisine | PS |
| | 2017 | Emmanuel Maquet | LR |
| | 2022 | Emmanuel Maquet | LR |
| | 2024 | Matthias Renault | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

Legislative Election 2024: Somme's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HOR (Ensemble) | Bruno Mariage | 3,490 | 6.26 | N/A |
| | LO | Michel Valet | 589 | 1.06 | N/A |
| | REC | Sylvie Bruhat | 370 | 0.66 | −1.96 |
| | LR | Emmanuel Maquet | 15,449 | 27.70 | +1.13 |
| | PCF (NFP) | Léon Deffontaines | 8,385 | 15.03 | −1.68 |
| | DIV | Noë Boxoën | 217 | 0.39 | N/A |
| | RN | Matthias Renault | 27,277 | 48.90 | +17.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,777 | 97.08 | +44.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,023 | | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Matthias Renault | 29,876 | 54.07 | +7.88 |
| | LR | Emmanuel Maquet | 25,383 | 45.93 | −7.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,259 | 95.51 | +43.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,023 | | |
| | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR | RN gain from LR |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Somme's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Nicolas Lottin | 13,091 | 30.94 | +8.36 |
| | LR (UDC) | Emmanuel Maquet | 11,240 | 26.57 | +4.64 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Albane Branlant | 7,490 | 17.70 | −8.39 |
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Arnaud Petit | 7,058 | 16.68 | −7.37 |
| | REC | François Miramont | 1,110 | 2.62 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 2,321 | - | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,310 | 52.67 | −1.98 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR (UDC) | Emmanuel Maquet | 21,266 | 53.81 | -6.33 |
| | RN | Nicolas Lottin | 18,251 | 46.19 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,517 | 51.56 | +4.00 |
| | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold | LR hold |

### 2017

Legislative Election 2017: Somme's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LREM | Bruno Mariage | 11,552 | 26.09 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−00000018−QINU`"'N/A |
| | LR | Emmanuel Maquet | 9,711 | 21.93 | –9.01 |
| | FN | Patricia Chagnon | 9,592 | 21.66 | +3.29 |
| | LFI | Isabelle Brusadelli-Dorion | 5,349 | 12.08 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−00000019−QINU`"'N/A |
| | PS | Jean-Claude Buisine | 2,658 | 6.00 | –25.14 |
| | PCF | Arnaud Petit | 2,642 | 5.97 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000001A−QINU`"'N/A |
| | DLF | Nicolas Lottin | 1,228 | 2.77 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000001B−QINU`"'N/A |
| | Party of France | Anne Lengelé | 677 | 1.53 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000001C−QINU`"'N/A |
| | LO | Rémy Chassoulier | 376 | 0.85 | +0.36 |
| | European Citizens' Party | David Mongin | 271 | 0.61 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000001D−QINU`"'N/A |
| | UPR | Dominique Ledet | 219 | 0.49 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000001E−QINU`"'N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,780 | 54.65 | –10.26 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | LR | Emmanuel Maquet | 20,688 | 60.14 | +11.94 |
| | LREM | Bruno Mariage | 13,714 | 39.86 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−0000001F−QINU`"'N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,837 | 47.56 | –17.52 |
| | LR gain from PS | LR gain from PS | Swing | | |

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Somme's 3rd Constituency 1st round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jean-Claude Buisine | 16,753 | 31.14 | +1.58 |
| | UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 16,646 | 30.94 | –9.71 |
| | RN | Nathalie Huiart | 9,881 | 18.37 | +13.72 |
| | MoDem | David Lefèvre | 3,456 | 6.42 | +4.02 |
| | Communists in Somme | Jacques Pecquery | 3,331 | 6.19 | –3.63 |
| | FG | Colette Durot | 2,550 | 4.74 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−00000023−QINU`"'N/A |
| | EELV | Franck Moncomble | 616 | 1.14 | –0.20 |
| | LO | Laurence Acoulon | 264 | 0.49 | –0.67 |
| | Solidarity, Ecology, Alternative Left | Sylvie Delsart | 207 | 0.38 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−00000024−QINU`"'N/A |
| | Le Trèfle – New Ecologists | Gérard Tabary | 98 | 0.18 | '"`UNIQ−−templatestyles−00000025−QINU`"'N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,980 | 64.91 | –4.31 |
Legislative Election 2012: Somme's 3rd Constituency 2nd round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jean-Claude Buisine | 27,274 | 51.80 | +1.95 |
| | UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 25,376 | 48.20 | –1.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,093 | 65.08 | –6.63 |
| | PS gain from UMP | PS gain from UMP | Swing | | |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Somme's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 18,789 | 40.65 | |
| | PS | Vincent Peillon | 13,665 | 29.56 | |
| | DVG | Jacques Pecquery | 4,539 | 9.82 | |
| | CPNT | Nathalie Huiart | 3,192 | 6.91 | |
| | FN | Chantal Joly | 2,149 | 4.65 | |
| | MoDem | Claude Thuilliez | 1,109 | 2.40 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,784 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,422 | 69.22 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 23,703 | 50.15 | |
| | PS | Vincent Peillon | 23,560 | 49.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,111 | 71.71 | |
| | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold | UMP hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Somme's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 15,785 | 33.07 | |
| | PS | Vincent Peillon | 12,309 | 25.79 | |
| | CPNT | Nicolas Lottin | 6,986 | 14.63 | |
| | PCF | Guy Roussel | 5,597 | 11.72 | |
| | FN | Catherine Lengele | 4,099 | 8.59 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,961 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,477 | 73.11 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | UMP | Jérôme Bignon | 24,396 | 52.46 | |
| | PS | Vincent Peillon | 22,106 | 47.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,949 | 72.23 | |
| | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS | UMP gain from PS |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Somme's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RPR | Jérôme Bignon | 16,653 | 34.02 | |
| | PS | Vincent Peillon | 11,852 | 24.21 | |
| | PCF | Jacques Pecquery | 10,562 | 21.57 | |
| | FN | Claude Dauby | 5,327 | 10.88 | |
| | LO | Marc Pailler | 1,540 | 3.15 | |
| | LV | Jacques Marchand | 1,281 | 2.62 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,742 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,420 | 78.99 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Vincent Peillon | 27,737 | 53.82 | |
| | RPR | Jérôme Bignon | 23,802 | 46.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,020 | 83.00 | |
| | 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).
* Official results of French elections from 2012: "ACCUEIL > SOMME (80) > 3èmecirconscription" (in French).
* Official results of French elections from 2017: "ACCUEIL > SOMME (80) > 3èmecirconscription" (in French).
* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.