# Aude's 3rd constituency

The 3rd constituency of Aude is a French legislative constituency in the Aude département.

## Description

It is located in the west of the Department running from north to south. It is mainly rural, but includes the towns of Castelnaudary and Limoux.

## Deputies

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Jacques Cambolive | PS |
| 1993 | Daniel Arata | RPR |
| 1997 | Jean-Paul Dupré | PS |
| 2002 | Jean-Paul Dupré | PS |
| 2007 | Jean-Paul Dupré | PS |
| 2012 | Jean-Paul Dupré | PS |
| 2017 | Mireille Robert | LREM |
| 2022 | Julien Rancoule | RN |
| 2024 | Julien Rancoule | RN |

## 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 | % | +/– |
| | Julien Rancoule | RN | | 27,946 | 44.70 | +16.25 | 31,514 | 52.07 | -1.25 |
| | Philippe Andrieu | PS | NFP | 20,426 | 32.67 | 6.87 | 29,004 | 47.93 | +1.25 |
| | Sylvie Sorel-Lestin | RE | Ensemble | 8,155 | 13.04 | -8.80 | | | |
| | Jean-François Leclerc | LR | UDC | 2,096 | 3.35 | new | | | |
| | Christine Champion | UDI | | 1,868 | 2.99 | -0.24 | | | |
| | Bernard Bianco | RES! | | 759 | 1.21 | new | | | |
| | Nathalie Marteel | REC | | 681 | 1.09 | -3.60 | | | |
| | Dominique Galonnier | LO | | 585 | 0.94 | -0.08 | | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | 62,516 | 100.00 | | 60,518 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 62,516 | 96.53 | -0.54 | 60,518 | 92.84 | +7.20 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,327 | 2.05 | +0.05 | 3,245 | 4.98 | -5.38 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 922 | 1.42 | +0.49 | 1,419 | 2.18 | -1.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,765 | 72.07 | +16.26 | 65,182 | 72.54 | +17.12 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 25,094 | 27.93 | -16.26 | 24,670 | 27.46 | -17.12 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 89,859 | | | 89,852 | | |
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| Result | Result | Result | Result | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD | RN HOLD |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Aude's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RN | Julien Rancoule | 13,839 | 28.45 | +9.86 |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Johanna Adda-Netter | 12,547 | 25.80 | -11.47 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Mireille Robert | 10,624 | 21.84 | −7.36 |
| | PRG | Aurélien Turchetto | 4,383 | 9.01 | N/A |
| | REC | Valérie Ducom | 2,281 | 4.69 | N/A |
| | UDI (UDC) | Carine Pottier | 1,573 | 3.23 | −7.44 |
| | DVE | Jacques Cros | 1,554 | 3.20 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,836 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,637 | 55.81 | −0.85 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | RN | Julien Rancoule | 22,725 | 53.32 | N/A |
| | LFI (NUPÉS) | Johanna Adda-Netter | 19,894 | 46.68 | −0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,619 | 55.42 | +5.67 |
| | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM | RN gain from LREM |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Mireille Robert | LREM | 14,223 | 29.20 | 19,605 | 53.10 |
| | André Viola | PS | 9,430 | 19.36 | 17,318 | 46.90 |
| | Christelle de L'Épinois | FN | 9,053 | 18.59 | | |
| | Manon Le Bretton | FI | 7,185 | 14.75 | | |
| | Catherine Vergé | LR | 5,197 | 10.67 | | |
| | Daniel Dédiès | ECO | 1,539 | 3.16 | | |
| | Jacques Cros | ECO | 1,145 | 2.35 | | |
| | Walter Lupano | DIV | 370 | 0.76 | | |
| | Dominique Galonnier | LO | 305 | 0.63 | | |
| | Michel Martin | PCRF | 144 | 0.30 | | |
| | Michel Fernandez | DVG | 100 | 0.21 | | |
| | Marie Reche | DVD | 15 | 0.03 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 48,706 | 100.00 | 36,923 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,706 | 96.97 | 36,923 | 83.74 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,055 | 2.10 | 4,751 | 10.77 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 468 | 0.93 | 2,421 | 5.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,229 | 56.66 | 44,095 | 49.75 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 38,422 | 43.34 | 44,542 | 50.25 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 88,651 | | 88,637 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2012 French legislative in Aude’s 3rd Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean-Paul Dupre | Socialist Party | PS | 25,040 | 44.96% | 32,520 | 62.95% |
| | Emmanuel Bresson | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 12,559 | 22.55% | 19,141 | 37.05% |
| | Marie-Josée Sutter | National Front | FN | 8,758 | 15.72% | | |
| | Marie-Angèle Larruy | Left Front | FG | 4,512 | 8.10% | | |
| | Lidwine Kempf | Regionalist | REG | 1,417 | 2.54% | | |
| | Jean-Pierre Quaglieri | Miscellaneous Left | DVG | 1,407 | 2.53% | | |
| | Jacques Cros | Ecologist | ECO | 927 | 1.66% | | |
| | André Arrans | New Centre-Presidential Majority | NCE | 389 | 0.70% | | |
| | Dominique Galonnier | Far Left | EXG | 294 | 0.53% | | |
| | Patrick Dhersin | Ecologist | ECO | 212 | 0.38% | | |
| | Maria Lesoeur | Regionalist | REG | 181 | 0.32% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55,696 | 100% | 51,661 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 87,604 | | 87,655 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,090 | 1.92% | 2,672 | 4.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,786 | 64.82% | 54,333 | 61.99% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 30,818 | 35.18% | 33,322 | 38.01% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2007

Summary of the 10 June and 17 June 2007 French legislative in Aude’s 3rd Constituency election results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Jean-Paul Dupre | Socialist Party | PS | 20,666 | 41.86% | 28,728 | 58.38% |
| | Jean Salvignol | Union for a Popular Movement | UMP | 16,330 | 33.08% | 20,479 | 41.62% |
| | René Caunes | Democratic Movement | MoDem | 2,485 | 5.03% | | |
| | Paule Mercier | National Front | FN | 2,160 | 4.37% | | |
| | Marie-Ange Larruy | Communist | COM | 1,663 | 3.37% | | |
| | Annabelle Pujol | Far Left | EXG | 1,558 | 3.16% | | |
| | Josiane Hograindleur | The Greens | VEC | 1,242 | 2.52% | | |
| | Jean-François Leclerc | Movement for France | MPF | 808 | 1.64% | | |
| | Patrice Mallet | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | CPNT | 787 | 1.59% | | |
| | Lucette Pinel | Divers | DIV | 419 | 0.85% | | |
| | Yvette Lestrade | Ecologist | ECO | 402 | 0.81% | | |
| | Dominique Galonnier | Far Left | EXG | 350 | 0.71% | | |
| | Erick Mercher | Far Right | EXD | 308 | 0.62% | | |
| | Jean-Jacques Rabineau | Majorité Présidentielle | | 193 | 0.39% | | |
| | Martin de Soos | Miscellaneous Right | DVD | 1 | 0.00% | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 49,372 | 100% | 49,207 | 100% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 74,191 | | 74,180 | |
| Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | Blank/Void ballots | 1,135 | 2.25% | 1,850 | 3.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,507 | 68.08% | 51,057 | 68.83% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 23,684 | 31.92% | 23,123 | 31.17% |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | PS HOLD | PS HOLD |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Aude's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Dupré | 20,483 | 41.27 | |
| | UDF | Monique Denux | 13,690 | 27.58 | |
| | FN | William Macou | 5,986 | 12.06 | |
| | PCF | Jean-Claude Castillo | 2,000 | 4.03 | |
| | LV | Jean-Claude Beirieu | 1,399 | 2.82 | |
| | CPNT | Eliane Palop | 1,304 | 2.63 | |
| | Others | N/A | 4,769 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,161 | 71.39 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-Paul Dupré | 26,815 | 58.20 | |
| | UDF | Monique Denux | 19,261 | 41.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,827 | 68.16 | |
| | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold | PS hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Aude's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PS | Jean-Paul Dupré | 20,327 | 40.89 | |
| | RPR | Daniel Arata | 13,584 | 27.33 | |
| | FN | Jean-Pierre Cordier | 5,922 | 11.91 | |
| | PCF | Yvan Cazcarra | 4,709 | 9.47 | |
| | LV | Michel Cornuet | 1,523 | 3.06 | |
| | MPF | Jean-François Leclerc | 1,264 | 2.54 | |
| | Others | N/A | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,347 | 75.56 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PS | Jean-Paul Dupré | 31,060 | 61.05 | |
| | RPR | Daniel Arata | 19,815 | 38.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,382 | 78.51 | |
| | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR | PS gain from RPR |